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‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN-
VOLVING CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.—For purposes 
of this subsection, a public communication shall not 
be considered to be a covered communication with re-
spect to a candidate for election for an office other 
than the office of President or Vice President unless 
it is publicly disseminated or distributed in the juris-
diction of the office the candidate is seeking. 
‘‘(e) PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—Any person 
who knowingly and willfully commits a violation of 
this Act by making a contribution which consists of 
a payment for a coordinated expenditure shall be 
fined an amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a person who makes a 
contribution which consists of a payment for a 
coordinated expenditure in an amount exceeding 
the applicable contribution limit under this Act, 
300 percent of the amount by which the amount 
of the payment made by the person exceeds such 
applicable contribution limit; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a person who is prohib-
ited under this Act from making a contribution 
in any amount, 300 percent of the amount of the 
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payment made by the person for the coordinated 
expenditure. 
‘‘(2) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—Any di-
rector, manager, or officer of a person who is subject 
to a penalty under paragraph (1) shall be jointly and 
severally liable for any amount of such penalty that 
is not paid by the person prior to the expiration of 
the 1-year period which begins on the date the Com-
mission imposes the penalty or the 1-year period 
which begins on the date of the final judgment fol-
lowing any judicial review of the Commission’s ac-
tion, whichever is later.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ON CO-
ORDINATION.—Effective upon the expiration of the 
90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(A) the regulations on coordinated commu-
nications adopted by the Federal Election Com-
mission which are in effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act (as set forth in 11 CFR Part 
109, Subpart C, under the heading ‘‘Coordina-
tion’’) are repealed; and 
(B) the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate new regulations on coordinated com-
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munications which reflect the amendments made 
by this Act. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to payments 
made on or after the expiration of the 120-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
without regard to whether or not the Federal Election 
Commission has promulgated regulations in accord-
ance with paragraph (1)(B) as of the expiration of 
such period. 
SEC. 6103. CLARIFICATION OF BAN ON FUNDRAISING FOR 
SUPER PACS BY FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND 
OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 323(e)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) solicit, receive, direct, or transfer funds 
to or on behalf of any political committee which 
accepts donations or contributions that do not 
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comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and 
reporting requirements of this Act (or to or on 
behalf of any account of a political committee 
which is established for the purpose of accepting 
such donations or contributions), or to or on be-
half of any political organization under section 
527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which 
accepts such donations or contributions (other 
than a committee of a State or local political 
party or a candidate for election for State or 
local office).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
after January 1, 2020. 
Subtitle C—Severability 
SEC. 6201. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be af-
fected by the holding. 
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DIVISION C—ETHICS 
TITLE VII—[RESERVED] 
TITLE VIII—[RESERVED] 
TITLE IX—CONGRESSIONAL 
ETHICS REFORM 
Subtitle A—Requiring Members of Congress to Reimburse Treasury for 
Amounts Paid as Settlements and Awards Under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 
Sec. 9001. Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts 
paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination 
acts by Members. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
Sec. 9101. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional 
staff. 
Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure 
Sec. 9201. Short title. 
Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election 
Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 9203. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 9301. Short title. 
Sec. 9302. Definitions. 
Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports. 
Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. 
Sec. 9307. Implementation. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
Sec. 9401. Severability. 
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Subtitle A—Requiring Members of 
Congress to Reimburse Treasury 
for Amounts Paid as Settlements 
and 
Awards 
Under 
Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 
SEC. 9001. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REIM-
BURSE TREASURY FOR AMOUNTS PAID AS 
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS UNDER CON-
GRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 
IN ALL CASES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINA-
TION ACTS BY MEMBERS. 
(a) REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause (i) of sec-
tion 415(d)(1)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(d)(1)(C)), as amended by section 
111(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Re-
form Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO NOTIFI-
CATION OF POSSIBILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause (i) 
of section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1402(b)(2)(B)), as amended by sec-
tion 102(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
Reform Act, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
SEC. 9101. [RESERVED]. 
SEC. 9102. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES FOR MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 
No Member, officer, or employee of a committee or 
Member of either House of Congress may knowingly use his 
or her official position to introduce or aid the progress or 
passage of legislation, a principal purpose of which is to 
further only his or her pecuniary interest, only the pecu-
niary interest of his or her immediate family, or only the 
pecuniary interest of a limited class of persons or enter-
prises, when he or she, or his or her immediate family, or 
enterprises controlled by them, are members of the affected 
class. 
