DIVISION 
A—PREVENTING 
ABUSES 
OF 
PRESIDENTIAL 
POWER 
TITLE I—ABUSE OF THE PARDON 
POWER PREVENTION 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Abuse of the Pardon 
Power Prevention Act’’. 
SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT RELATING TO CER-
TAIN PARDONS. 
(a) SUBMISSION
OF INFORMATION.—In the event 
that the President grants an individual a pardon for a cov-
ered offense, not later than 30 days after the date of such 
pardon— 
(1) the Attorney General shall submit to the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the ap-
propriate congressional committees— 
(A) all materials obtained or produced by 
the prosecution team, including the Attorney 
General and any United States Attorney, and 
all materials obtained or prepared by any inves-
tigative agency of the United States govern-
ment, relating to the offense for which the indi-
vidual was so pardoned; and 
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(B) all materials obtained or produced by 
the Department of Justice in relation to the 
pardon; and 
(2) the President shall submit to the chairmen 
and ranking minority members of the appropriate 
congressional committees all materials obtained or 
produced within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent in relation to the pardon. 
(b) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION.—Rule 6(e) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure may not be con-
strued to prohibit the disclosure of information required 
by subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(B) if an investigation relates to intel-
ligence or counterintelligence matters, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered offense’’ means— 
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(A) an offense against the United States 
that arises from an investigation in which the 
President, or a relative of the President, is a 
target or subject; 
(B) an offense under section 192 of title 2, 
United States Code; or 
(C) an offense under section 1001, 1505, 
1512, or 1621 of title 18, United States Code, 
provided that the offense occurred in relation to 
a Congressional proceeding or investigation. 
(3) The term ‘‘pardon’’ includes a commutation 
of sentence. 
(4) The term ‘‘relative’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3110(a) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 103. BRIBERY IN CONNECTION WITH PARDONS AND 
COMMUTATIONS. 
Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding the President and the Vice President of 
the United States,’’ after ‘‘or an officer or em-
ployee or person’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
any pardon, commutation, or reprieve, or an 
offer of any such pardon, commutation, or re-
prieve’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing, for purposes of this paragraph, any pardon, 
commutation, or reprieve, or an offer of any such 
pardon, commutation, or reprieve)’’ after ‘‘corruptly 
gives, offers, or promises anything of value’’. 
SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON PRESIDENTIAL SELF-PARDON. 
The President’s grant of a pardon to himself or her-
self is void and of no effect, and shall not deprive the 
courts of jurisdiction, or operate to confer on the Presi-
dent any legal immunity from investigation or prosecution. 
TITLE II—ENSURING NO 
PRESIDENT IS ABOVE THE LAW 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘No President is Above 
the Law Act’’. 
SEC. 202. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR 
VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF-
FICE.—Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) OFFENSES COMMITTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR 
VICE PRESIDENT DURING OR PRIOR TO TENURE IN OF-
FICE.—In the case of any person serving as President or 
Vice President of the United States, the duration of that 
person’s tenure in office shall not be considered for pur-
poses of any statute of limitations applicable to any Fed-
eral criminal offense committed by that person (including 
any offenses committed during any period of time pre-
ceding such tenure in office).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any offense committed before the 
date of the enactment of this section, if the statute of limi-
tations applicable to that offense had not run as of such 
date. 
TITLE 
III—ENFORCEMENT 
OF 
THE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC 
EMOLUMENTS 
CLAUSES 
OF 
THE CONSTITUTION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign and Domestic 
Emoluments Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘emolument’’ means any profit, 
gain, or advantage that is received directly or indi-
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rectly from any government of a foreign country, the 
Federal government, or any State or local govern-
ment, or from any instrumentality thereof, including 
payments arising from commercial transactions at 
fair market value. 
(2) The term ‘‘person holding any office of 
profit or trust under the United States’’ includes the 
President of the United States and the Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘government of a foreign coun-
try’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1(e) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 
611(e)). 
SEC. 303. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF FOREIGN AND 
DOMESTIC EMOLUMENTS. 
(a) FOREIGN.—Except as otherwise provided in sec-
tion 7342 of title 5, United States Code, it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person holding an office of profit or trust under 
the United States to accept from a government of a for-
eign country, without first obtaining the consent of Con-
gress, any present or emolument, or any office or title. 
The prohibition under this subsection applies without re-
gard to whether the present, emolument, office, or title 
is— 
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(1) provided directly or indirectly by that gov-
ernment of a foreign country; or 
(2) provided to that person or to any private 
business interest of that person. 
