SEC. 2. LOBBYING BAN FOR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFI-
CIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ONE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TWO-YEAR’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1- 
year period’’ and inserting ‘‘2-year period’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
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(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘1-year 
period’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2- 
year period’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to any individual who leaves of-
fice or employment (to which the restrictions in section 
207 of title 18, United States apply) more than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO 
IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY 
MEMBERS 
OF 
CAN-
DIDATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS TO SPOUSES AND 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, an authorized committee of a 
candidate and a leadership PAC of a candidate or 
individual holding Federal office may not make any 
payment to the spouse or any immediate family 
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member of the candidate or individual (as the case 
may be) for services provided to the committee or 
leadership PAC. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
NOMINAL
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to nominal 
amounts paid to reimburse a spouse or immediate 
family member for supplies and equipment used by 
the committee or leadership PAC involved, so long 
as the total amount paid by the committee or leader-
ship PAC for all such reimbursements during a cal-
endar year does not exceed $500. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘immediate family member’ 
means the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, 
stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father- 
in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister 
of the candidate or individual involved; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘leadership PAC’ has the 
meaning 
given 
such 
term 
in 
section 
304(i)(8)(B)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 313(a)(1) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 439a(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘for otherwise’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection (d), 
for otherwise’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to payments made on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. ETHICS TRAINING FOR LOBBYISTS. 
(a) TRAINING COURSE.—During each Congress, the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House 
of Representatives shall provide an 8-hour ethics training 
course to persons registered as lobbyists under the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
(b) CONTENTS OF COURSE.—Training under sub-
section (a) shall cover information on the code of conduct 
and disclosure requirements applicable to Members, offi-
cers, and employees of the House of Representatives, in-
cluding rules relating to acceptance of gifts (including 
travel and meals), and financial disclosure requirements 
under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
(c) PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE TRAIN-
ING.—Any person who is registered or required to register 
as a lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
and who fails to complete the training course under sub-
section (a) at least once during each Congress shall be 
subject to the penalties under section 7 of that Act to the 
same extent as a failure to comply with any provision of 
that Act. 
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SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE DUTIES 
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that any changes to 
the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Congres-
sional Ethics (OCE) should strengthen, not undermine, its 
powers to further improve accountability and transparency 
in Congress. 
SEC. 6. SUBPOENA POWER FOR THE OFFICE OF CONGRES-
SIONAL ETHICS. 
(a) SUBPOENA POWER.—For the purpose of carrying 
out its duties, the board of the Office of Congressional 
Ethics (established by House Resolution 895 (110th Con-
gress)) is authorized to require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
production of such books, records, correspondence, memo-
randa, papers, and documents as it considers necessary. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—(1) A subpoena may 
be issued under this section only by the agreement of the 
chairman and cochairman of the board of the Office of 
Congressional Ethics or by the affirmative vote of 4 mem-
bers of the board. 
(2) Subpoenas issued under this section may be 
issued under the chairman of the board of the Office of 
Congressional Ethics or any member designated by the 
majority of the board, and may be served by any person 
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