I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2055 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Sta-
bility Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative 
and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 
addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Eth-
ics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the 
Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Fund-
ing Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to 
improve access to information in the legislative and exec-
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utive branches of the Government, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Transparency in Gov-
ernment Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES 
Sec. 101. Greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial informa-
tion. 
Sec. 102. Greater disclosure of travel reports. 
Sec. 103. Greater disclosure of gift reports. 
Sec. 104. Greater disclosure of earmarks. 
Sec. 105. GAO study and report on effects of written requests by Members of 
Congress for funding of projects. 
TITLE II—ENHANCING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WORK OF 
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, LEGISLATION, AND VOTES 
Subtitle A—Access to Legislation, Votes, and Related Information 
Sec. 201. Increased transparency of committee work. 
Sec. 202. Increased transparency of recorded votes. 
Sec. 203. Electronic format. 
Sec. 204. Congressional Data Task Force. 
Sec. 205. Use of data standards by congressional support offices. 
Sec. 206. Inclusion of digital version of funding tables in reports accompanying 
appropriations bills. 
Sec. 207. Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. 
Sec. 208. Expanded information in House staff directory. 
Sec. 209. Publication of United States Capitol Police arrest information. 
Subtitle B—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 211. Short title. 
Sec. 212. Definitions. 
Sec. 213. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 214. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 215. Changing or removing reports. 
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Sec. 216. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. 
Sec. 217. Implementation. 
Sec. 218. Determination of budgetary effects. 
TITLE III—EXPANDING ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH 
SERVICE REPORTS ON LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEBSITE 
Sec. 301. Inclusion of reports from archive. 
Sec. 302. Availability of reports in structured format. 
Sec. 303. Report on making other materials available. 
Sec. 304. Effective date. 
TITLE IV—LOBBYING DISCLOSURE 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Modifications to enforcement. 
Sec. 403. Definition of lobbyist. 
Sec. 404. Expedited online registration of lobbyists; expansion of registrants. 
Sec. 405. Disclosure of political contributions. 
Sec. 406. Identification numbers for lobbyists. 
Sec. 407. Ethics training for lobbyists. 
Sec. 408. Estimates based on tax reporting system. 
Sec. 409. Effective date. 
TITLE V—TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING 
Sec. 501. Improving application programming interface and website data ele-
ments. 
Sec. 502. Improving data quality. 
Sec. 503. Requirements relating to reporting of award data. 
Sec. 504. Recipient performance transparency. 
Sec. 505. Improvement of Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Infor-
mation System Database. 
Sec. 506. Federal contractor compliance. 
Sec. 507. Improving access to information disclosed on lobbying activities. 
Sec. 508. Inclusion of narratives on USAspending.gov. 
TITLE VI—EXECUTIVE BRANCH TRANSPARENCY 
Subtitle A—Public Availability of Information 
Sec. 601. Requirement for disclosure of Federal sponsorship of all Federal ad-
vertising or other communications. 
Sec. 602. Improving access to influential executive branch official’s visitor ac-
cess records. 
Sec. 603. Public availability of budget justifications and appropriation requests. 
Sec. 604. Improving rulemaking disclosure for the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs. 
Sec. 605. Improving registration information from agents of foreign principals. 
Sec. 606. Agency defined. 
Sec. 607. Government-wide entity identifier. 
Sec. 608. Grants transparency requirements. 
Subtitle B—Publication of Opinions of Office of Legal Counsel 
Sec. 611. Short title. 
Sec. 612. Schedule of publication for final OLC opinions. 
Sec. 613. Exceptions and limitation on public availability of final OLC opinions. 
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Sec. 614. Method of publication. 
Sec. 615. Index of opinions. 
Sec. 616. Private right of action. 
Sec. 617. Severability. 
Sec. 618. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Contempt of Congress Procedures and Enforcement 
Sec. 621. Availability of civil action to enforce House of Representatives sub-
poenas. 
Sec. 622. Alternate procedures for enforcement of criminal contempt of Con-
gress. 
Sec. 623. Increase in penalty for contempt of Congress. 
Sec. 624. Authority of United States Capitol Police to enforce citations. 
Sec. 625. Collection of penalties imposed by the House of Representatives on 
persons cited for contempt of House. 