(b) DOMESTIC.—It shall be unlawful for the Presi-
dent to accept from the United States, or any of them, 
any emolument other than the compensation for his or her 
services as President provided for by Federal law. The 
prohibition under this subsection applies without regard 
to whether the emolument is provided directly or indi-
rectly, and without regard to whether the emolument is 
provided to the President or to any private business inter-
est of the President. 
SEC. 304. CIVIL ACTIONS BY CONGRESS CONCERNING FOR-
EIGN EMOLUMENTS. 
(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—The House of Representa-
tives or the Senate may bring a civil action against any 
person for a violation of subsection (a) of section 303. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—In any civil action described 
in subsection (a), the following rules shall apply: 
(1) The action shall be filed before the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia. 
(2) The action shall be heard by a three-judge 
court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, 
United States Code. It shall be the duty of such 
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court to advance on the docket and to expedite to 
the greatest possible extent the disposition of any 
such action. Such action shall be reviewable only by 
appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of 
a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the filing of 
a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the 
entry of the final decision. 
(3) It shall be the duty of the Supreme Court 
of the United States to advance on the docket and 
to expedite to the greatest possible extent the dis-
position of any such action and appeal. 
(c) REMEDY.—If the court determines that a viola-
tion of subsection (a) of section 303 has occurred, the 
court shall issue an order enjoining the course of conduct 
found to constitute the violation, and such of the following 
as are appropriate: 
(1) The disgorgement of the value of any for-
eign present or emolument. 
(2) The surrender of the physical present or 
emolument to the Department of State, which shall, 
if practicable, dispose of the present or emolument 
and deposit the proceeds into the United States 
Treasury. 
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(3) The renunciation of any office or title ac-
cepted in violation of such subsection. 
(4) A prohibition on the use or holding of such 
an office or title. 
(5) Such other relief as the court determines 
appropriate. 
(d) USE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS PROHIBITED.—No 
appropriated funds, funds provided from any accounts in 
the United States Treasury, funds derived from the collec-
tion of fees, or any other Government funds shall be used 
to pay any disgorgement imposed by the court pursuant 
to this section. 
SEC. 305. DISCLOSURES CONCERNING FOREIGN AND DO-
MESTIC EMOLUMENTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURES.—Section 102(a) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Any present, emolument, office, or title re-
ceived from a government of a foreign country, in-
cluding the source, date, type, and amount or value 
of each present or emolument accepted on or before 
the date of filing during the preceding calendar year. 
‘‘(10) Each business interest that is reasonably 
expected to result in the receipt of any present or 
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emolument from a government of a foreign country 
during the current calendar year. 
‘‘(11) In addition, the President shall report— 
‘‘(A) any emolument received from the 
United States, or any of them, other than the 
compensation for his or her services as Presi-
dent provided for by Federal law; and 
‘‘(B) any business interest that is reason-
ably expected to result in the receipt of any 
emolument from the United States, or any of 
them.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendments made by this section shall be construed to 
affect the prohibition against the acceptance of presents 
and emoluments under section 303. 
SEC. 306. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR 
OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 402(a) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The Director’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a)(1) The Director’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The Director shall provide overall direction of 
executive branch policies related to compliance with the 
Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act and 
the amendments made by such Act and shall have the au-
thority to— 
‘‘(A) issue administrative fines to individuals 
for violations; 
‘‘(B) order individuals to take corrective action, 
including disgorgement, divestiture, and recusal, as 
the Director deems necessary; and 
‘‘(C) bring civil actions to enforce such fines 
and orders.’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—Section 402(b) of such 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(14); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (15) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) developing and promulgating rules and 
regulations to ensure compliance with the Foreign 
and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act and the 
amendments made by such Act, including estab-
lishing— 
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‘‘(A) requirements for reporting and disclo-
sure; 
‘‘(B) a schedule of administrative fines 
that may be imposed by the Director for viola-
tions; and 
‘‘(C) a process for referral of matters to 
the Office of Special Counsel for investigation 
in compliance with section 1216(d) of title 5, 
United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 307. JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL 
COUNSEL. 
Section 1216 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) any violation of section 303 of the Foreign 
and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act or of 
the amendments made by section 305 of such Act.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) If the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics refers a matter for investigation pursuant to section 
402 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, or if the 
Special Counsel receives a credible complaint of a violation 
referred to in subsection (a)(6), the Special Counsel shall 
complete an investigation not later than 120 days there-
after. If the Special Counsel investigates any violation pur-
suant to subsection (a)(6), the Special Counsel shall re-
port not later than 7 days after the completion of such 
investigation to the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics and to Congress on the results of such investiga-
tion.’’. 
