SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) Any Presidential library fundraising organi-
zation shall submit on a quarterly basis, in accordance 
with paragraph (2), information with respect to every con-
tributor who gave the organization a contribution or con-
tributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or 
more for the quarterly period. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the entities to which information shall be 
submitted under that paragraph are the Administra-
tion, the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the dates by which information shall be 
submitted under that paragraph are April 15, July 
15, October 15, and January 15 of each year and 
of the following year (for the fourth quarterly filing); 
‘‘(C) the requirement to submit information 
under that paragraph shall continue until the later 
of the following occurs: 
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‘‘(i) The Archivist has accepted, taken title 
to, or entered into an agreement to use any 
land or facility for the archival depository. 
‘‘(ii) The President whose archives are con-
tained in the depository no longer holds the Of-
fice of President and a period of four years has 
expired (beginning on the date the President 
left the Office). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Presidential library fundraising 
organization’ means an organization that is estab-
lished for the purpose of raising funds for creating, 
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at— 
‘‘(i) a Presidential archival depository; or 
‘‘(ii) any facilities relating to a Presidential 
archival depository. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘information’ means the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The amount or value of each contribu-
tion made by a contributor referred to in para-
graph (1) in the quarter covered by the submis-
sion. 
‘‘(ii) The source of each such contribution, 
and the address of the entity or individual that 
is the source of the contribution. 
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‘‘(iii) If the source of such a contribution 
is an individual, the occupation of the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(iv) The date of each such contribution. 
‘‘(4) The Archivist shall make available to the public 
through the Internet (or a successor technology readily 
available to the public) as soon as is practicable after each 
quarterly filing any information that is submitted under 
paragraph (1). The information shall be made available 
without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sort-
able, and downloadable database. 
‘‘(5)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who 
makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) to know-
ingly and willfully submit false material information or 
omit material information with respect to the contribution 
to an organization described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 
18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a viola-
tion of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a viola-
tion described in such section. 
‘‘(6)(A) It shall be unlawful for any Presidential li-
brary fundraising organization to knowingly and willfully 
submit false material information or omit material infor-
mation under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 
18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a viola-
tion of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a viola-
tion described in such section. 
‘‘(7)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly 
and willfully— 
‘‘(i) make a contribution described in paragraph 
(1) in the name of another person; 
‘‘(ii) permit his or her name to be used to effect 
a contribution described in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(iii) accept a contribution described in para-
graph (1) that is made by one person in the name 
of another person. 
‘‘(B) The penalties set forth in section 309(d) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of subparagraph (A) 
in the same manner as if such violation were a violation 
of section 316(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)). 
‘‘(8) The Archivist shall promulgate regulations for 
the purpose of carrying out this subsection.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2112(h) of title 44, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a))— 
(1) shall apply to an organization established 
for the purpose of raising funds for creating, main-
taining, expanding, or conducting activities at a 
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Presidential archival depository or any facilities re-
lating to a Presidential archival depository before, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) shall only apply with respect to contribu-
tions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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