Sec. 626. No effect of expiration of Congress on pending actions. 
TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 
ACT 
Sec. 701. Agency defined. 
Sec. 702. Digital access to completed responses to the Freedom of Information 
Act. 
Sec. 703. FOIAonline for agencies. 
Sec. 704. Freedom of Information Act amendments. 
TITLE VIII—IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE JUDICIAL 
SYSTEM 
Sec. 801. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. 
Sec. 802. Audio recording of Supreme Court proceedings. 
Sec. 803. Availability on the Internet of financial disclosure reports of judicial 
officers. 
Sec. 804. GAO audit of PACER. 
Sec. 805. Electronic court records reform. 
TITLE IX—ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 901. Audits by the Government Accountability Office. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 1001. Transfer of certain records to Archivist of United States. 
Sec. 1002. Data standards. 
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TITLE I—IMPROVING ACCESS TO 
INFORMATION ABOUT MEM-
BERS 
OF 
CONGRESS 
AND 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES 
SEC. 101. GREATER DISCLOSURE AND ELECTRONIC FILING 
OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—(1) Section 102(a)(1)(B) of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000’’ and by striking clauses (v) through (ix) and 
inserting the following new clauses: 
‘‘(v) greater than $25,000 but not more 
than 
$100,000, 
rounded 
to 
the 
nearest 
$10,000, 
‘‘(vi) greater than $100,000 but not more 
than $1,000,000, rounded to the nearest 
$100,000, or 
‘‘(vii) greater than $1,000,000, rounded to 
the nearest $1,000,000.’’. 
(2) Section 102(d)(1) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App. 
102(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(3), (4), (5), and (8)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(5) and (8)’’. 
(3) Section 102(d) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App. 
102(d)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
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paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The categories for reporting the amount or value 
of the items covered in paragraphs (3) or (4) of subsection 
(a) are as follows: 
‘‘(A) Not more than $15,000. 
‘‘(B) Greater than $15,000 but not more than 
$25,000. 
‘‘(C) Greater than $25,000 but not more than 
$100,000, rounded to the nearest $10,000. 
‘‘(D) Greater than $100,000 but not more than 
$1,000,000, rounded to the nearest $100,000. 
‘‘(E) Greater than $1,000,000, rounded to the 
nearest $1,000,000.’’. 
(b) MORE FREQUENT DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL 
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.— 
(1) Section 101 of such Act (5 U.S.C. App. 101) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) In addition to any other report required to be 
filed by a Member of Congress or officer or employee of 
the Congress, each such individual is required to file a 
quarterly report on April 30, July 30, October 30, and 
January 30 of each year covering the preceding calendar 
quarter if that individual (or the spouse or any dependent 
child of that individual) purchased, sold, or exchanged any 
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property described in subsection (a)(5) valued at not less 
than $250,000 during that calendar quarter. For any such 
transaction of not less than $250,000, such report shall 
contain all of the information required under subsection 
(a)(5).’’. 
(2)(A) Clause 1 of rule XXVI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ 
after ‘‘1.’’ and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(b) If any report is filed with the Clerk for a 
calendar quarter pursuant to section 101(i) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Clerk shall 
compile all such reports sent to the Clerk by Mem-
bers and have them printed as a House document, 
which shall be made available to the public, as soon 
as practicable. 
‘‘(c) Each individual required to file a report 
with the Clerk under title I under the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 shall file and maintain such re-
port in electronic form.’’. 
ø(B) Comparable language to be added by the Sen-
ate.¿ 
(c) AVAILABILITY ON THE INTERNET OF REPORTS 
FILED UNDER THIS TITLE WITH THE CLERK OF THE 
HOUSE OR THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.—Section 
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103 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App. 103) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(m) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and 
the Secretary of the Senate shall each make available any 
report filed with them under this title (whether the report 
is filed in paper or electronic form) within 48 hours of 
the applicable submission deadline on the website of the 
Clerk or the Secretary, as applicable, in a searchable, sort-
able, downloadable, machine-readable format.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to reports filed for calendar years 
or calendar quarters beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 102. GREATER DISCLOSURE OF TRAVEL REPORTS. 
