TITLE VI—GIFT RULE 
SEC. 601. DISCLOSURE OF GIFTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS.—Clause 5(a) of rule 
XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(7) Whenever a Member, Delegate, Resident Com-
missioner, officer, or employee receives a gift having a 
value of at least $20 and that is not from a family member 
or described in subparagraph (3), that individual shall 
publicly disclose on the Member’s, Delegate’s, or Resident 
Commissioner’s official website a description of the gift, 
its estimated value, and the identity of the person pro-
viding such gift within 10 days and provide such informa-
tion to the Clerk. The Clerk shall make public this infor-
mation on its website on the Internet as soon as possible 
after it is received, but not later than 60 days after such 
receipt.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE BY LOBBYISTS AND AGENTS OF 
FOREIGN PRINCIPALS.— 
(1) DISCLOSURE.—Whenever a person required 
to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
611 et seq.), or an employee of that person, gives a 
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gift that must be disclosed under clause 5(a)(7) of 
rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, that person shall, in addition to any other re-
quirements imposed by either such Act or other law, 
disclose to the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, within 10 days after the gift is given— 
(A) the nature and amount of the gift; and 
(B) the identity of the recipient of the gift. 
The Clerk shall make public this information as soon as 
possible after it is received, but not later than 60 days 
after such receipt. 
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties under the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 shall apply to persons 
required to register under that Act who violate para-
graph (1), and the penalties under the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, shall 
apply persons required to register under that Act 
who violate paragraph (1). 
TITLE VI—FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 701. POSTING OF LOBBYING REGISTRATION AND DIS-
CLOSURE STATEMENTS ON HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES INTERNET SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall post 
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on the official public Internet site of the House of Rep-
resentatives each registration and report filed with and re-
tained by the Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), in a manner similar to 
the manner by which the Secretary of the Senate posts 
on the official Internet site of the Senate the registrations 
and reports filed with and retained by the Secretary under 
such Act. 
(b) PROVIDING NOTICE ON FORMS.—The Clerk shall 
include on each registration and report form prepared and 
provided by the Clerk for purposes of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 a statement that the completed form will 
be posted on the official public Internet site of the House 
of Representatives in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to all registrations and reports filed with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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