DIVISION 
B—RESTORING 
CHECKS AND BALANCES, AC-
COUNTABILITY, AND TRANS-
PARENCY 
TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT OF 
CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Sub-
poena Compliance and Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) As the Supreme Court has repeatedly af-
firmed, including in its July 9, 2020, holding in 
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Trump v. Mazars, Congress’ ‘‘power of inquiry— 
with process to enforce it—is an essential and ap-
propriate auxiliary to the legislative function’’. Con-
gress’ power to obtain information, including 
through the issuance of subpoenas and the enforce-
ment of such subpoenas, is ‘‘broad and indispen-
sable’’. 
(2) Congress ‘‘suffers a concrete and particular-
ized injury when denied the opportunity to obtain in-
formation necessary’’ to the exercise of its constitu-
tional functions, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit correctly recognized 
in its August 7, 2020, en banc decision in Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives v. McGahn. 
(3) Accordingly, the Constitution secures to 
each House of Congress an inherent right to enforce 
its subpoenas in court. Explicit statutory authoriza-
tion is not required to secure such a right of action, 
and the contrary holding by a divided panel of the 
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit in McGahn, entered on August 31, 2020, 
was in error. 
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SEC. 403. ENFORCEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1365 
the following: 
‘‘§ 1365a. Congressional actions against subpoena re-
cipients 
‘‘(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—The United States House 
of Representatives, the United States Senate, or a com-
mittee or subcommittee thereof, may bring a civil action 
against the recipient of a subpoena issued by a congres-
sional committee or subcommittee to enforce compliance 
with the subpoena. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES.—In any civil action described 
in subsection (a), the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The action may be filed in a United States 
district court of competent jurisdiction. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 1657(a), it shall 
be the duty of every court of the United States to 
expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposi-
tion of any such action and appeal. Upon a showing 
by the plaintiff of undue delay, other irreparable 
harm, or good cause, a court to which an appeal of 
the action may be taken shall issue any necessary 
and appropriate writs and orders to ensure compli-
ance with this paragraph. 
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‘‘(3) If a three-judge court is expressly re-
quested by the plaintiff in the initial pleading, the 
action shall be heard by a three-judge court con-
vened pursuant to section 2284, and shall be review-
able only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of 
the United States. Such appeal shall be taken by the 
filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the 
filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of 
the entry of the final decision. 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) CASES
INVOLVING
GOVERNMENT
AGEN-
CIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The court may impose 
monetary penalties directly against each head of 
a Government agency and the head of each 
component thereof held to have knowingly failed 
to comply with any part of a congressional sub-
poena. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERN-
MENT FUNDS.—No appropriated funds, funds 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury, 
funds derived from the collection of fees, or 
other Government funds shall be used to pay 
any monetary penalty imposed by the court 
pursuant to this paragraph. 
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‘‘(2) LEGAL FEES.—In addition to any other 
penalties or sanctions, the court shall require that 
any defendant, other than a Government agency, 
held to have willfully failed to comply with any part 
of a congressional subpoena, pay a penalty in an 
amount equal to that party’s legal fees, including at-
torney’s fees, litigation expenses, and other costs. If 
such defendant if is an officer or employee of a Gov-
ernment agency, such fees may be paid from funds 
appropriated to pay the salary of the defendant. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER.—Any ground for noncompliance as-
serted by the recipient of a congressional subpoena shall 
be deemed to have been waived as to any particular infor-
mation withheld from production if the court finds that 
the recipient failed in a timely manner to comply with the 
requirements of section 105(b) of the Revised Statutes of 
the United States with respect to such information. 
‘‘(e) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Supreme Court 
and the Judicial Conference of the United States shall 
prescribe rules of procedure to ensure the expeditious 
treatment of actions described in subsection (a). Such 
rules shall be prescribed and submitted to the Congress 
pursuant to sections 2072, 2073, and 2074. This shall in-
clude procedures for expeditiously considering any asser-
tion of constitutional or Federal statutory privilege made 
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in connection with testimony by any recipient of a sub-
poena from a congressional committee or subcommittee. 