(a) FOREIGN TRAVEL.—Clause 8(b)(3) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Within 48 
hours after any such report is filed with the chair of a 
committee, the chair shall post the report on the Internet 
site of the committee in a searchable, sortable, 
downloadable, machine-readable format.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to travel commencing after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 103. GREATER DISCLOSURE OF GIFT REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIRING CLERK OF THE HOUSE TO POST RE-
PORTS
ON INTERNET NOT LATER THAN 48 HOURS 
AFTER RECEIPT.—(1) Clause 5(b)(5) of rule XXV of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall make available’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall post on the public Internet site 
of the Clerk and otherwise make available’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘as possible’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘as possible, but in no event later 
than 48 hours,’’. 
ø(2) Comparable language to be added by the Sen-
ate.¿ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports filed on 
or after the date of the adoption of this resolution. 
SEC. 104. GREATER DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS. 
(a) ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS.—(1) 
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by redesignating clause 22 as clause 23 and 
by inserting after clause 21 the following: 
‘‘22. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
who requests a congressional earmark, a limited tax ben-
efit, or a limited tariff benefit shall, within 24 hours after 
making such request— 
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‘‘(1) post on his or her public website for the 
remainder of the Congress the following— 
‘‘(A) the name and address of the intended 
recipient; 
‘‘(B) whether the intended recipient is a 
for-profit or not-for-profit entity; 
‘‘(C) the requested amount (only in the 
case of congressional earmarks); and 
‘‘(D) an explanation of the request, includ-
ing the purpose, and why it is a valuable use 
of taxpayer funds; 
‘‘(2) electronically submit to the committee of 
subject-matter jurisdiction the webpage address 
where such information is posted; 
‘‘(3) identify each request as having been sub-
mitted to the committee of subject-matter jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(4) display on the homepage of such website a 
hypertext link that contains the words ‘Earmarks’, 
‘Appropriations Requests’, ‘Limited Tax Benefits’, 
or ‘Limited Tariff Benefits’ and that directs to such 
webpage address, and maintain that link for at least 
30 calendar days after the last such request is made 
during the Congress.’’. 
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(2) The last sentence of clause 16 of rule XXIII of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
striking ‘‘and clause 17’’ and inserting ‘‘, clause 17, and 
clause 22’’. 
(b) ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE BY COMMITTEES.— 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘Earmark disclosure websites 
‘‘7.(a) Any committee that accepts any request of a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner for a con-
gressional earmark, a limited tax benefit, or a limited tar-
iff benefit shall maintain a public website with an earmark 
disclosure webpage that contains the following for each 
such request— 
‘‘(1) the bill name; 
‘‘(2) the name, State, and district of that indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(3) the name and address of the intended re-
cipient; 
‘‘(4) whether the intended recipient is a for- 
profit or not-for-profit entity; 
‘‘(5) the requested amount (only in the case of 
congressional earmarks); 
‘‘(6) a brief description; and 
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‘‘(7) the applicable department or agency of the 
Government, and the account or program (if pro-
vided to the committee in the request); 
and is in a downloadable format that is searchable and 
sortable by such characteristics. 
‘‘(b) Any written statement received by a committee 
under clause 17(a) of rule XXIII shall be posted on the 
earmark disclosure webpage of the committee. 
‘‘(c) The earmark disclosure webpage of a committee 
shall list the names of any Member, Delegate, and Resi-
dent Commissioner who requests a congressional earmark, 
a limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit and link 
directly to their webpage addresses referred to in clause 
18(2) of rule XXIII. 
‘‘(d) The earmark disclosure webpage of a committee 
shall post the information required under paragraphs (a) 
through (c) within one week of receipt, and shall maintain 
that information on that webpage for the remainder of the 
Congress. 
‘‘(e) For purposes of this clause, the terms ‘congres-
sional earmark’, ‘limited tax benefit’, and ‘limited tariff 
benefit’ shall have the meaning given them in clause 9 of 
rule XXI.’’. 
(c) POINT OF ORDER.—Clause 9 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by re-
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designating paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) as paragraphs (f), 
(g), and (h), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
(d) the following: 
‘‘(e) It shall not be in order to consider any bill or 
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, that carries a congressional earmark, lim-
ited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit for which a Mem-
ber, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner failed to comply 
with any applicable requirement of clause 18 of rule 
XXIII.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to requests for congressional ear-
marks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits 
made after the date this resolution is agreed to. 
