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(1) shall commence issuing coins minted under
this title as soon as possible after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and
(2) shall not issue any coins after the end of
the 1-year period beginning on the date such coins
are first issued.
SEC. 205. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under section
202(a) (other than the 50 dollar gold coins referred to
in subsection (d)) shall be sold by the Secretary at a price
equal to the sum of—
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharges required by section 206(a)
with respect to such coins; and
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk
sales of the coins issued under section 202(a) at a reason-
able discount.
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept
prepaid orders received before the issuance of the coins
minted under section 202(a). The sale prices with respect
to such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable discount.
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress.
SEC. 102. (a) There is hereby established in the
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund for the
House of Representatives to be known as the Net Ex-
penses of Equipment Revolving Fund (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Revolving Fund’’), consisting
of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives from amounts provided by
offices of the House of Representatives to purchase, lease,
obtain, and maintain the equipment located in such of-
fices, and amounts provided by Members of the House of
Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Com-
missioners to the Congress) to purchase, lease, obtain, and
maintain furniture for their district offices.
(b) Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by
the Chief Administrative Officer without fiscal year limita-
tion to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain equipment
for offices of the House of Representatives and furniture
for the district offices of Members of the House of Rep-
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cause for the suspension or revocation of the
registration of such firm, or such other appro-
priate sanction authorized by paragraph (3)(B)
as the public regulatory organization shall de-
termine.
(D) REFERRAL TO COMMISSION.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the public regu-
latory organization is unable to conduct or
complete an investigation or hearing under
this section because of the refusal of any
client of a public accounting firm reg-
istered with the public regulatory organiza-
tion, or any other person, to testify,
produce documents, or otherwise cooperate
with the public regulatory organization in
connection with such investigation, the
public regulatory organization shall report
such refusal to the Commission.
(ii) INVESTIGATION.—The Commis-
sion may designate the public regulatory
organization or one or more officers of the
public regulatory organization who shall be
empowered, in accordance with such proce-
dures as the Commission may adopt, to
subpoena witnesses, compel their attend-
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resentatives (including Delegates and Resident Commis-
sioners to the Congress).
(c) The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category
of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2
U.S.C. 95b(a)).
(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, except that for pur-
poses of making deposits into the Revolving Fund under
subsection (a), the Chief Administrative Officer may de-
posit amounts provided by offices of the House of Rep-
resentatives during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fis-
cal year.
SEC. 103. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2003
and each succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by
House Information Resources from any office of the
House of Representatives as reimbursement for services
provided shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 104. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to pur-
chases and contracts for supplies or services for any office
of the House of Representatives in any fiscal year.
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(3) DUTIES.—The Executive Director shall be
assigned to, and report to, the Chairman of the
Board. The Executive Director shall assist the Cap-
itol Police Board in developing, documenting, and
implementing a clearly defined process for additional
tasks assigned to the Capitol Police Board under
this section, and shall perform any additional duties
assigned by the Capitol Police Board.
(d) DOCUMENTATION.—
(1) FUNCTIONS AND PROCESSES.—The Capitol
Police Board shall document its functions and proc-
esses, including its mission statement, policies, direc-
tives, and operating procedures established or re-
vised under subsection (a)(1) or (b), and make such
documentation
available
for
examination
to
the
Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the majority leader and minority leader
of the Senate, the Capitol Police, and the Comp-
troller General.
(2) MEETINGS.—The Capitol Police Board shall
document Board meetings and make the documenta-
tion available for distribution to the Speaker and mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives and
the majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘ ‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.—
‘‘ ‘(1) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘‘ ‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a 
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to—
‘‘ ‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 per-
cent, if the entity demonstrates to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction circumstances limiting the 
entity’s ability to secure non-Federal resources)
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5122
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold
Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence
and good sportsmanship in golf.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 2002
Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SABO, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,
Mr. WALSH, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. KELLER, Mr. MURTHA, and Mrs. MYRICK)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services
A BILL
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of
Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service
to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sports-
manship in golf.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Arnold Palmer is a world famous golf pro-
fessional, a highly-successful business executive, a
prominent advertising spokesman, a devoted hus-
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ance, and require the production of any
books, 
papers, 
correspondence, 
memo-
randa, or other records relevant to any in-
vestigation by the public regulatory organi-
zation. Attendance of witnesses and the
production of any records may be required
from any place in the United States or any
State at any designated place of hearing.
Enforcement of a subpoena issued by the
public regulatory organization, or an offi-
cer of the public regulatory organization,
pursuant to this subparagraph shall occur
in the manner provided for in section 21(c)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78u(c)). Examination of wit-
nesses subpoenaed pursuant to this sub-
paragraph shall be conducted before an of-
ficer authorized to administer oaths by the
laws of the United States or of the place
where the examination is held.
