(2) the term ‘‘former Member of Congress’’ 
means any Member of Congress who becomes a 
former Member of Congress after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(3) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2106 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(4) the term ‘‘registered lobbyist’’ means a lob-
byist registered or required to register, or on whose 
behalf a registration is filed or required to be filed, 
under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603). 
SEC. 3. POSTING LINKS TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE RE-
PORTS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON MEM-
BER WEBSITES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO POST LINKS TO REPORTS.— 
Upon filing the report required under section 101(d) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
101(d)), each Member of Congress shall, in consultation 
with the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the 
case of a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress) or the Secretary of the Senate 
(in the case of a Senator), post a hyperlink to the report 
on the official public website of the office of the Member. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to reports filed on or after the expiration of the 
60-day period which begins on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
TRAVEL OF SPOUSES ACCOMPANYING MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No appropriated funds, including 
official funds of the House of Representatives, official 
funds of the Senate, or funds available under any Federal 
law, rule, or regulation, may be used to pay for the costs 
of travel by the spouse of a Member of Congress in accom-
panying the Member on official travel. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—If the spouse of a Member of 
Congress accompanies the Member on official travel, the 
head of the office whose funds are to be used to pay for 
the costs of such travel shall certify prior to the travel 
that no additional costs will be incurred by the government 
as the result of the spouse accompanying the Member on 
such travel. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to prohibit the spouse of a Member 
of Congress who accompanies the Member on official trav-
el from paying for the costs of the spouse’s travel. 
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(d) OFFICIAL TRAVEL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘official travel’’ means any travel for which the 
costs (including the costs of transportation, lodging, 
meals, and related expenses) may be covered by appro-
priated funds, including official funds of the House of 
Representatives, official funds of the Senate, or funds 
available under any Federal law, rule, or regulation. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to travel undertaken on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. RESTRICTING USE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF 
TRAVEL PROMOTIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED 
IN CONNECTION WITH OFFICIAL AIR TRAVEL. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS ON USE BY MEMBERS OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 5 of rule XXV of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), if a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner receives a 
travel promotional award in connection with any official 
air travel undertaken by the Member, Delegate, or Resi-
dent Commissioner, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may use the award only in connection with 
other official air travel undertaken by such Member, Dele-
gate, or Resident Commissioner. 
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‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may donate a travel 
promotional award described in such subparagraph to an 
organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(3) In this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘official air travel’ means travel 
by commercial aircraft for which the costs are paid 
with Federal funds, including the Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowance; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘travel promotional award’ in-
cludes free travel, travel discounts, upgrade certifi-
cates, coupons, frequent flyer miles, access to carrier 
club facilities, and other similar travel promotional 
items, as determined in accordance with regulations 
of the Committee on House Administration.’’. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS
ON USE
BY SENATORS.—Rule 
XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs 5 and 6 as 
paragraphs 6 and 7; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph 4 the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘5(a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b), if a 
Member receives a travel promotional award in connection 
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with any official air travel undertaken by the Member, the 
Member may use the award only in connection with other 
official air travel undertaken by such Member. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), a Member 
may donate a travel promotional award described in such 
subparagraph to an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(c) In this subparagraph— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘official air travel’ means travel 
by commercial aircraft for which the costs are paid 
with Federal funds, including the Senators’ Official 
Personnel and Office Expense Account; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘travel promotional award’ in-
cludes free travel, travel discounts, upgrade certifi-
cates, coupons, frequent flyer miles, access to carrier 
club facilities, and other similar travel promotional 
items, as determined in accordance with regulations 
of the Committee on Rules and Administration.’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TRANSFER-
ABILITY OF TRAVEL PROMOTIONAL AWARDS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that commercial airlines should permit 
individuals who receive travel promotional awards, includ-
ing frequent flyer miles, in connection with travel on the 
airlines to transfer such awards to nonprofit organizations 
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