(e) CENTRALIZED DATABASE FOR EARMARKS, LIM-
ITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED TARIFF BENEFITS.— 
(1) The Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Sec-
retary of the Senate, and the chairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall collaborate to create one centralized database 
where all requests for earmark, limited tax benefits, and 
limited tariff benefits are available on the Internet in a 
searchable, sortable, downloadable format to the public. 
The data available to the public for each earmark should 
include— 
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(A) an identification of the bill into which the 
earmark is to be inserted; 
(B) the name, State, and district of the Mem-
ber of Congress requesting the earmark; 
(C) the name and address of the intended re-
cipient; 
(D) whether the intended recipient is a for-prof-
it or not-for-profit entity; 
(E) the requested amount (only in the case of 
congressional earmarks); 
(F) a brief description of the earmark; and 
(G) the applicable department or agency of the 
Government, and the account or program (if pro-
vided to the committee in the request). 
(2) The centralized database for earmarks referred 
to in paragraph (1) shall be implemented within six 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 105. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF WRIT-
TEN REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
FOR FUNDING OF PROJECTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the effect of written re-
quests to carry out and provide funding for projects and 
activities which are submitted to offices of the executive 
branch by Members of Congress on the decisions made 
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by such offices regarding the funding of those projects and 
activities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
TITLE II—ENHANCING PUBLIC 
ACCESS TO THE WORK OF 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMIT-
TEES, 
LEGISLATION, 
AND 
VOTES 
Subtitle A—Access to Legislation, 
Votes, and Related Information 
SEC. 201. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF COMMITTEE 
WORK. 
(a) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 
1 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(e)(1) Each committee shall post on its Internet 
website the public hearings and markup schedules of the 
committee and each of its subcommittees at the same time 
that information is made available to members of the com-
mittee. 
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‘‘(2) For each hearing and markup for which infor-
mation is posted under subparagraph (1), the committee 
shall post on its Internet website within 45 days the fol-
lowing: the topic, related legislation, testimony of wit-
nesses, opening statements of the chair and ranking mi-
nority member, transcripts, and audio and video record-
ings. 
‘‘(3) Within 24 hours after a committee or sub-
committee orders any bill or resolution to be reported, the 
committee or subcommittee, as applicable, shall post on 
its Internet website all amendments that were agreed to, 
except for technical and conforming changes authorized by 
the committee or subcommittee, as well as all votes taken 
on the bill or resolution and on any amendment offered 
to the bill or resolution.’’. 
(b) IN THE SENATE.—Comparable language to be 
added by the Senate. 
SEC. 202. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF RECORDED 
VOTES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE CLERK OF THE 
HOUSE AND THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.—The 
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary 
of the Senate shall post on the public Internet site of the 
Office of the Clerk or of the Secretary, respectively, a 
record, organized by the name of each Member or Senator, 
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in a structured data format, of the recorded votes of that 
Member or Senator, including the roll, date, issue, ques-
tion, result, and title or description of the vote, and any 
cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office related 
to the vote. 
(b) WEB LINK.—Each Member shall provide a link 
to the Clerk of the House of Representatives of a list of 
recorded votes from that Member’s website, and each Sen-
ator shall provide a link to the Secretary of the Senate 
of a list of recorded votes from that Senator’s website. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member’’ means a Representative in Congress, a delegate 
to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
recorded votes occurring after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 203. ELECTRONIC FORMAT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 1 of the United 
States Code is amended by inserting after section 107 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 107a. Electronic format 
‘‘To the extent practicable, all bills, resolutions, or-
ders, and votes shall be created, exchanged, and published 
in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data 
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standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Con-
gress may establish.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1 of the United 
States Code is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 107 the following new item: 
‘‘107a. Electronic format.’’. 
SEC. 204. CONGRESSIONAL DATA TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Clerk of the House and 
the Secretary of the Senate shall establish an advisory 
Congressional Data Task Force to recommend data stand-
ards for the creation, exchange, and publication of con-
gressional information. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Congressional Data Task 
Force shall be composed of staff representatives of the 
Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, the Li-
brary of Congress, the Congressional Research Service, 
the Government Publishing Office, the Center for Legisla-
tive Archives, such other congressional offices and agen-
cies may be necessary, and representatives of the public. 