(iii) REFERRALS
TO
COMMISSION.—
The public regulatory organization may
refer any investigation to the Commission,
as the public regulatory organization
deems appropriate.
‘‘(i) that is not within the exterior
boundaries of a unit of the National Park
System; and
‘‘(ii) that is identified in the Battle-
field Report.
‘‘(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the American Battlefield Protection
Program.
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a battlefield acquisition grant program under
which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible
entities to pay the Federal share of the cost of ac-
quiring interests in eligible sites for the preservation
and protection of those eligible sites.
‘‘(3) NONPROFIT PARTNERS.—An eligible entity
may acquire an interest in an eligible site using a
grant under this subsection in partnership with a
nonprofit organization.
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal
share of the total cost of acquiring an interest in an
eligible site under this subsection shall be not less
than 50 percent.
‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON LAND USE.—An interest
in an eligible site acquired under this subsection
March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17, chapter 19), and modified
by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat.
635, chapter 595), and the project for the West Point Res-
ervoir, Chattahoochee River, Georgia, authorized by sec-
tion 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182),
are modified—
(1) to deauthorize the 9-foot by 100-foot chan-
nel between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near
Apalachicola, Florida, to Jim Woodruff Dam near
Chattahoochee, Florida; and
(2) to authorize the Secretary of the Army, in
consultation with the State of Florida, to develop the
plan described in subsection (b).
(b) PLAN
FOR RESTORATION
OF APALACHICOLA
RIVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act and before com-
mencement of any restoration activity under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Army, in coordina-
tion with the State of Florida, the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the United States Ge-
ological Survey, shall—
(A) develop a comprehensive plan to re-
store the Apalachicola River basin; and
Act, and the Board resulting from such election, and
to elections and Boards thereafter.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.
(a) EXEMPTION FROM STATE TAXATION.—
(1) NOTES AND OBLIGATIONS.—The first sen-
tence of section 13 of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Act (12 U.S.C. 1433) is amended by striking ‘‘, by
any Territory,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘local
taxing authority’’.
(2) BANKS.—The second sentence of section 13
of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1433) is amended by striking ‘‘, by any Territory,’’
and all that follows through ‘‘taxed’’.
(b) AUTHORITY TO BORROW FROM TREASURY.—
Section 11 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12
U.S.C. 1431) is amended by striking subsection (i).
(c) DEPOSITARY AUTHORITY.—The Federal Home
Loan Bank Act is amended—
(1) by striking section 14 (12 U.S.C. 1434);
and
(2) in section 15 (12 U.S.C. 1435), by striking
the second sentence.
(d) DESIGNATION OF OBLIGATIONS AS LAWFUL IN-
VESTMENTS.—Section 15 of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1435), as amended by subsection
(c)(2) of this section, is further amended by striking the
first sentence.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE PURCHASE OF
GSE DEBT.
Section 14(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 355(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) For purposes of this subsection, the Federal
National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan
Banks shall not be considered agencies of the United
States.’’.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF ELIGIBILITY OF GSE OBLIGATIONS FOR
UNLIMITED INVESTMENTS.
(a) NATIONAL BANKS.—Section 5136 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24) is amended
in the sixth sentence of the paragraph designated
‘‘Seventh’’—
(1) by striking ‘‘or the Federal Home Loan
Banks’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the Federal National Mortgage
Association or’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘or mortgages, obligations, or
other securities which are or ever have been sold by
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pur-
suant to section 305 or 306 of the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act’’.
(b) FEDERALLY
CHARTERED
THRIFTS.—Section
5(c)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C.
1464(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E);
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral National Mortgage Association,’’;
(3) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘or a Fed-
eral home loan bank’’; and
(4) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(F)
through (U) as subparagraphs (D) through (S), re-
spectively.
(c) CREDIT UNIONS.—Section 107(7)(E) of the Fed-
eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757(7)(E)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Federal home loan banks, the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the Federal National Mortgage
Association or’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘or in mortgages, obligations, or
other securities which are or ever have been sold by
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pur-
suant to section 305 or section 306 of the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act;’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5127
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs of dependency and indemnity compensation
to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who for at least one
year preceding death had a combination of service-connected disabilities
rated totally disabling that included a compensable service-connected
cold-weather injury.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 2002
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for pay-
ment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of dependency
and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of
a deceased veteran who for at least one year preceding
death had a combination of service-connected disabilities
rated totally disabling that included a compensable serv-
ice-connected cold-weather injury.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF CERTAIN VET-
ERANS 
WHO 
INCURRED 
COMPENSABLE
COLD-WEATHER INJURIES WHILE IN SERV-
ICE.
