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considered as read. All points of order against provisions 
in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Financial Services; 
and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to 
the consideration of H.R. 1908. 
SEC. 3. The amendment specified in this section is 
as follows: 
Strike section 1 and all that follows and insert the 
following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Restore Trust in Con-
gress Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE AND OWNERSHIP OF 
COVERED INVESTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV. RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE AND OWNERSHIP OF COVERED 
INVESTMENTS 
‘‘13151. Definitions. 
‘‘13152. Trade and ownership of covered investments. 
‘‘13153. Penalties. 
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‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.—Chapter 131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new sub-
chapter: 
‘‘ ‘SUBCHAPTER IV—RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE 
AND OWNERSHIP OF COVERED INVESTMENTS 
‘‘ ‘§ 13151. Definitions 
‘‘ ‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘ ‘(1) COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘commodity’’— 
‘‘ ‘(A) has the meaning given the term in 
section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 1a); and 
‘‘ ‘(B) does not include a precious metal 
(as defined in section 1027.100 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations). 
‘‘ ‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered individual’’ means any of the following: 
‘‘ ‘(A) A Member of Congress as defined in 
section 13101. 
‘‘ ‘(B) A dependent child as defined in sec-
tion 13101 or a spouse of a Member of Con-
gress. 
‘‘ ‘(C) An individual or entity described in 
section 13104(f)(3)(A) with respect to a cov-
ered investment placed in a trust for any indi-
vidual described in subparagraphs (A) or (B). 
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‘‘ ‘(3) COVERED INVESTMENT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered investment’’— 
‘‘ ‘(A) means an investment in a security, 
a commodity, a future, or any comparable eco-
nomic interest acquired through synthetic 
means, such as the use of a derivative, includ-
ing an option, warrant, or other similar means; 
and 
‘‘ ‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘ ‘(i) a widely held investment fund 
described in section 13104(f)(8) that is di-
versified and publicly traded on a national 
or regional stock exchange; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) a United States Treasury bill, 
note, or bond; 
‘‘ ‘(iii) a State or municipal govern-
ment bill, note, or bond; 
‘‘ ‘(iv) any compensation received by 
the spouse or dependent child of a covered 
official from their employer; 
‘‘ ‘(v) an interest in a small business 
concern; 
‘‘ ‘(vi) an interest in a limited liability 
company created for the sole purpose of 
purchasing or holding real estate that 
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serves as the personal residence of the 
Member of Congress; 
‘‘ ‘(vii) any share of Settlement Com-
mon Stock issued under section 7(g)(1)(A) 
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(g)(1)(A)); or 
‘‘ ‘(viii) any share of Settlement Com-
mon Stock, as defined in section 3 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1602). 
‘‘ ‘(4) DIVERSIFIED.—The term ‘‘diversified’’, 
with respect to an investment fund, means such 
fund does not have a stated policy of concentrating 
its investments in any industry, business, single 
country other than the United States, or bonds of a 
single State within the United States except for the 
State in which the Member of Congress resides. 
‘‘ ‘(5) FUTURE.—The term ‘‘future’’ means a fi-
nancial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an 
asset or the seller to sell an asset, such as a physical 
commodity or a financial investment, at a predeter-
mined future date and price. 
‘‘ ‘(6) SECURITY.—The term ‘‘security’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
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‘‘ ‘(7) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘ ‘(8) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The term 
‘‘supervising ethics office’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 13101. 
‘‘ ‘§ 13152. Trade and ownership of covered invest-
ments 
‘‘ ‘(a) CONDUCT DURING FEDERAL SERVICE.—Ex-
cept as described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsections 
(d) through (f), no covered individual may, directly or indi-
rectly, own or trade a covered investment. 
‘‘ ‘(b) COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—To comply with sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘ ‘(A) a covered individual may not pur-
chase a covered investment; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) a covered individual shall divest of 
any covered investment by the effective date es-
tablished in paragraph (2) at fair market value. 
‘‘ ‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The effective date is 
established as follows: 
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‘‘ ‘(A) 180 days for an individual who is a 
covered individual on the date of enactment of 
the Restore Trust in Congress Act. 
‘‘ ‘(B) 90 days within the date on which an 
individual becomes a covered individual if such 
date occurs after the date of enactment of the 
Restore Trust in Congress Act. 
