145 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon proof by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence that a person vio-
lated section 602 or 603, the court shall impose 
a civil penalty of not more than the greater 
of— 
‘‘(i) $100,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of compensation the 
person received or was offered for the con-
duct constituting the violation. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—A civil 
penalty under this subsection shall be in addi-
tion to any other criminal or civil statutory, 
common law, or administrative remedy, avail-
able to the United States or any other person. 
‘‘(3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a civil action 
brought under paragraph (1) against a person, 
the Attorney General may petition the court for 
an order prohibiting the person from engaging 
in conduct that violates section 602 or 603. The 
court may issue such an order if the court finds 
by a preponderance of the evidence that the 
conduct of the person violates section 602 or 
603. 
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‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The filing 
of a petition seeking injunctive relief under this 
paragraph shall not preclude any other remedy 
which is available by law to the United States 
or any other person.’’. 
SEC. 1304. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS AC-
CEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE 
BY FORMER OFFICIALS OF COMPENSATION FROM CON-
TRACTORS.—Section 2104 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or consultant’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consultant, lawyer, or lobbyist’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘person-
ally made for the Federal agency’’ and inserting 
‘‘participated personally and substantially in’’; 
and 
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(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FROM AFFILI-
ATES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—A former official respon-
sible for a Government contract referred to in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be prohibited from 
accepting compensation for two years after awarding such 
contract from any division, affiliate, or subcontractor of 
the contractor.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR PROCUREMENT OFFICERS 
TO DISCLOSE JOB OFFERS MADE ON BEHALF OF REL-
ATIVES.—Section 2103(a) of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by in-
serting after ‘‘that official’’ the following: ‘‘, or for a rel-
ative (as defined in section 3110 of title 5) of that offi-
cial,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
ON AWARD
OF GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTS TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 2108. 
Prohibition 
on 
involvement 
by 
certain 
former contractor employees in procure-
ments 
‘‘An employee of the Federal Government may not 
be personally and substantially involved with any award 
of a contract to, or the administration of a contract award-
ed to, a contractor that is a former employer of the em-
ployee during the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
which the employee leaves the employment of the con-
tractor.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘2108. Prohibition on involvement by certain former contractor employees in 
procurements.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall— 
(1) in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management and the Counsel to 
the President, promulgate regulations to carry out 
and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, as amended by this section; 
and 
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(2) in consultation with designated agency eth-
ics officers (as defined under section 601 of the Eth-
ics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)), 
monitor compliance with such chapter by individuals 
and agencies. 
SEC. 1305. REVOLVING DOOR RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL 
SERVICES REGULATORS MOVING INTO THE 
PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (l) 
as subsections (f) through (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT FOR FINAN-
CIAL SERVICES REGULATORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the restric-
tions set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), 
a covered financial services regulator shall not— 
‘‘(A) during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date his or her employment as a covered fi-
nancial services regulator ceases— 
‘‘(i) knowingly act as agent or attor-
ney for, or otherwise represent, any other 
person 
for 
compensation 
(except 
the 
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United States) in any formal or informal 
appearance before; 
‘‘(ii) with the intent to influence, 
make any oral or written communication 
on behalf of any other person (except the 
United States) to; or 
‘‘(iii) knowingly aid, advise, or assist 
in— 
‘‘(I) representing any other per-
son (except the United States) in any 
formal or informal appearance before; 
or 
‘‘(II) making, with the intent to 
influence, any oral or written commu-
nication on behalf of any other person 
(except the United States) to, 
any court of the United States, or any officer 
or employee thereof, in connection with any ju-
dicial or other proceeding, which was actually 
pending under his or her official responsibility 
as a covered financial services regulator during 
the 1-year period ending on the date his or her 
employment as a covered financial services reg-
ulator ceases or in which he or she participated 
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personally and substantially as a covered finan-
cial services regulator; or 
‘‘(B) during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date his or her employment as a covered fi-
nancial services regulator ceases— 
‘‘(i) knowingly act as a lobbyist or 
agent for, or otherwise represent, any 
other person for compensation (except the 
United States) in any formal or informal 
appearance before; 
‘‘(ii) with the intent to influence, 
make any oral or written communication 
or conduct any lobbying activities on behalf 
of any other person (except the United 
States) to; or 
‘‘(iii) knowingly aid, advise, or assist 
in— 
‘‘(I) representing any other per-
son (except the United States) in any 
formal or informal appearance before; 
or 
‘‘(II) making, with the intent to 
influence, any oral or written commu-
nication or conduct any lobbying ac-
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tivities on behalf of any other person 
(except the United States) to, 
any department or agency of the executive 
branch or Congress (including any committee of 
Congress), or any officer or employee thereof, 
in connection with any matter which is pending 
before the department, agency, or Congress. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be punished as provided in section 
216. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered financial services 
regulator’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 601 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and 
‘‘(B) the terms ‘lobbyist’ and ‘lobbying ac-
tivities’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 103(a) of the Honest Leadership 
and Open Government Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 
4702(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 207(e)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 207(f)’’. 
