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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2864
To provide for the disclosure of financial benefits by lobbyists, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1993
Mr. GLICKMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the disclosure of financial benefits by
lobbyists, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information on Finan-
cial Benefits Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL BENEFITS BY LOBBY-
ISTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to information re-
quired by law to be disclosed by registered lobbyists (here-
in known as ‘‘registrants’’), each registrant shall include
in its semiannual reports under subsection (a) or in a sep-
arate report on financial benefits, subject to the same fil-
ing requirements, as set out in lobbying disclosure law,
a list of each individual financial benefit provided directly
or indirectly by a registrant (including a financial benefit
provided by a lobbyist employed by or a lobbyist who is
a member of a registrant) to a covered legislative branch
official, to an entity that is established, maintained, con-
trolled, or financed by a covered legislative branch official,
or to any other person or entity on behalf of or in the
name of a covered legislative branch official, disclosing—
(1) with respect to each financial benefit other
than one described in subparagraph (B), (C), or
(D)—
(A) the name and position of the covered
legislative branch official or other person or en-
tity to whom or which the financial benefit was
provided;
(B) the nature of the financial benefit;
(C) the date on which the financial benefit
was provided; and
(D) the value of the financial benefit;
(2) with respect to each financial benefit that is
in the form of a conference, retreat, or similar event
for or on behalf of covered legislative branch official
that is sponsored by or affiliated with an official
congressional organization—
(A) the nature of the conference, retreat,
or other event;
(B) the date or dates on which the con-
ference, retreat, or other event occurred;
(C) the identity of the organization that
sponsored or is affiliated with the event; and
(D) a single aggregate figure for the ex-
penses incurred by the registrant in connection
with the conference, retreat, or similar event;
(3) with respect to each financial benefit that is
in the form of an event that is hosted or cohosted
with or in honor of 1 or more covered legislative
branch officials—
(A) the name and position of each such
covered legislative branch official;
(B) the nature of the event;
(C) the date on which the event occurred;
and
(D) the expenses incurred by the registrant
in connection with the event; and
(4) with respect to each financial benefit that is
in the form of election campaign fundraising activ-
ity—
(A) the name and position of the covered
legislative branch official on behalf of whom the
fundraising activity was performed;
(B) the nature of the fundraising activity;
(C) the date or dates on which the fund-
raising activity was performed;
(D) the expenses incurred by the registrant
in connection with the fundraising activity; and
(E) the number of contributions and the
aggregate amount of contributions known by
the registrant to have been made to the covered
legislative branch official as a result of the
fundraising activity.
(b) EXEMPTION.—A list described in subsection (a)
need not disclose financial benefits having a value of $20
or less to the extent that the aggregate value of such fi-
nancial benefits that are provided to or on behalf of a cov-
ered legislative branch official or other person or entity
during the calendar year in which the semiannual period
covered by the report occurs has not exceeded $50.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘financial benefit’’—
(1) means anything of value given to, on behalf
of, or for the benefit of a covered legislative branch
official, including—
(A) a gift;
(B) payment for local or long distance
transportation, entertainment, food, or lodging,
whether provided in kind, by purchase of a tick-
et, by payment in advance or by reimburse-
ment, or otherwise;
(C) a contribution or other payment made
to a third party in lieu of an honorarium on the
basis of a designation, recommendation, or
other specification made by the covered legisla-
tive branch official;
(D) reimbursement of an expense;
(E) a loan; and
(F) an expenditure made for a conference,
retreat, or other event benefiting a covered per-
son, but
(2) does not include—
(A) a contribution, as defined in the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.), that is required to be reported
under that Act, unless the contribution is in the
form of participation in a fundraising activity
on behalf of a covered legislative branch official,
including the solicitation of contributions,
hosting or cohosting of a fundraising event, or
service on a campaign steering committee or its
equivalent;
(B) a modest item of food or refreshments,
such as a soft drink, coffee, or doughnut, of-
fered other than as part of a meal;
(C) a greeting card or other item of little
intrinsic value, such as a plaque, certificate, or
trophy, that is intended solely for presentation;
(D) financial benefits given under cir-
cumstances which make it clear that the bene-
fits are motivated by a family or personal rela-
tionship rather than the position of the recipi-
ent;
(E) financial benefits which are not used
and which are promptly returned to the donor;
or
(F) widely attended receptions to which
covered legislative branch officials are invited,
other than events described in subsection
(a)(2).
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