(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(c) of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1604(c)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’ and ‘‘$1,000’’, respectively; and 
(ii) in paragraph (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) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(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 
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— 
‘‘(A) includes the information contained in 
registrations and reports filed under this Act;
‘‘(B) directly links the information it con-
tains to the information disclosed in reports 
filed with the Federal Election Commission 
under section 304 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434); and 
‘‘(C) is searchable and sortable, at a min-
imum, by each of the categories of information 
described in sections 4(b) and 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.
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(b)(6)) is 
amended 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 (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) 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 the registrant), and for each employee list-
ed as a lobbyist by the 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;
‘‘(6) the date, recipient, and amount of any gift 
that under the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives counts towards the cumulative annual limit de-
scribed in such rules and is given to a covered legis-
lative branch official by the registrant or an em-
ployee listed as a lobbyist by the registrant under 
paragraph (2)(C); and 
‘‘(7) the date, recipient, and amount of funds 
contributed by the registrant or an employee listed 
as a lobbyist by the registrant under paragraph 
(2)(C)—
‘‘(A) to, or on behalf of, an entity that is 
named for a covered legislative branch official, 
or to a person or entity in recognition of such 
official; or 
‘‘(B) to an entity established, financed, 
maintained, or controlled by a covered legisla-
tive branch official; 
except that this paragraph shall not apply to any 
payment or reimbursement made from funds re-
quired to be reported under section 304 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434).’’. 
(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED TO DETERMINE 
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFICIALS AND OTHER ENTI-
TIES.—Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604), as amended 
by section 102(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FACTORS TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIP BE-
TWEEN OFFICIALS AND OTHER ENTITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining under sub-
section (b)(7)(B) whether a covered legislative 
branch official directly or indirectly established, fi-
nances, maintains, or controls an entity, the factors 
described in paragraph (2) shall be examined in the 
context of the overall relationship between that cov-
ered official and the entity to determine whether the 
presence of any such factor or factors is evidence 
that the covered official directly or indirectly estab-
lished, finances, maintains, or controls the entity. 
‘‘(2) FACTORS.—The factors referred to in 
paragraph (1) include, but are not limited to, the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, owns a controlling interest 
in the voting stock or securities of the entity. 
‘‘(B) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, has the authority or abil-
ity to direct or participate in the governance of 
the entity through provisions of constitutions,
bylaws, contracts, or other rules, or through 
formal or informal practices or procedures. 
‘‘(C) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, has the authority or abil-
ity to hire, appoint, demote, or otherwise con-
trol the officers or other decisionmaking em-
ployees or members of the entity. 
‘‘(D) Whether the covered official has a 
common or overlapping membership with the 
entity that indicates a formal or ongoing rela-
tionship between the covered official and the en-
tity. 
‘‘(E) Whether the covered official has com-
mon or overlapping officers or employees with 
the entity that indicates a formal or ongoing re-
lationship between the covered official and the 
entity. 
‘‘(F) Whether the covered official has any 
members, officers, or employees who were mem-
bers, officers, or employees of the entity that in-
dicates a formal or ongoing relationship be-
tween the covered official and the entity, or 
that indicates the creation of a successor entity. 
‘‘(G) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, provides funds or goods in
a significant amount or on an ongoing basis to 
the entity, such as through direct or indirect 
payments for administrative, fundraising, or 
other costs. 
‘‘(H) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, causes or arranges for 
funds in a significant amount or on an ongoing 
basis to be provided to the entity. 
‘‘(I) Whether the covered official, directly 
or through its agent, had an active or signifi-
cant role in the formation of the entity. 
‘‘(J) Whether the covered official and the 
entity have similar patterns of receipts or dis-
bursements that indicate a formal or ongoing 
relationship between the covered official and the 
entity.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of the 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) GIFT.—The term ‘gift’ means a gratuity, 
favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, for-
bearance, or other item having monetary value. The 
term includes gifts of services, training, and meals, 
whether provided in kind, by purchase of a ticket,
payment in advance, or reimbursement after the ex-
pense has been incurred. 
‘‘(18) LEADERSHIP PAC.—The term ‘leader-
ship PAC’ means, with respect to an individual hold-
ing Federal office, an unauthorized political com-
mittee (as defined in the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971) which is associated with such indi-
vidual.’’. 
SEC. 106. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY 
WITH 
LOBBYING 
DISCLOSURE 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 7 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
CIVIL PENALTY.—Whoever’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly and 
willfully fails to comply with any provision of this 
Act shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or 
fined under title 18, United States Code, or both. 
‘‘(2) CORRUPTLY.—Whoever knowingly, will-
fully, and corruptly fails to comply with any provi-
sion of this Act shall be imprisoned not more than
5 years, or fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or both.’’. 
SEC. 107. PENALTIES FOR OFFERING GIFTS. 