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(2) Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (a), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (f)’’; 
(B) in subsection (j)(1)(B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (k), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (2), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e), and (f)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 
(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e), and (f)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (7)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e), and 
(f)’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in 
the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
striking ‘‘subsections (c), (d), or (e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c), (d), (e), 
or (f)’’. 
(3) Section 141(b)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 207(f)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘207(g)(3)’’. 
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(4) Section 7802(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and (f) 
of section 207’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g) of section 
207’’. 
(5) Section 106(p)(6)(I)(ii) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and (f) of sec-
tion 207’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g) of section 207’’. 
SEC. 1306. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL EXAMINERS AND 
SUPERVISORS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10(k) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820(k)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading— 
(A) by striking ‘‘One-Year’’ and inserting 
‘‘Two-Year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Examiners’’ and inserting 
‘‘Examiners and Supervisors’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) served— 
‘‘(i) not less than 2 months during the 
final 12 months of the employment of the 
person with such agency or entity as the 
senior examiner (or a functionally equiva-
lent position) of a depository institution or 
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depository institution holding company 
with continuing, broad responsibility for 
the examination (or inspection) of that de-
pository institution or depository institu-
tion holding company on behalf of the rel-
evant agency or Federal reserve bank; or 
‘‘(ii) as a supervisor of the senior ex-
aminer with responsibility for managing 
the oversight of not more than 5 deposi-
tory institutions or depository institution 
holding companies on behalf of the rel-
evant agency or Federal reserve bank; 
and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 
years’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(iii) a business entity, firm, or asso-
ciation that represents the depository insti-
tution or depository institution holding 
company for compensation.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF PENALTIES FOR SUPER-
VISORS.—A supervisor of a large financial service 
regulatory agency or a supervisor of a senior exam-
iner shall be subject to the penalties described in 
paragraph (7) if the supervisor of the senior exam-
iner or the senior examiner knowingly accepts com-
pensation during the period beginning on the date 
on which the service of the supervisor or senior ex-
aminer is terminated and ending on the date that is 
2 years after the date on which the service on which 
the service of the supervisor or senior examiner is 
terminated— 
‘‘(A) as— 
‘‘(i) an employee; 
‘‘(ii) an officer; 
‘‘(iii) a director; or 
‘‘(iv) a consultant; and 
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‘‘(B) from— 
‘‘(i) a depository institution; 
‘‘(ii) a depository institution holding 
company that is designated by the Finan-
cial Stability Oversight Council as a sys-
temically important financial market utility 
under section 804 of the Payment, Clear-
ing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5463); or 
‘‘(iii) a business entity, firm, or asso-
ciation that represents an institution de-
scribed in clause (ii) for compensation.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or other company.’’ and inserting ‘‘or other 
company, firm, or association.’’; and 
(6) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘other company’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
company, firm, or association’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 10(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1820(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (5)(A), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘and paragraph (2)’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(C) or para-
graph (2)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘person described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
Subtitle E—Addressing Conflicts of 
Interest 
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Con-
flicts of Interest Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 1402. DIVESTITURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT THAT POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘conflict-free holding’’ means 
