109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4975
AN ACT 
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying 
activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 
527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register 
as political committees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006’’ 
and ‘‘527 Reform Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
Sec. 101. Quarterly filing of lobbying disclosure reports. 
Sec. 102. Electronic filing of lobbying registrations and disclosure reports. 
Sec. 103. Public database of lobbying disclosure information. 
Sec. 104. Disclosure by registered lobbyists of past executive branch and con-
gressional employment. 
Sec. 105. Disclosure of lobbyist contributions and gifts. 
Sec. 106. Increased penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure re-
quirements. 
Sec. 107. Penalties for offering gifts. 
TITLE II—SLOWING THE REVOLVING DOOR 
Sec. 201. Notification of post-employment restrictions. 
Sec. 202. Disclosure by Members of the House of Representatives of employ-
ment negotiations. 
Sec. 203. Wrongfully influencing, on a partisan basis, an entity’s employment 
decisions or practices. 
TITLE III—SUSPENSION OF PRIVATELY-FUNDED TRAVEL; 
CURBING LOBBYIST GIFTS 
Sec. 301. Pre-certification of privately funded travel. 
Sec. 302. Recommendations from the Committee on Standards of Official Con-
duct on gifts. 
Sec. 303. Prohibiting registered lobbyists on corporate flights. 
Sec. 304. Valuation of tickets to sporting and entertainment events. 
TITLE IV—OVERSIGHT OF LOBBYING AND ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 401. Audits of lobbying reports by House Inspector General. 
Sec. 402. House Inspector General review and annual reports. 
TITLE V—INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS 
Sec. 501. Earmarking reform. 
Sec. 502. Mandatory ethics training for House employees.
Sec. 503. Biennial publication of ethics manual. 
TITLE VI—FORFEITURE OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS 
Sec. 601. Loss of pensions accrued during service as a Member of Congress for 
abusing the public trust. 
TITLE VII—LEADERSHIP PACS 
Sec. 701. Restrictions on disposition of funds by leadership PACS. 
TITLE VIII—ETHICS TRAINING FOR LOBBYISTS 
Sec. 801. Ethics training for lobbyists. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 901. Bribery. 
TITLE X—527 REFORM ACT OF 2006
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Treatment of section 527 organizations. 
Sec. 1003. Rules for allocation of expenses between Federal and non-Federal 
activities. 
Sec. 1004. Repeal of limit on amount of party expenditures on behalf of can-
didates in general elections. 
Sec. 1005. Construction. 
Sec. 1006. Judicial review. 
Sec. 1007. Effective date.
TITLE I—ENHANCING LOBBYING 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 101. QUARTERLY FILING OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
REPORTS. 
(a) QUARTERLY FILING REQUIRED.—Section 5 of 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (in this title referred 
to as the ‘‘Act’’) (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SEMI-
ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘QUARTERLY’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘45’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘the semiannual period’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘July of each 
year’’ and insert ‘‘the quarterly period begin-
ning on the first day of January, April, July, 
and October of each year’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘such semiannual period’’ 
and insert ‘‘such quarterly period’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘semiannual report’’ and inserting 
‘‘quarterly report’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual filing period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual filing period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 3(10) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘six month 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘3-month period’’.
(2) REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘semiannual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘semiannual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly 
period’’. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 6(6) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1605(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘semiannual 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly period’’. 
(4) ESTIMATES.—Section 15 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1610) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’. 
(5) DOLLAR AMOUNTS.— 
(A) REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Act 
(2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’;