The Supreme Court shall transmit such rules to Congress 
within 6 months after the effective date of this section and 
then pursuant to section 2074 thereafter. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘Government agency’ means any office or entity de-
scribed in section 105 and 106 of title 3, an executive de-
partment listed in section 101 of title 5, an independent 
establishment, commission, board, bureau, division, or of-
fice in the executive branch, or other agency or instrumen-
tality of the Federal Government, including wholly or part-
ly owned Government corporations.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1365 the 
following: 
‘‘1365a. Congressional actions against subpoena recipients.’’. 
SEC. 
404. 
COMPLIANCE 
WITH 
CONGRESSIONAL 
SUB-
POENAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title II of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 191 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 105. RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS. 
‘‘(a) SUBPOENA BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.— 
Any recipient of any subpoena from a congressional com-
mittee or subcommittee shall appear and testify, produce, 
or otherwise disclose information in a manner consistent 
with the subpoena and this section. 
‘‘(b) FAILURE TO PRODUCE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) GROUNDS
FOR
WITHHOLDING
INFORMA-
TION.—Unless required by the Constitution or by 
Federal statute, no claim of privilege or protection 
from disclosure shall be a ground for withholding in-
formation responsive to the subpoena or required by 
this section. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION WITH-
HELD.—In the case of information that is withheld, 
in whole or in part, by the subpoena recipient, the 
subpoena recipient shall, without delay provide a log 
containing the following: 
‘‘(A) An express assertion and description 
of the ground asserted for withholding the in-
formation. 
‘‘(B) The type of information. 
‘‘(C) The general subject matter. 
‘‘(D) The date, author, and addressee. 
‘‘(E) The relationship of the author and 
addressee to each other. 
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‘‘(F) The custodian of the information. 
‘‘(G) Any other descriptive information 
that may be produced or disclosed regarding 
the information that will enable the congres-
sional committee or subcommittee issuing the 
subpoena to assess the ground asserted for 
withholding the information. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section the 
term ‘information’ includes any books, papers, documents, 
data, or other objects requested in a subpoena issued by 
a congressional committee or subcommittee.’’; and 
(2) in section 104, by striking the period at the 
end and inserting the following: 
‘‘, or the Attorney General for the District of Colum-
bia, in which case, notwithstanding section 23–101, Dis-
trict of Columbia Official Code, the offense may be pros-
ecuted by the Attorney General for the District of Colum-
bia, and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than 
$1,000 and imprisonment of not more than 12 months.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for chapter 7 of title II of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘105. Response to congressional subpoenas.’’. 
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SEC. 405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title may be interpreted to limit or 
constrain Congress’ inherent authority or foreclose any 
other means for enforcing compliance with congressional 
subpoenas, nor may anything in this title be interpreted 
to establish or recognize any ground for noncompliance 
with a congressional subpoena. 
TITLE 
V—REASSERTING 
CON-
GRESSIONAL POWER OF THE 
PURSE 
SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Power 
of the Purse Act’’. 
Subtitle 
A—Strengthening 
Con-
gressional Control and Review 
To Prevent Impoundment 
SEC. 501. STRENGTHENING CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘PRUDENT
OBLIGATION
OF
BUDGET
AUTHORITY
AND 
SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
EXPIRING
BUDGET 
AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 1018. (a) SPECIAL
MESSAGE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—With respect to budget authority proposed to be 
rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be 
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deferred in a special message transmitted under section 
1012 or 1013, such budget authority— 
‘‘(1) shall be made available for obligation in 
sufficient time to be prudently obligated as required 
under section 1012(b) or 1013; and 
‘‘(2) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld 
from obligation during the 90-day period before the 
expiration of the period of availability of such budget 
authority, including, if applicable, the 90-day period 
before the expiration of an initial period of avail-
ability for which such budget authority was pro-
vided. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENT.—With respect 
to an apportionment of an appropriation (as that term is 
defined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) 
made pursuant to section 1512 of such title, an appropria-
tion shall be apportioned— 
‘‘(1) to make available all amounts for obliga-
tion in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and 
‘‘(2) to make available all amounts for obliga-
tion, without precondition or limitation (including 
footnotes) that shall be met prior to obligation, not 
later than 90 days before the expiration of the pe-
riod of availability of such appropriation, including, 
if applicable, 90 days before the expiration of an ini-
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tial period of availability for which such appropria-
tion was provided.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is amend-
ed by adding after the item relating to section 1017 the 
following: 
‘‘1018. Prudent obligation of budget authority and specific requirements for ex-
piring budget authority.’’. 