SEC. 9103. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
The provisions of this subtitle are enacted by the Con-
gress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, 
and as such they shall be considered as part of the 
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rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to 
which they specifically apply, and such rules shall su-
persede other rules only to the extent that they are in-
consistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change such rules (so far as 
relating to such House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any 
other rule of such House. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and 
Lobbying Disclosure 
SEC. 9201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Connecting Lobby-
ists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act’’ or 
the ‘‘CLEAR Act’’. 
SEC. 9202. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE IN CERTAIN REPORTS 
FILED WITH FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED 
LOBBYISTS. 
(a) REPORTS FILED BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.— 
Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) if any person identified in subparagraph 
(A), (E), (F), or (G) of paragraph (3) is a registered 
lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 
a separate statement that such person is a registered 
lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(b) REPORTS FILED
BY PERSONS MAKING INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURES.—Section 304(c)(2) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) if the person filing the statement, or a per-
son whose identification is required to be disclosed 
under subparagraph (C), is a registered lobbyist 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, a separate 
statement that such person is a registered lobbyist 
under such Act.’’. 
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(c) REPORTS FILED BY PERSONS MAKING DISBURSE-
MENTS FOR ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 
304(f)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) If the person making the disbursement, 
or a contributor described in subparagraph (E) 
or (F), is a registered lobbyist under the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995, a separate state-
ment that such person or contributor is a reg-
istered lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(d) REQUIRING COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH LINK TO 
WEBSITES OF CLERK OF HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF SEN-
ATE.—Section 304 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104), as 
amended by section 4308(a), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) REQUIRING INFORMATION ON REGISTERED LOB-
BYISTS TO BE LINKED TO WEBSITES OF CLERK OF HOUSE 
AND SECRETARY OF SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) LINKS
TO
WEBSITES.—The Commission 
shall ensure that the Commission’s public database 
containing information described in paragraph (2) is 
linked electronically to the websites maintained by the 
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives containing information filed pursu-
ant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
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‘‘(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Information disclosed under para-
graph (9) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (D) of subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(C) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (G) of subsection (f)(2).’’. 
SEC. 9203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply 
with respect to reports required to be filed under the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 on or after the expiration 
of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Access to 
Congressionally Mandated Reports 
SEC. 9301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 9302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.—The 
term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’— 
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(A) means a report that is required to be 
submitted to either House of Congress or any 
committee of Congress, or subcommittee thereof, 
by a statute, resolution, or conference report that 
accompanies legislation enacted into law; and 
(B) does not include a report required 
under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given that term under section 
102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not in-
clude the Government Accountability Office. 
(4) OPEN
FORMAT.—The term ‘‘open format’’ 
means a file format for storing digital data based on 
an underlying open standard that— 
(A) is not encumbered by any restrictions 
that would impede reuse; and 
(B) is based on an underlying open data 
standard that is maintained by a standards or-
ganization. 
(5) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘re-
ports online portal’’ means the online portal estab-
lished under section (3)(a). 
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SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE PORTAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
establish and maintain an online portal accessible by 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic 
copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one 
place. The Director may publish other reports on the 
online portal. 
(2) EXISTING
FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent 
possible, the Director shall meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals 
and functionality under the authority of the Director. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
title, the Director shall consult with the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, 
and the Librarian of Congress regarding the require-
ments for and maintenance of congressionally man-
dated reports on the reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall en-
sure that the reports online portal includes the following: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each 
congressionally mandated report, each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(A) A citation to the statute, conference re-
port, or resolution requiring the report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, includ-
ing any transmittal letter associated with the re-
port, in an open format that is platform inde-
pendent and that is available to the public with-
out restrictions, including restrictions that would 
impede the re-use of the information in the re-
port. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the 
extent practicable, through searches based on 
each, and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee re-
ceiving the report, if applicable. 
(v) The statute, resolution, or con-
ference report requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
for the report that is consistent across re-
port editions. 
(viii) 
The 
serial 
number, 
Super-
intendent of Documents number, or other 
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identification number for the report, if ap-
plicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information 
specified by the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted, and on which the report 
was submitted, to the reports online portal. 