‘‘ ‘(c) CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTITURE.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) APPLICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF DIVES-
TITURE PROGRAM.—For purposes of section 1043 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986— 
‘‘ ‘(A) this section shall be treated as a 
Federal conflict of interest statute; 
‘‘ ‘(B) any covered individual described in 
section 13151(2)(A) shall be treated as an eligi-
ble person described in section 1043(b)(1)(A) of 
such Code; and 
‘‘ ‘(C) any spouse or dependent child de-
scribed in section 13151(2)(B) shall be treated 
as an eligible person described in section 
1043(b)(1)(B) of such Code. 
‘‘ ‘(2) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF DIVESTI-
TURE.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each supervising 
ethics office shall issue a certificate of divesti-
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ture to each covered individual required to di-
vest under this subchapter upon submission of 
proof of compliance by such individual with the 
requirements to divest or any extensions grant-
ed by the supervising ethics office. 
‘‘ ‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Such certificate shall 
include an identification of each specific prop-
erty eligible for the application of the certificate 
of divestiture program as determined by the su-
pervising ethics office. 
‘‘ ‘(d) OCCUPATIONAL EXCEPTION.—A spouse or de-
pendent child of a Member of Congress may trade any 
covered investment if such covered investment is not 
owned by a covered individual and if such trade is per-
formed as a function of the primary occupation of the 
spouse or dependent child. 
‘‘ ‘(e) TRUSTS.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) QUALIFIED BLIND TRUST.—Any covered 
investment held in a qualified blind trust as defined 
in section 13104(f)(3) shall be divested in accord-
ance with subsection (b)(1)(B) by the effective date 
established in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘ ‘(2) FAMILY TRUST.—A supervising ethics of-
fice may grant an exemption for covered investments 
held in a family trust only if— 
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‘‘ ‘(A) no covered individual— 
‘‘ ‘(i) is a grantor of the family trust; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) contributed any covered invest-
ment to the family trust; or 
‘‘ ‘(iii) has any authority over a trust-
ee of the family trust, including the au-
thority to appoint, replace, or direct the 
actions of such a trustee; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) the grantor of the family trust is or 
was a family member of the covered individual. 
‘‘ ‘(3) REQUESTS.—A covered individual seeking 
an exemption under paragraph (2) shall submit to 
the applicable supervising ethics office a request for 
the exemption, in writing, certifying that the condi-
tions described in that paragraph are met. 
‘‘ ‘(f) 
ASSETS
ACQUIRED
IN
SPECIAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—In the event that a covered individual ac-
quires a covered investment after the date of enactment 
of the Restore Trust in Congress Act other than by pur-
chase (such as by marriage, inheritance, divorce settle-
ment, or other circumstance), the covered individual shall 
have 90 days from the date on which such investment was 
acquired to divest such covered investment at fair market 
value. 
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‘‘ ‘(g) EXTENSION.—A supervising ethics office may 
grant a covered individual an extension of time to comply 
with a divestment deadline under this subchapter if a cov-
ered investment cannot be divested by such deadline due 
to low liquidity, vesting schedules, or contractual restric-
tions. 
‘‘ ‘(h) INTERPRETATIVE
GUIDANCE.—The super-
vising ethics office shall issue interpretive guidance on any 
relevant term not defined in this subchapter. 
‘‘ ‘§ 13153. Penalties 
‘‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) PENALTIES.—Any covered individual who 
violates the restrictions on trading or ownership of 
covered investments in section 13152 shall, at the 
direction of the supervising ethics office— 
‘‘ ‘(A) pay a fee equal to ten percent of the 
value of the covered investment; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) disgorge the profits of any trans-
action that violates the provisions of this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PAYMENT OF PENALTY TO TREASURY.— 
A penalty imposed under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
payable into the Treasury of the United States. 
‘‘ ‘(b) PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS.—A Member of the 
House of Representatives may not pay any of the penalties 
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under this section by using amounts from the following 
sources: 
‘‘ ‘(1) The Members’ Representational Allow-
ance. 
‘‘ ‘(2) Any contribution (as defined in section 
301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8))) accepted as a can-
didate, and any other donation received as support 
for activities of the individual as a holder of Federal 
office. 
‘‘ ‘(c) PUBLICATION.—Each supervising ethics office 
shall publish on a publicly available website a description 
of— 
‘‘ ‘(1) each fine assessed by the supervising eth-
ics office pursuant to this section; 
‘‘ ‘(2) the reason why each such fine was as-
sessed; and 
‘‘ ‘(3) the result of each assessment.’.’’. 
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