a 
financial 
interest 
described 
in 
section 
102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); 
(B) the term ‘‘financial interest posing a 
potential conflict of interest’’ means a financial 
interest of the President, the Vice President, 
the spouse of the President or Vice President, 
or a minor child of the President or Vice Presi-
dent, as applicable, that— 
(i) would constitute a financial inter-
est described in subsection (a) of section 
208 of title 18, United States Code— 
(I) if— 
(aa) for purposes of such 
section 208, the terms ‘‘officer’’ 
and ‘‘employee’’ included the 
President and the Vice President; 
and 
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(bb) the President or Vice 
President, as applicable, partici-
pated as described in subsection 
(a) of such section 208 in rela-
tion to such financial interest; 
and 
(II) determined without regard to 
any exception under subsection (b) of 
such section 208; or 
(ii) may constitute a present, emolu-
ment, office, or title, of any kind whatever, 
from any king, prince, or foreign state (in-
cluding from an entity owned or controlled 
by a foreign government), within the 
meaning of article I, section 9 of the Con-
stitution of the United States; 
(C) the term ‘‘qualified blind trust’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 
102(f)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), unless otherwise speci-
fied in this Act; and 
(D) the term ‘‘tax return’’— 
(i) means any Federal income tax re-
turn and any amendment or supplement 
thereto, including supporting schedules, at-
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tachments, or lists which are supplemental 
to, or part of, the return for the taxable 
year; and 
(ii) includes any information return 
that reports information that does or may 
affect the liability for tax for the taxable 
year. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT 
ACT
OF
1978.—For purposes of the definition of 
‘‘qualified blind trust’’ in this section, the term ‘‘su-
pervising ethics officer’’ in section 102(f)(3) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
means the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics. 
(b) INITIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF DISCLOSURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after assuming the office of President or Vice 
President, respectively, the President and Vice 
President shall submit to Congress and the Di-
rector of the Office of Government Ethics a dis-
closure of financial interests. 
(B) APPLICATION TO SITTING PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT.—For any individual who 
is serving as the President or Vice President on 
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the date of enactment of this Act, the disclosure 
of financial interests shall be submitted to Con-
gress and the Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONTENTS.— 
(A) PRESIDENT.—The disclosure of finan-
cial interests submitted under paragraph (1) by 
the President shall— 
(i) describe in detail each financial in-
terest of the President, the spouse of the 
President, or a minor child of the Presi-
dent; 
(ii) at a minimum, include the infor-
mation relating to each such financial in-
terest that is required for reports under 
section 102 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and 
(iii) include the tax returns filed by or 
on behalf of the President for— 
(I) the 3 most recent taxable 
years; and 
(II) each taxable year for which 
an audit of the return by the Internal 
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Revenue Service is pending on the 
date the report is filed. 
(B) VICE PRESIDENT.—The disclosure of 
financial interests submitted under paragraph 
(1) by the Vice President shall— 
(i) describe in detail each financial in-
terest of the Vice President, the spouse of 
the Vice President, or a minor child of the 
Vice President; 
(ii) at a minimum, include the infor-
mation relating to each such financial in-
terest that is required for reports under 
section 102 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and 
(iii) include the tax returns filed by or 
on behalf of the Vice President for— 
(I) the 3 most recent taxable 
years; and 
(II) each taxable year for which 
an audit of the return by the Internal 
Revenue Service is pending on the 
date the report is filed. 
(c) DIVESTITURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS POSING 
A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President, the Vice 
President, the spouse of the President or Vice Presi-
dent, and any minor child of the President or Vice 
President shall divest of any financial interest posing 
a potential conflict of interest by transferring such 
interest to a qualified blind trust. 
(2) TRUSTEE DUTIES.—Within a reasonable pe-
riod of time after the date a financial interest is 
transferred to a qualified blind trust under para-
graph (1), the trustee of the qualified blind trust 
shall— 
(A) sell the financial interest; and 
(B) use the proceeds of the sale of the fi-
nancial interest to purchase conflict-free hold-
ings. 
