I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5008 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to require Presidential Inaugural 
Committees to file disbursement reports with the Federal Election Com-
mission, to prohibit such Committees from disbursing funds for purposes 
unrelated to the inauguration of the President, to require such Commit-
tees to donate any Committee funds which remain available at the time 
the Committee terminates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2018 
Mr. SCHRADER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to require Presi-
dential Inaugural Committees to file disbursement re-
ports with the Federal Election Commission, to prohibit 
such Committees from disbursing funds for purposes un-
related to the inauguration of the President, to require 
such Committees to donate any Committee funds which 
remain available at the time the Committee terminates, 
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 ‘‘Presidential Inaugural 
Committee Oversight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS 
RELATING TO DISBURSEMENTS BY PRESI-
DENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REPORTS BY COMMITTEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Chapter 5 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 511 as section 
512; and 
(B) by inserting after section 510 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 511. Disclosure of and prohibition against certain 
disbursements 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A committee shall not be consid-
ered to be the Inaugural Committee for purposes of this 
chapter unless the committee agrees to, and meets, the 
requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE OF DISBURSEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
DISBURSEMENT
REPORT.—Not 
later than the date that is 90 days after the date of 
the Presidential inaugural ceremony, the Committee 
shall file an initial disbursement report with the 
Federal Election Commission under this subsection. 
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‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT REPORTS.— 
After filing the initial disbursement report described 
in paragraph (1), the Committee shall file subse-
quent disbursement reports with the Federal Elec-
tion Commission under this subsection not later 
than 60 days after each date by which the Com-
mittee makes additional disbursements in an aggre-
gate amount or value equal to or greater than 
$100,000. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—In each disburse-
ment report filed under this subsection, the Com-
mittee shall disclose each disbursement of money or 
anything of value made by the Committee to any 
person in an aggregate amount or value equal to or 
greater than $200 since the most recent report filed 
by the Committee under this subsection, and shall 
include the following information with respect to 
each such disbursement: 
‘‘(A) The amount, purpose, and date of the 
disbursement. 
‘‘(B) The name and address of the recipi-
ent of the disbursement. 
‘‘(C) If the disbursement is made to repay 
a loan, the amount of the loan and the amount 
of any remaining balance on the loan. 
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‘‘(D) If the disbursement is made to re-
fund a donation or to offset a portion of a do-
nation, the name of the donor and the amount 
of the donation. 
‘‘(E) Whether or not the disbursement is 
made with surplus funds of the committee, and 
if so, the amount of any remaining surplus 
funds of the committee. 
‘‘(c) FORMAT OF REPORTS.—The Committee shall 
ensure that each report filed under this section is in a 
searchable and sortable format. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITING DISBURSEMENTS FOR PURPOSES 
UNRELATED TO INAUGURATION.—The Committee may 
make disbursements only to cover the reasonable oper-
ating expenses of the Committee, and may not make any 
disbursement for any purpose which is unrelated to the 
Presidential inaugural ceremony and functions and activi-
ties connected with the ceremony except as provided under 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) REQUIRING DONATION OF FUNDS REMAINING 
UPON TERMINATION.—If any funds of the Committee re-
main available at the time of the termination of the Com-
mittee, the Committee shall donate such funds to an orga-
nization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 5 of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating the item relating to 
section 511 as relating to section 512; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 510 the following new item: 
‘‘511. Disclosure of and prohibition against certain disbursements.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO PUB-
LIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Section 304(h) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30104(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 510’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 510 or section 511’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to Presidential Inaugural 
Committees established under chapter 5 of title 36, United 
States Code, for inaugurations held in 2021 and any suc-
ceeding year. 
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