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(A) the lobbyist is a member of the immediate
family of the Member, officer, or employee to whom
the gift was made, or
(B) the Member, officer, or employee did not
know or have reason to know that the gift was given
because of the official position of the Member, offi-
cer, or employee, was given through a member of the
Member’s, officer’s, or employee’s immediate family
or an entity maintained or controlled by the Mem-
ber, officer, or employee, or was given by a lobbyist
who—
(i) was reimbursed, directly or indirectly,
for the value of the gift,
(ii) was provided any other compensation
for the value of the gift, or
(iii) did deduct the value of the gift from
the lobbyist’s Federal income tax liability,
and the Member, officer, or employee disclosed the
gift to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct.
‘‘(2) No lobbyist who is registered under the Federal
Regulation of Lobbying Act, the Foreign Agents Registra-
tion Act, or any successor statute may provide a gift which
is prohibited under paragraph (1) or deduct the value of
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the gift as a business expense from the lobbyist’s Federal
income tax liability.
‘‘(b)(1) No Member, officer, or employee of the
House of Representatives may accept a gift from any per-
son other than a lobbyist unless—
‘‘(A) the person giving the gift is a member of
the immediate family of the Member, officer, or em-
ployee to whom the gift was made,
(B) the Member, officer, or employee did not
know or have reason to know that the gift was given
because of the official position of the Member, offi-
cer, or employee, was given through a member of the
Member’s, officer’s, or employee’s immediate family
or an entity maintained or controlled by the Mem-
ber, officer, or employee, or was given by an individ-
ual who—
(i) was reimbursed, directly or indirectly,
for the value of the gift,
(ii) was provided any other compensation
for the value of the gift, or
(iii) did deduct the value of the gift from
the individual’s Federal income tax liability,
and the Member, officer, or employee disclosed the
gift to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct,
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‘‘(C) the gift consisted of a meal,
‘‘(D) the gift was a contribution or other pay-
ment to a legal defense fund established for the ben-
efit of a Member, officer, or employee,
‘‘(E) the gift was an extension of personal hos-
pitality, as defined in section 109(14) of the Ethics
in Government Act, by the person giving the gift on
the premises of such person,
‘‘(F) the gift was attendance at a charity, sym-
posium, conference, association dinner, or other
similar widely-attended event.
For purposes of subparagraph (F), the term ‘attendance’
includes the provision of local transportation and the pro-
vision of food, refreshments, entertainment, and instruc-
tional materials furnished as an integral part of an event.
‘‘(2) No person may make a gift which is prohibited
under paragraph (1) or deduct the value of such a gift
as a business expense from the person’s Federal income
tax liability.
‘‘(c) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), the
term ‘gift’ includes—
‘‘(1) objects,
‘‘(2) food, refreshments, and lodging reimburse-
ment in connection with an event attended by a
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Member, officer, or employee because of the position
of the Member, officer, or employee,
‘‘(3) a gift given to any person, including a
charitable organization, on the basis of a designa-
tion, recommendation, or other specification which
was made by the Member, officer, or employee for
whom the gift was made and which was not made
as a solicitation directed to a broad category of indi-
viduals or entities, and
‘‘(4) tickets to an event.
‘‘(d) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), the
term ‘gift’ has the same meaning given that term by the
Office of Ethics in its regulations (5 C.F.R. 2635.203(b))
and specifically does not include—
‘‘(1) informational material,
‘‘(2) receptions and other food and refresh-
ments of a nominal value not offered as part of a
meal,
‘‘(3) products from the home state of the Mem-
ber which are of nominal value,
‘‘(4) objects of little intrinsic value, or
‘‘(5) payments or reimbursements for reason-
able and necessary expenses for travel, for a period
not exceeding 3 days, exclusive of travel time, within
the United States or for a period not exceeding 7
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days, exclusive of travel time, outside the United
States, to meetings, speaking engagements, fact-
finding trips, or similar events directly related to the
official duties of the Member, officer, or employee
if—
‘‘(A) any payment or reimbursement does
not include expenditures for any recreational
activity or attendance at a congressional re-
treat;
‘‘(B) any payment or reimbursement does
not include expenditures for entertainment
other than that provided to all attendees as an
integral part of an event which is directly relat-
ed to such official duties; and
‘‘(C) within 30 days after the travel is
completed, the Member, officer, or employee
discloses to the Committee on Standards of Of-
ficial Conduct for immediate public disclosure—
‘‘(i) such travel,
‘‘(ii) the name of the Member, officer,
or employee for whom the travel was pro-
vided,
‘‘(iii) the dates and destination of the
travel,
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‘‘(iv) the name of the person or entity
providing any payments or reimbursements
for travel,
‘‘(v) the purpose of the travel, and
‘‘(vi) a good faith estimate to total
transportation expenses, total lodging ex-
penses, total meal expenses, and any other
expenses related to such travel reimbursed
or to be reimbursed.
Such term does not include an item which it is not prac-
tical to return because it is perishable and the item is ei-
ther shared with the recipient’s office, destroyed, or given
to a charity on the basis of a designation, recommenda-
tion, or other specification by a Member, officer, or em-
ployee.
‘‘(e) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
may grant a waiver from the requirements of this clause
in unusual circumstances and shall make public any such
waiver granted.’’.
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