Section 7 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1606), as amended 
by section 106, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES FOR OFFERING GIFTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who is—
‘‘(A) a lobbyist registered under this Act, 
‘‘(B) a lobbyist who is an employee of an 
organization registered under this Act, or 
‘‘(C) the client of any such lobbyist or or-
ganization, 
and who offers to a covered legislative branch official 
of the House of Representatives any gift, knowing 
that such gift violates the rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives, shall, upon proof thereof by a prepon-
derance of the evidence, be subject to a civil fine of 
not more than $50,000. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘covered legislative branch official of the House of 
Representatives’ means—
‘‘(A) a Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and
‘‘(B) an employee of, or any other indi-
vidual functioning in the capacity of an em-
ployee of—
‘‘(i) an individual described in sub-
paragraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) a committee of the House of 
Representatives; 
‘‘(iii) the leadership staff of the House 
of Representatives; 
‘‘(iv) a joint committee of Congress; 
or 
‘‘(v) a working group or caucus orga-
nized to provide legislative services to indi-
viduals described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
TITLE II—SLOWING THE 
REVOLVING DOOR 
SEC. 201. NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRIC-
TIONS. 
Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) NOTIFICATION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RE-
STRICTIONS.—After a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives or an elected officer of the House of 
Representatives leaves office, or after the termi-
nation of employment with the House of Representa-
tives of an employee of the House of Representatives 
covered under paragraph (2), (3), or (4), the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives, after consultation 
with the Committee on Standards of Official Con-
duct, shall inform the Member, officer, or employee 
of the beginning and ending date of the prohibitions 
that apply to the Member, officer, or employee under 
this subsection, and also inform each office of the 
House of Representatives with respect to which such 
prohibitions apply of those dates.’’. 
SEC. 202. DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYMENT NEGO-
TIATIONS. 
The Code of Official Conduct set forth in rule XXIII 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by redesignating clause 14 as clause 15 and by inserting 
after clause 13 the following new clause: 
‘‘14. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Com-
missioner shall file with the Committee on Stand-
ards of Official Conduct a statement that he or she 
is negotiating compensation for prospective employ-
ment or has any arrangement concerning prospective 
employment if a conflict of interest or the appear-
ance of a conflict of interest may exist. Such state-
ment shall be made within 5 days (other than Satur-
days, Sundays, or public holidays) after commencing 
the negotiation for compensation or entering into the 
arrangement. 
‘‘(b) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner should refrain from voting on any legislative 
measure pending before the House or any committee 
thereof if the negotiation described in subparagraph 
(a) may create a conflict of interest.’’. 
SEC. 203. WRONGFULLY INFLUENCING, ON A PARTISAN 
BASIS, AN ENTITY’S EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS 
OR PRACTICES. 
The Code of Official Conduct set forth in rule XXIII 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives (as amended 
by section 202) is further amended by redesignating 
clause 15 as clause 16 and by inserting after clause 14 
the following new clause: 
‘‘15. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commis-
sioner, officer, or employee of the House may not, 
with the intent to influence on the basis of political 
party affiliation an employment decision or employ-
ment practice of any private or public entity (except 
for the Congress)—
‘‘(a) take or withhold, or offer or threaten 
to take or withhold, an official act; or
‘‘(b) influence, or offer or threaten to in-
fluence, the official act of another.’’. 
TITLE III—SUSPENSION OF PRI-
VATELY-FUNDED 
TRAVEL; 
CURBING LOBBYIST GIFTS 
SEC. 301 PRE-CERTIFICATION OF PRIVATELY FUNDED 
TRAVEL. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE
OF PRIVATELY FUNDED TRAV-
EL.—Notwithstanding clause 5 of rule XXV of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, no Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House 
may accept a gift of travel related to his official duties 
(including any transportation, lodging, and meals during 
such travel) from any private source unless the private 
source first obtains a certification in writing from the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct that the gift 
of travel complies with all House rules and standards of 
conduct. 
(b) REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—(1) The 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not 
issue any such certification until it reports its rec-
ommendations on changes to rule XXV to the Committee 
on Rules unless two-thirds of the Members of the Com-
mittee, present and voting in the affirmative, vote to issue 
such certification. The Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct shall report its recommendations to the Com-
mittee on Rules not later than June 15, 2006. 
(2) In developing such recommendations, the Com-
mittee on Standards of Official Conduct shall—
(A) survey public reports of registered lobbyist 
and registered foreign agent-related private travel, 
as well as public reports of late or inaccurate disclo-
sure of private travel; and 
(B) consider—
(i) The ability of the current provisions of 
rule XXV regarding travel to protect the 
House, its Members, officers, and employees, 
from the appearance of impropriety. 
(ii) With respect to the allowance for pri-
vately-funded travel contained in clause 5(b) of 
rule XXV—
(I) the degree to which the privately-
funded travel meets the representational 
needs of the House, its Members, officers, 
and employees; 
(II) whether certain entities should or 
should not be permitted to fund the travel 
of the Members, officers, and employees of 
the House, what sources of funding may be
permissible, and what other individuals 
may participate in that travel; and 
(III) the adequacy of the current sys-
tem of approval and disclosure of such 
travel. 
SEC. 302 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON 
STANDARDS 
OF 
OFFICIAL 
CONDUCT 
ON 
GIFTS. 
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
shall report its recommendations on changes to rule XXV 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding 
the exceptions to the limitation on the acceptance of gifts 
contained in clause 5(a) of that rule to the Committee on 
Rules. In developing its recommendations, the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
SEC. 303. PROHIBITING REGISTERED LOBBYISTS ON COR-
PORATE FLIGHTS. 
The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 is amended by 
inserting after section 5 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING REGISTERED LOBBYISTS ON COR-
PORATE FLIGHTS. 
‘‘If a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress, or an officer or employee 
of the House of Representatives, is a passenger or crew