(d) REVIEW BY OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics shall submit to Congress, the 
President, and the Vice President an annual report 
regarding the financial interests of the President, 
the Vice President, the spouse of the President or 
Vice President, and any minor child of the President 
or Vice President. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
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(A) indicate whether any financial interest 
of the President, the Vice President, the spouse 
of the President or Vice President, or a minor 
child of the President or Vice President is a fi-
nancial interest posing a potential conflict of in-
terest; 
(B) evaluate whether any previously held 
financial interest of the President, the Vice 
President, the spouse of the President or Vice 
President, or a minor child of the President or 
Vice President that was a financial interest pos-
ing a potential conflict of interest was divested 
in accordance with subsection (c); and 
(C) redact such information as the Direc-
tor of the Office of Government Ethics deter-
mines necessary for preventing identity theft, 
such as social security numbers or taxpayer 
identification numbers. 
(e) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, the 
attorney general of any State, or any person ag-
grieved by any violation of subsection (c) may seek 
declaratory or injunctive relief in a court of com-
petent jurisdiction if— 
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(A) the Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics is unable to issue a report indi-
cating whether the President or the Vice Presi-
dent is in substantial compliance with sub-
section (c); or 
(B) there is probable cause to believe that 
the President or the Vice President has not 
complied with subsection (c). 
(2) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—In granting injunc-
tive relief to the plaintiff, the court shall ensure that 
any divestment procedure shall ensure the fair mar-
ket return for any asset that is liquidated. 
SEC. 1403. RECUSAL OF APPOINTEES. 
Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Any officer or employee appointed by the 
President shall recuse himself or herself from any par-
ticular matter involving specific parties in which a party 
to that matter is— 
‘‘(A) the President who appointed the officer or 
employee, which shall include any entity in which the 
President has a substantial interest; or 
‘‘(B) the spouse of the President who appointed 
the officer or employee, which shall include any enti-
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ty in which the spouse of the President has a sub-
stantial interest. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an officer or 
employee is recused under paragraph (1), a career ap-
pointee in the agency of the officer or employee shall per-
form the functions and duties of the officer or employee 
with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term ‘Commission’ 
means a board, commission, or other agency for which the 
authority of the agency is vested in more than 1 member. 
‘‘(ii) If the recusal of a member of a Commission 
from a matter under paragraph (1) would result in there 
not being a statutorily required quorum of members of the 
Commission available to participate in the matter, not-
withstanding such statute or any other provision of law, 
the members of the Commission not recused under para-
graph (1) may— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter without regard to the 
quorum requirement under such statute; 
‘‘(II) delegate the authorities and responsibil-
ities of the Commission with respect to the matter 
to a subcommittee of the Commission; or 
‘‘(III) designate an officer or employee of the 
Commission who was not appointed by the President 
who appointed the member of the Commission 
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recused from the matter to exercise the authorities 
and duties of the recused member with respect to 
the matter. 
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee who negligently violates 
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
in section 216. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this section, the term ‘particular 
matter’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 
207(i).’’. 
SEC. 1404. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESI-
DENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the 
President, Vice President, or a’’ after 
‘‘Contracts by’’; and 
(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President or Vice President,’’ after 
‘‘Whoever, being’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 431 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘431. Contracts by the President, Vice President, or a Member of Congress.’’. 
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SEC. 1405. PRESIDENTIAL TAX TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 102 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 102A. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered candidate’ means an in-
dividual— 
‘‘(A) required to file a report under section 
101(c); and 
‘‘(B) who is nominated by a major party 
as a candidate for the office of President; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) a President required to file a report 
under subsection (a) or (d) of section 101; and 
‘‘(B) an individual who occupies the office 
of the President required to file a report under 
section 101(e); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘major party’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 9002 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘income tax return’ means, with 
respect to any covered candidate or covered indi-
vidual, any return (within the meaning of section 
6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) re-
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lated to Federal income taxes, but does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) information returns issued to persons 
other than such covered candidate or covered 
individual; and 
‘‘(B) declarations of estimated tax. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the in-
formation described in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 102, a covered individual shall in-
clude in each report required to be filed under 
this title a copy of the income tax returns of the 
covered individual for the 3 most recent taxable 
years for which a return have been filed with 
the Internal Revenue Service as of the date on 
which the report is filed. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE
TO
DISCLOSE.—If an in-
come tax return is not disclosed under subpara-
graph (A), the Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics shall submit to the Secretary of 
the Treasury a request that the Secretary of 
the Treasury provide the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics with a copy of the in-
come tax return. 
