I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1524 
To require annual reports on funds expended by the Federal Government 
with the Trump Organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2019 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require annual reports on funds expended by the Federal 
Government with the Trump Organization, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Curb Objectionable 
Redirection of Resources and Unconstitutional Payments 
to Trump Act’’ or the ‘‘CORRUPT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Kleptocracy is a tool used by autocratic 
leaders, including Vladimir Putin, to exploit state re-
sources; it involves the operation of sophisticated 
networks for the purpose of self-enrichment. 
(2) Unlike prior presidents, President Trump 
has refused to sell his business interests or divest 
himself of assets that present potential conflicts of 
interest. 
(3) Article I of the Constitution states that ‘‘no 
Person holding any office of profit or trust under 
them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, ac-
cept any present, emolument, office, or title, of any 
kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign 
State’’. 
(4) Foreign governments and foreign-held com-
panies have already shifted business to the Presi-
dent’s companies in order to curry favor with the 
Administration. 
(5) According to reports, the Trump Inter-
national Hotel has generated at least $19,700,000 in 
income for the President between September 2016 
and April 2017. 
(6) The National Security Council and State 
Department have allegedly used taxpayers’ money to 
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pay for staff to stay at Trump hotels and resorts, 
thereby benefitting the President. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) kleptocrats such as Vladimir Putin pose a 
threat to United States national security by under-
mining financial and Government institutions; 
(2) the United States must take all steps nec-
essary to defend itself against kleptocratic practices; 
and 
(3) Federal funds should not be expended in a 
manner that enriches the President or any of his 
close relatives or associates. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
(a) AGENCY REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
agency shall submit to the Office of Government Ethics 
a report on the amount expended by that agency in fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018 at, or any payments made to, any 
covered property and shall include— 
(1) any hotel stay using per diem or other 
funds; or 
(2) the rental of any conference room or meet-
ing facility. 
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(b) OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS REPORT.— 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Office of Government Ethics shall submit 
to Congress a comprehensive report on funds expended by 
any agency at, or any payments made to, a covered prop-
erty in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—At the end of the next fiscal 
year following the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to 
Congress a report on the direct and indirect ways that 
funds appropriated to agencies have benefitted a covered 
property, including— 
(1) funds expended by any agency at, or any 
payments made to, a covered property in the pre-
vious fiscal year; 
(2) regulatory actions in the previous fiscal year 
with a beneficial impact on a covered property; and 
(3) indirect expenditures with vendors con-
ducting more than $1,000,000 in business with a 
covered individual or with the owners of a covered 
property in the previous fiscal year. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’— 
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(A) has the meaning given the term— 
(i) ‘‘Executive agency’’ under section 
105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(ii) ‘‘military department’’ under sec-
tion 102 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
(B) means— 
(i) any other establishment in the ex-
ecutive branch (including the Executive Of-
fice of the President, the United States 
Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 
Commission); 
(ii) an office, agency, or other estab-
lishment in the legislative branch; and 
(iii) an office, agency, or other estab-
lishment in the judicial branch. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means— 
(A) the President; 
(B) a relative of the President; and 
(C) with respect to an agency that is an 
Executive department, the head of the Execu-
tive department. 
(3) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered 
property’’ means— 
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(A) any property controlled by the Trump 
Organization; or 
(B) an organization or business controlled 
by or associated with a covered person (includ-
ing any known shell company), any member of 
the President’s family, or any employee of the 
Trump Organization. 
(4) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Ex-
ecutive department’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of title 5, United States Code. 
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