I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2967 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds in support of any travel undertaken 
by the President, Vice President, or certain other executive branch offi-
cials which includes the attendance by the official at any political cam-
paign or fundraising event unless the sponsor of the event reimburses 
the Federal government for the actual costs incurred in support of 
the travel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds in support of any 
travel undertaken by the President, Vice President, or 
certain other executive branch officials which includes 
the attendance by the official at any political campaign 
or fundraising event unless the sponsor of the event 
reimburses the Federal government for the actual costs 
incurred in support of the travel, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Campaign Taxpayer 
Reimbursement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN SUPPORT 
OF TRAVEL WHICH INCLUDES POLITICAL 
CAMPAIGN OR FUNDRAISING EVENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No funds of the Federal govern-
ment may be used to carry out or support any travel un-
dertaken by a covered executive branch official away from 
the official’s designated post of duty if at any time while 
the official is away from the official’s designated post of 
duty the official attends any political campaign event or 
any political fundraising event, unless the office of the offi-
cial is reimbursed for the actual costs incurred by the Fed-
eral government in carrying out or supporting such travel 
(subject to subsection (b)) by— 
(1) the principal campaign committee of the 
candidate, in the case of an event held in support of 
a candidate; or 
(2) the political committee involved, in the case 
of an event held in support of a political committee 
of a political party. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL.—In the case of travel under-
taken by the President or the Vice President, the amount 
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of the reimbursement required to be made under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the following: 
(1) In the case of travel undertaken by the 
President or the Vice President which includes a po-
litical campaign event in support of the President’s 
or Vice President’s own campaign— 
(A) the amount of the reimbursement re-
quired to be made for the costs of using an air-
craft or other form of transportation may not 
exceed the commercial charter rate for an air-
plane or other form of transportation sufficient 
in size to accommodate the campaign-related 
travelers, including the President or the Vice 
President, members of the news media, and the 
Secret Service (taking into account any reim-
bursement paid by members of the news 
media); and 
(B) any costs attributable to the provision 
of services by the Secret Service shall be ex-
cluded. 
(2) In the case of travel undertaken by the 
President or the Vice President for a political cam-
paign event or a political fundraising event on behalf 
of more than one sponsor, candidate, or political 
party, the amount required to be reimbursed shall be 
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allocated among the sponsors, candidates, or polit-
ical parties involved in accordance with a formula es-
tablished under regulations promulgated by the Fed-
eral Election Commission which are consistent with 
the requirements regarding the reimbursement rate 
described in paragraph (1). 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR PERSONAL COMPENSATION.— 
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to amounts 
paid as salary to a covered executive branch official. 
(d) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS 
OF HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.—This section shall 
apply with respect to funds used to carry out or support 
travel undertaken by a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress) in the same manner as it applies 
to a covered legislative branch official, other than funds 
in any Member’s Representational Allowance. Nothing in 
the previous sentence may be construed to waive or other-
wise affect any provision of law or any rule or regulation 
of the House of Representatives which prohibits the use 
of official funds of the House to support any purposes not 
related to the official and representational duties of a 
Member of the House. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered executive branch offi-
cial’’ means— 
(A) the President, the Vice President, and 
any other individual whose official travel ex-
penses may be paid using funds under chapter 
2 of title 3, United States Code; and 
(B) the head of any executive agency (as 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘designated post of duty’’ has the 
meaning given such term under chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, except that in the case of a 
covered executive branch official described in para-
graph (1)(A), such term means the White House. 
(3) The term ‘‘political campaign event’’ means, 
with respect to a covered executive branch official, 
an event held in support of a candidate for election 
for any Federal, State, or local public office or any 
national, State, or local political party at which the 
official endorses or supports (or could reasonably be 
determined to endorse or support) such a candidate 
or political party. 
(4) The term ‘‘political committee’’ has the 
meaning given such term in the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.). 
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(5) The term ‘‘political fundraising event’’ 
means any event during which funds are raised to 
support any candidate for election for any Federal, 
State, or local public office or any national, State, 
or local political party, including an event at which 
a donation of funds to support any such candidate 
or party is required in order to attend. 
(6) The term ‘‘principal campaign committee’’ 
has the meaning given such term in the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.), except that in the case of a candidate for elec-
tion for State or local public office, the determina-
tion of the principal campaign committee shall be 
made in accordance with the applicable law of the 
State involved. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT BY CAMPAIGNS. 
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECURITY COSTS 
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT.—If a 
State or unit of local government incurs costs for pro-
viding security and related services as the result of the 
attendance by a covered executive branch official at a po-
litical campaign event or a political fundraising event, the 
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actual costs incurred in providing such services shall be 
reimbursed— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an event held in support of 
a candidate, by the principal campaign committee of 
the candidate; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an event held in support of 
a political committee of a political party, by the com-
mittee involved. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL AND 
VICE PRESIDENTIAL EVENTS.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to costs which are incurred as the result 
of the attendance of the President or Vice President at 
a political campaign event held in support of the Presi-
dent’s or Vice President’s own campaign. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘cov-
ered executive branch official’, ‘political campaign event’, 
and ‘political fundraising event’ have the meaning given 
such terms in section 2(e) of the Campaign Taxpayer Re-
imbursement Act of 2007.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to travel undertaken on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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