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lobbying for presidential pardons, and to include in 
the report both immediate action the executive 
branch can take and, if necessary, recommendations 
for legislation; and 
‘‘(5) provide an annual public report on the ad-
ministration of the pledge and this title. 
‘‘(d) All pledges signed by appointees, and all waiver 
certifications with respect thereto, shall be filed with the 
head of the appointee’s agency for permanent retention 
in the appointee’s official personnel folder or equivalent 
folder.’’. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Air-
craft by Senior Political Ap-
pointees 
SEC. 8071. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Waste And 
Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules 
and Standards’’ or the ‘‘SWAMP FLYERS’’. 
SEC. 8072. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL 
ON PRIVATE AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle, no Federal funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in any fiscal year may be used 
to pay the travel expenses of any senior political appointee 
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for travel on official business on a non-commercial, pri-
vate, or chartered flight. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply— 
(1) if no commercial flight was available for the 
travel in question, consistent with subsection (c); or 
(2) to any travel on aircraft owned or leased by 
the Government. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any senior political ap-
pointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or 
chartered flight under the exception provided in sub-
section (b)(1) shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date of such travel, submit a written statement to 
Congress certifying that no commercial flight was 
available. 
(2) PENALTY.—Any statement submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be considered a statement for 
purposes of applying section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(d) 
DEFINITION
OF
SENIOR
POLITICAL
AP-
POINTEE.—In this subtitle, the term ‘‘senior political ap-
pointee’’ means any individual occupying— 
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(1) a position listed under the Executive Sched-
ule (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code); 
(2) a Senior Executive Service position that is 
not a career appointee as defined under section 
3132(a)(4) of such title; or 
(3) a position of a confidential or policy-deter-
mining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
SEC. 8081. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or any amendment made 
by this title, or any application of such provision or 
amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this 
title and the amendments made by this title, and the appli-
cation of the provision or amendment to any other person 
or circumstance, shall not be affected. 
TITLE IX—CONGRESSIONAL 
ETHICS REFORM 
Subtitle A—Requiring Members of Congress To Reimburse Treasury for 
Amounts Paid as Settlements and Awards Under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 
Sec. 9001. Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts 
paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination 
acts by Members. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
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Sec. 9101. Prohibiting Members of House of Representatives from serving on 
boards of for-profit entities. 
Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional 
staff. 
Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure 
Sec. 9201. Short title. 
Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election 
Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 9203. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 9301. Short title. 
Sec. 9302. Definitions. 
Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports. 
Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. 
Sec. 9307. Implementation. 
Subtitle E—Reports on Outside Compensation Earned by Congressional 
Employees 
Sec. 9401. Reports on outside compensation earned by congressional employees. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
Sec. 9501. Severability. 
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Subtitle A—Requiring Members of 
Congress To Reimburse Treas-
ury for Amounts Paid as Settle-
ments and Awards Under Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 
1995 
SEC. 9001. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REIM-
BURSE TREASURY FOR AMOUNTS PAID AS 
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS UNDER CON-
GRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 
IN ALL CASES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINA-
TION ACTS BY MEMBERS. 
(a) REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause (i) of sec-
tion 415(d)(1)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(d)(1)(C)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO NOTI-
FICATION OF POSSIBILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause 
(i) of section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1402(b)(2)(B)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Re-
form Act. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
SEC. 9101. PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES FROM SERVING ON BOARDS 
OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. 
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause 22 as clause 23; 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause 21 the following 
new clause: 
‘‘22. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
may not serve on the board of directors of any for-profit 
entity.’’. 
SEC. 9102. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES FOR MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 
No Member, officer, or employee of a committee or 
Member of either House of Congress may knowingly use 
his or her official position to introduce or aid the progress 
or passage of legislation, a principal purpose of which is 
to further only his or her pecuniary interest, only the pecu-
niary interest of his or her immediate family, or only the 
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pecuniary interest of a limited class of persons or enter-
prises, when he or she, or his or her immediate family, 
or enterprises controlled by them, are members of the af-
fected class. 
SEC. 9103. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
The provisions of this subtitle are enacted by the 
Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-
spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 
part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 
that House to which they specifically apply, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change such rules (so far 
as relating to such House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 
any other rule of such House. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and 
Lobbying Disclosure 
SEC. 9201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Connecting Lobby-
ists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act’’ or 
the ‘‘CLEAR Act’’. 
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SEC. 9202. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE IN CERTAIN REPORTS 
FILED WITH FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED 
LOBBYISTS. 