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‘‘(C) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—Each income 
tax return submitted under this paragraph shall 
be filed with the Director of the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics and made publicly available in 
the same manner as the information described 
in subsections (a) and (b) of section 102. 
‘‘(D) REDACTION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—Before making any income tax return 
submitted under this paragraph available to the 
public, the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics shall redact such information as the Di-
rector of the Office of Government Ethics, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
(or a delegate of the Secretary), determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 15 
days after the date on which a covered can-
didate is nominated, the covered candidate shall 
amend the report filed by the covered candidate 
under section 101(c) with the Federal Election 
Commission to include a copy of the income tax 
returns of the covered candidate for the 3 most 
recent taxable years for which a return has 
been filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 
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‘‘(B) FAILURE
TO
DISCLOSE.—If an in-
come tax return is not disclosed under subpara-
graph (A) the Federal Election Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
request that the Secretary of the Treasury pro-
vide the Federal Election Commission with the 
income tax return. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—Each income 
tax return submitted under this paragraph shall 
be filed with the Federal Election Commission 
and made publicly available in the same manner 
as the information described in section 102(b). 
‘‘(D) REDACTION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—Before making any income tax return 
submitted under this paragraph available to the 
public, the Federal Election Commission shall 
redact such information as the Federal Election 
Commission, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury (or a delegate of the Secretary) 
and the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SITTING
PRESI-
DENTS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the President shall submit 
to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
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a copy of the income tax returns described in para-
graph (1)(A).’’; and 
(2) in section 104— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘or any individual who 
knowingly and willfully falsifies or who 
knowingly and willfully fails to file an in-
come tax return that such individual is re-
quired to disclose pursuant to section 
102A’’ before the period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 
falsify any income tax return that 
such person is required to disclose 
under section 102A’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘or fail to file any income tax return 
that such person is required to dis-
closed under section 102A’’ before the 
period; 
(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence 
by inserting ‘‘or willfully failed to file or has 
willfully falsified an income tax return required 
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to be disclosed under section 102A’’ before the 
period; 
(C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or fail-
ing to file or falsifying an income tax return re-
quired to be disclosed under section 102A’’ be-
fore the period; and 
(D) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or files an income 
tax return required to be disclosed under 
section 102A’’ after ‘‘title’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or such income tax return, as applicable,’’ 
after ‘‘report’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(l) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION 
OF PRESIDENTS AND CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS OF PRESI-
DENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, upon written request from the Direc-
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tor of the Office of Government Ethics 
pursuant to section 102A(b)(1)(B) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, provide 
to officers and employees of the Office of 
Government Ethics a copy of any income 
tax return of the President which is re-
quired to be filed under section 102A of 
such Act. 
‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE
TO
PUBLIC.—The 
Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics may disclose to the public the income 
tax return of any President which is re-
quired to be filed with the Director pursu-
ant to section 102A of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS OF CER-
TAIN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, upon written request from the Chair-
man of the Federal Election Commission 
pursuant to section 102A(b)(2)(B) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, provide 
to officers and employees of the Federal 
Election Commission copies of the applica-
ble returns of any person who has been 
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nominated as a candidate of a major party 
(as defined in section 9002(a)) for the of-
fice of President. 
‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE
TO
PUBLIC.—The 
Federal Election Commission may disclose 
to the public applicable returns of any per-
son who has been nominated as a can-
didate of a major party (as defined in sec-
tion 9002(6)) for the office of President 
and which is required to be filed with the 
Commission pursuant to section 102A of 
the Ethics in Government Act. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABLE
RETURNS.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘applicable re-
turns’ means, with respect to any candidate for 
the office of President, income tax returns for 
the 3 most recent taxable years for which a re-
turn has been filed as of the date of the nomi-
nation.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
6103(p)(4) of such Code, in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F)(ii), is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22), 
or (23)’’ each place it appears. 
