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Union Calendar No. 244 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4975 
[Report No. 109–439, Parts I, II, III, and IV] 
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2006 
Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. 
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PUT-
NAM, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. HASTINGS of 
Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Ad-
ministration, Rules, Government Reform, and Standards of Official Con-
duct, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mrs. 
SCHMIDT, and Mr. ISSA 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Rules with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through in brackets and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform with amendments 
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[Omit the part struck through in parentheses and insert the part printed in boldface italic] 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
A BILL 
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying 
activities, 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’’. 
(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. 
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. 
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TITLE III—SUSPENSION OF PRIVATELY-FUNDED TRAVEL; 
CURBING LOBBYIST GIFTS 
Sec. 301. Suspension of privately-funded travel. 
Sec. 302. Recommendations on gifts and travel. 
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. 
øSec. 502. Frequent and comprehensive ethics training.¿ 
Sec. 502. Mandatory ethics training for House employees. 
Sec. 503. Biennial publication of ethics manual. 
TITLE VI—REFORM OF SECTION 527 ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Treatment of section 527 organizations. 
Sec. 603. Rules for allocation of expenses between Federal and non-Federal ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 604. Repeal of limit on amount of party expenditures on behalf of can-
didates in general elections. 
Sec. 605. Construction. 
Sec. 606. Judicial review. 
Sec. 607. Severability. 
TITLE VII—FORFEITURE OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS 
ΩSec. 701. Loss of pensions accrued during service as a Member of Congress 
for abusing the public trust.æ 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Conviction of certain offenses. 
Sec. 703. Absence from the United States to avoid prosecution. 
Sec. 704. Refund of contributions and deposits. 
Sec. 705. Restoration of annuity or retired pay. 
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— 
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(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.— 
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(1) DEFINITION.—Section 3(10) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1602) is amended by striking ‘‘six month pe-
riod’’ 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— 
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(i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’; 
(ii)
in
subsection
(a)(3)(A)(ii),
by 
striking
‘‘$20,000’’
and
inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’; 
and 
(iv) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
(B) REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1604) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’ and ‘‘$10,000’’, respectively; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ both places such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
SEC. 102. ELECTRONIC FILING OF LOBBYING REGISTRA-
TIONS AND DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) REGISTRATIONS.—Section 4 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
1603) in amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.—A registra-
tion required to be filed under this section on or after the 
date of enactment of the Lobbying Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 shall be filed in electronic form, 
in addition to any other form that may be required by 
the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives. The due date for a registration filed in 
electronic form shall be no later than the due date for a 
registration filed in any other form.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A report required to be 
filed under this section shall be filed in electronic 
form, in addition to any other form that may be re-
quired by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives. The due date for 
a report filed in electronic form shall be no later 
than the due date for a report filed in any other 
form, except as provided in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE IN ELEC-
TRONIC FORM.—The Secretary of the Senate or the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives may establish 
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a later due date for the filing of a report in elec-
tronic form by a registrant, if and only if— 
‘‘(A) on or before the original due date, the 
registrant— 
‘‘(i) timely files the report in every 
form required, other than electronic form; 
and 
‘‘(ii) makes a request for such a later 
due date to the Secretary or the Clerk, as 
the case may be; and 
‘‘(B) the request is supported by good 
cause shown.’’. 
SEC. 103. PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Section 6 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1605) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) maintain, and make available to the public 
over the Internet, without a fee or other access 
charge, in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable 
manner, an electronic database that— 
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‘‘(A) includes the information contained in 
registrations and reports filed under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) is searchable and sortable, at a min-
imum, by each of the categories of information 
described in section 4(b) or 5(b).’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Section 6(4) of the 
Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and, in the case of a registration filed in elec-
tronic form pursuant to section 4(d) or a report filed in 
electronic form pursuant to section 5(d), shall make such 
registration or report (as the case may be) available for 
public inspection over the Internet not more than 48 hours 
after the registration or report (as the case may be) is 
approved as received by the Secretary of the Senate or 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives (as the case 
may be)’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out paragraph (9) of section 6 of the 
Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
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SEC.
104.
DISCLOSURE
BY
REGISTERED
LOBBYISTS
OF 
PAST
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
AND
CONGRES-
SIONAL EMPLOYMENT. 
Section 4(b)(6) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years’’. 
SEC. 105. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
GIFTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
1604(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) for each registrant (and for any political 
committee, as defined in 301(4) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)), affili-
ated with such registrant), and for each employee 
listed as a lobbyist by a registrant under paragraph 
(2)(C), the name of each Federal candidate or of-
ficeholder, and of each leadership PAC, political 
party committee, or other political committee to 
whom a contribution was made which is required to 
be reported to the Federal Election Commission by 
the recipient, and the date and amount of such con-
tribution; and 
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