(a) DISABILITY RATED TOTALLY DISABLING FOR
ONE YEAR PRECEDING DEATH.—Section 1318(b) of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The veteran’s last discharge or other re-
lease from active duty was before August 13, 1998,
and the disability—
‘‘(A) was continuously rated totally dis-
abling for a period of not less than one year im-
mediately preceding death; and
‘‘(B) included, as part of a combination of
service-connected diseases or injuries considered
to form the rating of total disability, a compen-
sable cold-weather injury that was determined
by the Secretary after August 13, 1998, to be
service-connected.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘if—’’ in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘if any of the following
applies:’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the’’ at the beginning of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(3) by striking the semicolon at the end of
paragraph (1) and inserting a period; and
(4) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5128
To amend section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 to require that certain claims of expropriation
by the Government of Nicaragua be filed within a specified time period
for purposes of the prohibition on foreign assistance to that government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2002
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself and Mr. DELAHUNT) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to require that certain
claims of expropriation by the Government of Nicaragua
be filed within a specified time period for purposes of
the prohibition on foreign assistance to that government.
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 ‘‘Nicaragua Property
Dispute Settlement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR EXPROPRIATION OF PROP-
ERTY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA.
Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2370a) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(i) CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR EXPROPRIATION BY GOV-
ERNMENT OF NICARAGUA.—Any claim of a United States
person against the Government of Nicaragua for any ac-
tion that—
‘‘(1) is described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) of subsection (a)(1), and
‘‘(2) was taken during the period beginning on
January 1, 1956, and ending on January 9, 2002,
shall not be taken into account for purposes of the prohibi-
tion on assistance set forth in subsection (a), unless the
claim is made in writing with the United States Embassy
in Managua, Nicaragua within 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this subsection.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5129
To modify certain water resources projects for the Apalachicola,
Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2002
Mr. BOYD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To modify certain water resources projects for the Apalachi-
cola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida,
and Alabama.
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 ‘‘Restore the Apalachi-
cola River Ecosystem Act’’ or the ‘‘RARE Act’’.
SEC. 2. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIV-
ERS, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Apa-
lachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Flor-
ida, and Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of
(B) submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives the plan
developed under subparagraph (A).
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—The plan under
paragraph (1) shall—
(A) have as its sole goal the reestablish-
ment of the ecological integrity of the Apalachi-
cola River basin ecosystem (including restora-
tion of bendways, interconnecting waterways,
sloughs, watersheds, associated land areas, and
fish and wildlife habitat);
(B) reestablish an ecosystem that supports
and sustains a balanced, integrated, adaptive
community of organisms having species com-
position, diversity, and functional organization
comparable to those of the natural habitat of
the Apalachicola River; and
(C) include a method of monitoring and
assessing the biota, habitats, and water quality
of the Apalachicola River basin for use in as-
sessing restoration activities and impacts of res-
toration activities.
(3) FUNDING.—The plan under paragraph (1)
shall be developed at a total cost of $4,000,000.
(c) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary of the Army shall engage in significant
public outreach.
(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The
Secretary of the Army shall ensure that activities con-
ducted under this section do not interfere with water com-
pact activities and negotiations being carried out as of the
date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Apalachi-
cola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida,
and Alabama.
(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this sec-
tion limits the authority of any agency under any other
provision of law to require compliance with any applicable
statutory or regulatory requirement.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 512
To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibition against
overtime pay for National Guard technicians.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2001
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. SANDERS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibi-
tion against overtime pay for National Guard techni-
cians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION AGAINST OVERTIME
PAY FOR NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY TO GRANT OVER-
TIME PAY.—Section 709(h) of title 32, United States
Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘In the case of a technician who performs irregular
or overtime work, the Secretary concerned shall, in the
Secretary’s discretion, either (1) grant the technician an
amount of compensatory time off from the technician’s
scheduled tour of duty equal to the amount of time spent
in such irregular or overtime work, or (2) pay the techni-
cian for such irregular or overtime work at a rate equal
to one and one-half times the rate of basic pay applicable
to the technician.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to irregular or over-
time work performed by an employee subject to section
709 of title 32, United States Code, on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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Union Calendar No. 485
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5132
[Report No. 107–771] 
A BILL 
To express the sense of Congress concerning the 
fiscal year 2003 end strengths needed for the 
Armed Forces to fight the War on Terrorism. 
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5131
To ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as
lobbying contacts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2002
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr.
OSE, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CUMMINGS,
Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. HORN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. WATSON of California, Mr.
TURNER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. MALONEY of
New York, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.
SULLIVAN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. DAN MILLER of
Florida, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. CANNON, Mr.
LYNCH, Mr. MICA, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr.
KANJORSKI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. OWENS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency
are treated as lobbying contacts, 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 ‘‘Clemency Lobbying
Disclosure Act’’.