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SEC. 1406. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VIOLATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that a violation of section 
1402 of this Act or the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) by the President or the Vice President 
would constitute a high crime or misdemeanor under arti-
cle II, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 1407. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle or an amendment made by 
this subtitle shall be construed to violate the Constitution 
of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Public Access to Visitor 
Logs 
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Making Access 
Records Available to Lead American Government Open-
ness Act’’ or the ‘‘MAR–A–LAGO Act’’. 
SEC. 1502. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Beginning in 2009, the Obama administra-
tion instituted a policy to release the visitor access 
records for the White House complex. 
(2) This policy was responsible for making pub-
lic the names of nearly 6,000,000 visitors to the 
White House in the 8 years of the Obama adminis-
tration. 
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(3) This policy provided the people of the 
United States with insight into who influences the 
White House and transparency regarding efforts by 
lobbyists to effect policies, legislation, and Presi-
dential actions. 
(4) To date, the Trump administration has not 
indicated whether it will continue the policy of pub-
licly releasing White House visitor access records. 
(5) Since taking office on January 20, 2017, 
President Trump has conducted official business not 
only in the White House, but also at several of his 
privately owned clubs and resorts. 
(6) President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in 
Palm Beach, Florida, has been dubbed the ‘‘Winter 
White House’’ and the ‘‘Southern White House’’. 
(7) President Trump has spent 5 of his first 9 
weekends in office at Mar-a-Lago. 
(8) Mar-a-Lago is a private membership facility 
open to members, their guests, and others who have 
been invited as guests for special events. 
(9) Visitors to Mar-a-Lago do not undergo the 
same background checks as White House visitors 
and visitor access records to the club have not been 
released to the public. 
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(10) The President has conducted official busi-
ness and hosted international leaders at Mar-a-Lago. 
(11) Media reports have shown President 
Trump and members of his Cabinet at Mar-a-Lago 
and nearby Trump International Golf Club inter-
acting with members and guests, providing access 
unavailable to the general public. 
(12) President Trump owns many other prop-
erties that offer similar amenities and membership- 
only access where he is likely to conduct official 
business during his term in office. 
(13) On March 11, 2017, President Trump 
hosted several members of his Cabinet at his Trump 
National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, to 
discuss homeland security, health care, and the 
economy according to media reports. 
(14) Media reports have indicated that the 
President may use his Bedminster, New Jersey, re-
sort as a ‘‘Summer White House’’. 
(15) The people of the United States expect 
and deserve transparency in government. The policy 
to release visitor access records instituted by the 
previous 
administration 
appropriately 
balanced 
transparency with the need for confidentiality in 
government actions. 
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(16) To the extent Mar-a-Lago and any other 
private facilities become locations where the Presi-
dent conducts business and interacts with individ-
uals who are not government officials, the same dis-
closures should apply. 
SEC. 1503. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFLUENTIAL VISITOR 
ACCESS RECORDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED LOCATION.—The term ‘‘covered 
location’’ means— 
(A) the White House; 
(B) the residence of the Vice President; 
and 
(C) any other location at which the Presi-
dent or the Vice President regularly conducts 
official business. 
(2) COVERED
RECORDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
records’’ means information relating to a visit at a 
covered location, which shall include— 
(A) the name of each visitor at the covered 
location; 
(B) the name of each individual with whom 
each visitor described in subparagraph (A) met 
at the covered location; and 
(C) the purpose of the visit. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), not later than 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall establish, and update 
every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains 
covered records for the preceding 90-day period. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall not in-
clude in the database established under subsection 
(b) any covered record— 
(A) the posting of which would implicate 
personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or 
threaten national security; or 
(B) relating to a purely personal guest at 
a covered location. 
(2) SENSITIVE MEETINGS.—With respect to a 
particularly sensitive meeting at a covered location, 
the President shall— 
(A) include the number of visitors at the 
covered location in the database established 
under subsection (b); and 
(B) post the applicable covered records in 
the database established under subsection (b) 
when the President determines that release of 
the covered records is no longer sensitive. 