(a) REPORTS FILED BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.— 
Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) if any person identified in subparagraph 
(A), (E), (F), or (G) of paragraph (3) is a registered 
lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 
a separate statement that such person is a reg-
istered lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(b) REPORTS FILED BY PERSONS MAKING INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURES.—Section 304(c)(2) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) if the person filing the statement, or a 
person whose identification is required to be dis-
closed under subparagraph (C), is a registered lob-
byist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, a 
separate statement that such person is a registered 
lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(c) REPORTS FILED
BY PERSONS MAKING DIS-
BURSEMENTS
FOR
ELECTIONEERING
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—Section 304(f)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30104(f)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) If the person making the disburse-
ment, or a contributor described in subpara-
graph (E) or (F), is a registered lobbyist under 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, a sepa-
rate statement that such person or contributor 
is a registered lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(d) REQUIRING COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH LINK TO 
WEBSITES OF CLERK OF HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF 
SENATE.—Section 304 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104), 
as amended by section 4002 and section 4208(a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(l) REQUIRING INFORMATION ON REGISTERED LOB-
BYISTS TO BE LINKED TO WEBSITES OF CLERK OF 
HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) LINKS
TO
WEBSITES.—The Commission 
shall ensure that the Commission’s public database 
containing information described in paragraph (2) is 
linked electronically to the websites maintained by 
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives containing information 
filed pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Information disclosed under para-
graph (9) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (D) of subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(C) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (G) of subsection (f)(2).’’. 
SEC. 9203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply 
with respect to reports required to be filed under the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 on or after the expira-
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tion of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Access to 
Congressionally Mandated Reports 
SEC. 9301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 9302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
The term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’— 
(A) means a report that is required to be 
submitted to either House of Congress or any 
committee of Congress, or subcommittee there-
of, by a statute, resolution, or conference report 
that accompanies legislation enacted into law; 
and 
(B) does not include a report required 
under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
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tion 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office. 
(4) OPEN FORMAT.—The term ‘‘open format’’ 
means a file format for storing digital data based on 
an underlying open standard that— 
(A) is not encumbered by any restrictions 
that would impede reuse; and 
(B) is based on an underlying open data 
standard that is maintained by a standards or-
ganization. 
(5) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘re-
ports online portal’’ means the online portal estab-
lished under section 9303(a). 
SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE POR-
TAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
establish and maintain an online portal accessible by 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic 
copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one 
place. The Director may publish other reports on the 
online portal. 
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(2) EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent 
possible, the Director shall meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals 
and functionality under the authority of the Direc-
tor. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
title, the Director shall consult with the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, and the Librarian of Congress regarding the re-
quirements for and maintenance of congressionally 
mandated reports on the reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall 
ensure that the reports online portal includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to 
each congressionally mandated report, each of the 
following: 
(A) A citation to the statute, conference 
report, or resolution requiring the report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, in-
cluding any transmittal letter associated with 
the report, in an open format that is platform 
independent and that is available to the public 
without restrictions, including restrictions that 
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would impede the re-use of the information in 
the report. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the 
extent practicable, through searches based on 
each, and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee re-
ceiving the report, if applicable. 
(v) The statute, resolution, or con-
ference report requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
for the report that is consistent across re-
port editions. 
(viii) The serial number, Super-
intendent of Documents number, or other 
identification number for the report, if ap-
plicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information 
specified by the Director. 
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(D) The date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted, and on which the report 
was submitted, to the reports online portal. 
(E) Access to the report not later than 30 
calendar days after its submission to Congress. 
(F) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congres-
sionally mandated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports 
as the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each 
Federal agency to submit to the reports online por-
tal each congressionally mandated report of the 
agency, as required by section 9304. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
(A) reports submitted within the required 
time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on 
which such reports were required to be sub-
mitted; and 
(C) reports not submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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(1) REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED.—If a Federal 
agency does not submit a congressionally mandated 
report to the Director, the Director shall to the ex-
tent practicable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection 
(b)(1)(C); and 
(ii) the date on which the report was 
required to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated 
report on the list described in subsection 
(b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Fed-
eral agency submits a congressionally mandated re-
port that is not in an open format, the Director shall 
include the congressionally mandated report in an-
other format on the reports online portal. 
(d) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a 
fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation 
in exchange for access to the reports online portal. 
(e) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online por-
tal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this subtitle. 
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SEC. 9304. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RE-
PORTS.—Concurrently with the submission to Congress of 
each congressionally mandated report, the head of the 
Federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated 
report shall submit to the Director the information re-
quired under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
9303(b)(1) with respect to the congressionally mandated 
report. Nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a Federal 
agency of any other requirement to publish the congres-
sionally mandated report on the online portal of the Fed-
eral agency or otherwise submit the congressionally man-
dated report to Congress or specific committees of Con-
gress, or subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Di-
rector, shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementa-
tion of this subtitle. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.— 
The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each 
congressionally mandated report submitted to the Director 
complies with the open format criteria established by the 
Director in the guidance issued under subsection (b). 
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(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congression-
ally mandated report. 
(e) LIST OF REPORTS.—As soon as practicable each 
calendar year (but not later than April 1), and on a rolling 
basis during the year if feasible, the Librarian of Congress 
shall submit to the Director a list of congressionally man-
dated reports from the previous calendar year, in consulta-
tion with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, which 
shall— 
(1) be provided in an open format; 
(2) include the information required under 
clauses 
(i), 
(ii), 
(iv), 
and 
(v) 
of 
section 
9303(b)(1)(C) for each report; 
(3) include the frequency of the report; 
(4) include a unique alphanumeric identifier for 
the report that is consistent across report editions; 
(5) include the date on which each report is re-
quired to be submitted; and 
(6) be updated and provided to the Director, as 
necessary. 
SEC. 9305. REMOVING AND ALTERING REPORTS. 
A report submitted to be published to the reports on-
line portal may only be changed or removed, with the ex-
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