SEC. 502. STRENGTHENING CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), as amended by section 
501(a), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘REPORTING 
‘‘SEC. 1019. (a) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall complete im-
plementation of an automated system to post each 
document apportioning an appropriation, pursuant 
to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
including any associated footnotes, in a format that 
qualifies each such document as an Open Govern-
ment Data Asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 
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44, United States Code), not later than 2 business 
days after the date of approval of such apportion-
ment, and shall place on such website each docu-
ment apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to 
such section 1513(b), including any associated foot-
notes, already approved for the fiscal year, and shall 
report the date of completion of such requirements 
to the Committees on the Budget and Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
‘‘(2) EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.—Each docu-
ment apportioning an appropriation posted on a 
publicly accessible website under paragraph (1) shall 
also include a written explanation by the official ap-
proving each such apportionment (pursuant to sec-
tion 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code) of the 
rationale for the apportionment schedule and for any 
footnotes. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
PROCESS
FOR
TRANSMITTING 
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTATION TO THE CONGRESS.— 
The Office of Management and Budget or the appli-
cable department or agency shall make available 
classified documentation relating to apportionment 
to appropriate congressional committees on a sched-
ule to be determined by each such committee. 
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‘‘(4) DEPARTMENT
AND
AGENCY
REPORT.— 
Each department or agency shall notify the Commit-
tees on the Budget and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate and any other ap-
propriate congressional committees if— 
‘‘(A) an apportionment is not made in the 
required time period provided in section 
1513(b) of title 31, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) an approved apportionment received 
by the department or agency conditions the 
availability of an appropriation on further ac-
tion; or 
‘‘(C) an approved apportionment received 
by the department or agency may hinder the 
prudent obligation of such appropriation or the 
execution of a program, project, or activity by 
such department or agency, 
and such notification shall contain information iden-
tifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 
name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or 
fund account. 
‘‘(b) APPROVING OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Not later 
than 15 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, any delegation of apportionment authority pur-
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suant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 
Code that is in effect as of such date shall be sub-
mitted for publication in the Federal Register. Any 
delegation of such apportionment authority after the 
date of enactment of this section shall, on the date 
of such delegation, be submitted for publication in 
the Federal Register. The Office of Management 
and Budget shall publish such delegations in a for-
mat that qualifies such publications as an Open 
Government Data Asset (as defined in section 3502 
of title 44, United States Code) on a public internet 
website, which shall be continuously updated with 
the position of each Federal officer or employee to 
whom apportionment authority has been delegated. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 
days after any change in the position of the approv-
ing official with respect to such delegated apportion-
ment authority for any account is made, the Office 
shall submit a report to the Congress explaining why 
such change was made.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 set forth in section 1(b) of such Act, as 
amended by section 501(b), is further amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 1018 the following: 
‘‘1019. Reporting.’’. 
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SEC. 503. UPDATED AUTHORITIES FOR AND REPORTING BY 
THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
(a) Section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 686) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 
paragraph (2), by striking the last sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall review compliance with this part and shall sub-
mit to the Committees on the Budget, Appropria-
tions, and Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives, the Committees on the Budget, Ap-
propriations, and Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, and any other appro-
priate congressional committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate a report, and any relevant 
information related to the report, on any noncompli-
ance with this part. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION, 
DOCUMENTATION, 
AND 
VIEWS.—The President or the head of the relevant 
department or agency of the United States shall pro-
vide information, documentation, and views to the 
Comptroller General, as is determined by the Comp-
troller General to be necessary to determine such 
compliance, not later than 20 days after the date on 
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112 
SEC. 805. CODIFICATION OF PROTECTIONS FOR DISCLO-
SURES OF CENSORSHIP RELATED TO RE-
SEARCH, ANALYSIS, OR TECHNICAL INFOR-
MATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, as amended by section 802(c)(1), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘applicant’ means an applicant 
for a covered position; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘censorship related to research, 
analysis, or technical information’ means any effort 
to distort, misrepresent, or suppress research, anal-
ysis, or technical information; and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘employee’ means an employee in 
a covered position in an agency. 
‘‘(2)(A) Any disclosure of information by an employee 
or applicant for employment that the employee or appli-
cant reasonably believes is evidence of censorship related 
to research, analysis, or technical information— 
‘‘(i) shall come within the protections of sub-
section (b)(8)(A) if— 
‘‘(I) the employee or applicant reasonably 
believes that the censorship related to research, 
analysis, or technical information is or will 
cause— 
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