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Subtitle G—Requiring Individuals 
Nominated or Appointed to Cer-
tain Positions To Disclose Cer-
tain Types of Contributions 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Conflicts from Po-
litical Fundraising Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 1602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Public confidence in the Federal Govern-
ment is based on the expectation that officers and 
employees will discharge their duties impartially, and 
avoid either actual conflicts of interest or the ap-
pearance thereof. 
(2) The risk of an actual conflict of interest, or 
the appearance thereof, arises when a nominee or 
appointee to a Senate-confirmed position or an indi-
vidual in a position of a confidential or policymaking 
character has previously donated to, solicited for, or 
received funds from a political action committee or 
entity organized under section 501(c)(4) or section 
501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) Since the 2010 decision by the Supreme 
Court of the United States in Citizens United v. 
Federal Election Commission, spending by corpora-
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tions subject to Federal laws and regulations has in-
creased dramatically. 
(4) While some corporate political spending is 
done publicly, contributions to entities organized 
under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 need not be disclosed, making this 
spending effectively anonymous. The risk of an ac-
tual conflict of interest, or the appearance thereof, 
arises whether political spending is public or anony-
mous. 
(5) Current financial disclosure requirements do 
not require filers to report funds they have donated 
to, solicited for, or received from political action 
committees or entities organized under section 
501(c)(4) or section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(6) Apparent or actual conflicts of interest are 
best ameliorated through public disclosure of this ac-
tivity to the Office of Government Ethics so the ap-
parent or actual conflicts can be addressed in ethics 
agreements negotiated between the filer and the 
agency in which the filer will serve. 
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SEC. 1603. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 109 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(19) as paragraphs (5) through (22), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ‘covered contribution’ means a payment, 
advance, forbearance, rendering, or deposit of 
money, or any thing of value— 
‘‘(A)(i) that— 
‘‘(I) is— 
‘‘(aa) made by or on behalf of a 
covered individual; or 
‘‘(bb) solicited in writing by or on 
behalf of a covered individual; and 
‘‘(II) is made— 
‘‘(aa) to a political organization, 
as defined in section 527 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(bb) to an organization— 
‘‘(AA) that is described in 
paragraph (4) or (6) of section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; and 
‘‘(BB) that promotes or op-
poses changes in Federal laws or 
regulations that are (or would 
be) administered by the agency in 
which the covered individual has 
been nominated for appointment 
to a covered position or is serving 
in a covered position; or 
‘‘(ii) that is— 
‘‘(I) solicited in writing by or on be-
half of a covered individual; and 
‘‘(II) made— 
‘‘(aa) by an individual or entity 
the activities of which are subject to 
Federal laws or regulations that are 
(or would be) administered by the 
agency in which the covered individual 
has been nominated for appointment 
to a covered position or is serving in 
a covered position; and 
‘‘(bb) to— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9006(b) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND.—If the Secretary 
of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment to the eligible can-
didates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such 
candidates out of the fund the amount certified by the 
Commission on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the last Friday occurring before the first 
Monday in September; or 
‘‘(2) 24 hours after receiving the certifications 
for the eligible candidates of all major political par-
ties. 
Amounts paid to any such candidates shall be under the 
control of such candidates.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen-
tence of section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘the time of a certification by the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the time of making a payment under subsection 
(b)’’. 
(b) TIME FOR CERTIFICATION.—Section 9005(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘10 days’’ and inserting ‘‘24 hours’’. 
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‘‘(A) in the case of an amount under sub-
section (b)(2), not a multiple of $10, such 
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $10, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an amount under sub-
section (d), not a multiple of $1,000, such 
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $1,000. 
‘‘SEC. 502. ADMINISTRATION OF PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) TIMING.—The Commission shall make payments 
under this title to a participating candidate— 
‘‘(1) in the case of the first payment made to 
the candidate with respect to the election, not later 
than 48 hours after the date on which such can-
didate is certified as a participating candidate under 
section 513; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any subsequent payment 
made to the candidate with respect to the election, 
not later than 5 business days after the receipt of 
a report made under section 501(c). 
‘‘(b) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The Commission shall 
distribute funds available to participating candidates 
under this title through the use of an electronic funds ex-
change or a debit card. 
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