(E) Access to the report not later than 30 
calendar days after its submission to Congress. 
(F) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congres-
sionally mandated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports 
as the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each Fed-
eral agency to submit to the reports online portal each 
congressionally mandated report of the agency, as re-
quired by section 4. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
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(A) reports submitted within the required 
time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on 
which such reports were required to be submitted; 
and 
(C) reports not submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) REPORTS
NOT
SUBMITTED.—If a Federal 
agency does not submit a congressionally mandated 
report to the Director, the Director shall to the extent 
practicable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection 
(b)(1)(C); and 
(ii) the date on which the report was 
required to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated 
report on the list described in subsection 
(b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Fed-
eral agency submits a congressionally mandated re-
port that is not in an open format, the Director shall 
include the congressionally mandated report in an-
other format on the reports online portal. 
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(d) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a 
fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation in 
exchange for access to the reports online portal. 
(e) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online portal 
shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out 
the purposes of this subtitle. 
SEC. 9304. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION
OF ELECTRONIC COPIES
OF RE-
PORTS.—Concurrently with the submission to Congress of 
each congressionally mandated report, the head of the Fed-
eral agency submitting the congressionally mandated report 
shall submit to the Director the information required under 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 3(b)(1) with re-
spect to the congressionally mandated report. Nothing in 
this subtitle shall relieve a Federal agency of any other re-
quirement to publish the congressionally mandated report 
on the online portal of the Federal agency or otherwise sub-
mit the congressionally mandated report to Congress or spe-
cific committees of Congress, or subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 240 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the Director, 
shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of 
this Act. 
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(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each congres-
sionally mandated report submitted to the Director com-
plies with the open format criteria established by the Direc-
tor in the guidance issued under subsection (b). 
(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally 
mandated report. 
(e) LIST OF REPORTS.—As soon as practicable each 
calendar year (but not later than April 1), and on a rolling 
basis during the year if feasible, the Librarian of Congress 
shall submit to the Director a list of congressionally man-
dated reports from the previous calendar year, in consulta-
tion with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, which 
shall— 
(1) be provided in an open format; 
(2) include the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) of section 3(b)(1)(C) for each 
report; 
(3) include the frequency of the report; 
(4) include a unique alphanumeric identifier for 
the report that is consistent across report editions; 
(5) include the date on which each report is re-
quired to be submitted; and 
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(6) be updated and provided to the Director, as 
necessary. 
SEC. 9305. REMOVING AND ALTERING REPORTS. 
A report submitted to be published to the reports online 
portal may only be changed or removed, with the exception 
of technical changes, by the head of the Federal agency con-
cerned if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults with 
each congressional committee to which the report is 
submitted; and 
(2) Congress enacts a joint resolution author-
izing the changing or removal of the report. 
SEC. 9306. RELATIONSHIP TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to— 
(1) require the disclosure of information or 
records that are exempt from public disclosure under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) to impose any affirmative duty on the Direc-
tor to review congressionally mandated reports sub-
mitted for publication to the reports online portal for 
the purpose of identifying and redacting such infor-
mation or records. 
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(b) REDACTION OF INFORMATION.—The head of a Fed-
eral agency may redact information required to be disclosed 
under this Act if the information would be properly with-
held from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, and shall— 
(1) redact information required to be disclosed 
under this subtitle if disclosure of such information is 
prohibited by law; 
(2) redact information being withheld under this 
subsection prior to submitting the information to the 
Director; 
(3) redact only such information properly with-
held under this subsection from the submission of in-
formation or from any congressionally mandated re-
port submitted under this subtitle; 
(4) identify where any such redaction is made in 
the submission or report; and 
(5) identify the exemption under which each such 
redaction is made. 
SEC. 9307. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Except as provided in section 9304(b), this subtitle 
shall be implemented not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
congressionally mandated reports submitted to Congress on 
or after the date that is 1 year after such date of enactment. 
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Subtitle E—Severability 
SEC. 9401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be af-
fected by the holding. 
TITLE X—[RESERVED] 
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Union Calendar No. 5 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1 
[Report No. 116–15, Part I] 
A BILL 
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, re-
duce the influence of big money in politics, and 
strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
for other purposes. 
MARCH 4, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
with an amendment 
MARCH 4, 2019 
Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judi-
ciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and 
Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, 
Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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