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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1130
To prohibit award, grant, and contract recipients from lobbying for the
continuation of their awards, grants, and contracts and to repeal author-
ity for the payment of expenses of intervening and the payment of
attorney’s fees, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1995
Mr. DORNAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary and, in addition, to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit award, grant, and contract recipients from lobby-
ing for the continuation of their awards, grants, and
contracts and to repeal authority for the payment of
expenses of intervening and the payment of attorney’s
fees, 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 ‘‘Integrity in Govern-
ment Act’’.
SEC. 2. LOBBYING FOR AWARDS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS.
No recipient of an award, grant, or contract from the
Federal Government may engage in, or have others engage
in, lobbying for—
(1) the continuation of the award, grant, or
contract,
(2) the program under which the award, grant,
or contract was made, or
(3) the continued funding of any program with-
in, or, the department or agency administering, such
program.
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘lobbying’’ means
lobbying contacts and efforts in support of such contacts,
including preparation and planning activities and research
and other background work that is intended, at the time
it is performed, for use in contacts and coordination with
the lobbying activities of others.
SEC. 3. PAYMENTS.
Any payment of a fine, penalty, or settlement re-
quired of a corporation as a result of a judicial action,
threatened judicial action, or consent decree based on a
violation of a Federal regulation shall be paid only to the
United States Treasury.
SEC. 4. EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
An organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be eligible for
the receipt of Federal funds in the form of an award,
grant, contract, or loan or in any other form.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FEDERAL
CHARTER.
The Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 804) is repealed.
SEC. 6. INTERVENTION EXPENSES.
The following provisions of law which authorize the
payment of the expenses of persons who intervene in a
proceeding involving the United States are repealed:
(1) Paragraph (4) of section 6 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(c)(4)).
(2) Section 22 of the Act of August 1, 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2692).
(3) Subsection (c) of section 7 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056).
SEC. 7. ATTORNEY’S FEES.
The following provisions of law which authorize the
payment of attorney’s fees are repealed:
(1) Subsection (d) of section 710 of the Ethics
in Government Act (2 U.S.C. 288i).
(2) Section 17 of the Federal Contested Elec-
tions Act (2 U.S.C. 396).
(3) Section 504 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) Subsection (g) of section 589 of title 5,
United States Code.
(5) Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act
is amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing a reasonable attorney’s fee for the respond-
ent if the respondent shall prevail,’’,
(B) in subsection (d), by striking the next
to the last sentence, and
(C) in subsection (e), by striking the last
sentence.
(6) Subsection (f) of section 309 of the Packers
and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 210(f) is
amended by striking ‘‘, including a reasonable attor-
ney’s fee for the respondent if the respondent shall
prevail,’’,
(7) Subsection (e) of section 6 of the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499f)
is amended by striking ‘‘, including a reasonable at-
torney’s fee for the respondent if the respondent
shall prevail,’’.
(8) Subsection (b) of section 7 of the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C.
499g) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(9) Subsection (c) of section 7 of the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C.
499g) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘, including a reasonable
attorney’s fee for the respondent if the respond-
ent shall prevail,’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘and if the appellee pre-
vails he shall be allowed a reasonable attorney’s
fee to be taxed and collected as part of his
costs’’.
(10) The last sentence of section 507(c) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(c)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, including costs and reason-
able attorney fees,’’.
(11) Section 508(j)(3) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(j)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘, including costs and reasonable attorney
fees incurred by the approved insurance provider,’’.
(12) Section 6 of the Agricultural Fair Prac-
tices Act of 1967 (7 U.S.C. 2305(a)) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking the sec-
ond sentence, and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking the sec-
ond sentence.
(13) Section 125 of the Plant Variety Protec-
tion Act (7 U.S.C. 2565) is repealed.
(14) Section 130(b) of the Plant Variety Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 2570(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, and attorney fees under section 125’’.
(15) Section 274B of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (h), and
(B) by striking paragraph (4) of sub-
section (j).
(16) Section 2409a(c)(5)(C) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(including at-
torneys’ fee and expert witnesses’ fees)’’.
(17) Section 110 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (i)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph,
(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘plus
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred’’,
and
(C) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph
(3).
(18) Section 303(i) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1).
(19) Section 330(a) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘to a pro-
fessional’’ and by striking ‘‘, or to the debtor’s attor-
ney’’.
(20) Section 362(h) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, including costs and
attorneys’ fees,’’.
(21) Section 363(n) of title 11, United States
Code, by striking ‘‘, attorneys’ fees,’’.
(22) Section 503(b)(4) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘an attorney
or’’.
(23) Section 506(b) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fees’’ and inserting
‘‘fees (excluding fees for an attorney)’’.
(24) Section 523(d) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, and a reasonable at-
torneys’ fee for,’’ and by striking ‘‘and fees’’.
(25) Section 21A(c)(11)(B) of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(c)(11)(B))
is amended by striking the last sentence.
(26) The first sentence of section 21A(q)(3) of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441a(q)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including a
reasonable attorney’s fee’’.
(27) The second sentence of section 202a(f) of
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–1(f)) is
repealed.
(28) Section 220(h)(6) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k(h)(6)) is amended by striking
‘‘, court costs, and attorney fees’’ and inserting ‘‘and
court costs’’.
(29) The section sentence of section 317(e) of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1723e(i)) is
repealed.
(30) The section sentence of section 536(e) of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f–14(e))
is repealed.
(31) The section sentence of section 537(f) of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f–15(f))
is repealed.
(32) The last sentence of section 206(p) of the
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786(p) is
amended by striking ‘‘and attorneys’ fees’’ and by
striking ‘‘and fees’’.
(33) The next to the last sentence of section
2[8](n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1818(n)) is amended by striking ‘‘and attor-
neys’ fees’’ and by striking ‘‘and fees’’.
(34) The next to the last sentence of section
5(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1844(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘and attorneys’
fees’’ and by striking ‘‘and fees’’.
(35) Section 106(e) of the Bank Holding Com-
pany Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1975) is
amended by striking ‘‘, including a reasonable attor-
ney’s fee’’.
(36) The next to the last sentence of section
5.37 of the Federal Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
2273) is amended by striking ‘‘and attorneys’ fees’’
and by striking ‘‘and fees’’.
(37) Section 6(f)(3) of the Real Estate Settle-
ment 
Procedures 
Act 
of 
1974 
(12 
U.S.C.
2605(f)(3)) is amended by striking all after ‘‘, to-
gether with’’.
(38) Section 8(d)(5) of the Real Estate Settle-
ment 
Procedures 
Act 
of 
1974 
(12 
U.S.C.
2607(d)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘together with
reasonable attorneys fees’’.
(39) Section 13(b)(5) of the International
Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3108(b)(5)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and attorneys’ fees’’.
(40) Section 1117(a)(4) of the Right to Finan-
cial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3417(a)(4)) is