(c) DATA STANDARDS.—All data standards rec-
ommended by the Congressional Data Task Force shall 
be nonproprietary and machine-readable. 
(d) SCOPE.—The Congressional Data Task Force 
shall recommend data standards for congressional infor-
mation, including all bills, amendments, Acts, reports, 
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committee hearing/meeting notices, the United States 
Code, and other legislative documents and records. 
SEC. 205. USE OF DATA STANDARDS BY CONGRESSIONAL 
SUPPORT OFFICES. 
All congressional support offices shall, to the extent 
practicable, use the data standards recommended by the 
Congressional Data Task Force for the congressional in-
formation that they create, exchange, and/or publish. 
SEC. 206. INCLUSION OF DIGITAL VERSION OF FUNDING 
TABLES IN REPORTS ACCOMPANYING APPRO-
PRIATIONS BILLS. 
(a) INCLUSION.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall ensure 
that each report accompanying any appropriations bill re-
ported by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
or Senate (as the case may be) includes a formatted 
spreadsheet showing the amounts made available by the 
bill, in a tabular, digital format that shows separate en-
tries for each fiscal year covered by the bill. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to any appropriations bill making funds avail-
able for fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 207. SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF 
CONGRESS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 
the House of Representatives a Select Committee on the 
Modernization of Congress (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) The Select Committee shall be composed of 
12 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commis-
sioner appointed by the Speaker. 
(2) The Speaker shall appoint members of the 
Select Committee as follows: 
(A) At least 2 members from among Mem-
bers, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
serving in their first term. 
(B) At least 2 members from the Com-
mittee on Rules. 
(C) At least 2 members from the Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
(3) Of the members of the Select Committee 
appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), 6 shall be ap-
pointed on the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader, including 1 member each as described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2). 
(4) The Speaker shall designate one member of 
the Select Committee as chair, and, upon rec-
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ommendation of the Minority Leader, shall designate 
one member of the Select Committee as vice chair. 
(5) A vacancy in the membership of the Select 
Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(c) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) LEGISLATIVE
JURISDICTION.—The Select 
Committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and 
shall have no authority to take legislative action on 
any bill or resolution. 
(2) INVESTIGATIVE
JURISDICTION.—The sole 
authority of the Select Committee shall be to inves-
tigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, 
and develop recommendations on modernizing Con-
gress, including recommendations on— 
(A) rules to promote a more modern and 
efficient Congress; 
(B) procedures, including the schedule and 
calendar; 
(C) policies to develop the next generation 
of leaders; 
(D) staff recruitment, diversity, retention, 
and compensation and benefits; 
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(E) administrative efficiencies, including 
purchasing, travel, outside services, and shared 
administrative staff; 
(F) technology and innovation; and 
(G) the work of the House Commission on 
Congressional Mailing Standards. 
(d) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the 
Select Committee shall have the authorities and re-
sponsibilities of, and shall be subject to the same 
limitations and restrictions as, a standing committee 
of the House, and shall be deemed a committee of 
the House for all purposes of law or rule. 
(2)(A) Rules X and XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives shall apply to the Select 
Committee where not inconsistent with this section. 
(B) Service on the Select Committee shall not 
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of 
rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI and clause 
2(m)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall not apply to the Select Com-
mittee, but the Select Committee may recommend 
subpoenas and depositions and submit such rec-
ommendations to the relevant standing committee. 
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(D) Clause 2(d) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives shall not apply to the Se-
lect Committee. 
(e) FUNDING.—To enable the Select Committee to 
carry out the purposes of this section— 
(1) the Select Committee may use the services 
of staff of the House; and 
(2) the Select Committee shall be eligible for in-
terim funding pursuant to clause 7 of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS ON FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Select Committee may report to the 
House or any committee from time to time the re-
sults of its investigations and studies, together with 
such detailed findings and policy recommendations 
as it may deem advisable. The Select Committee 
may only submit any such report if the report re-
ceives the votes of not fewer than 2/3 of its mem-
bers. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Select Committee shall 
ensure that each report prepared in accordance with 
paragraph (1) shall, upon completion, be made avail-
able to the general public in widely accessible for-
mats not later than 30 calendar days following the 
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date the report is made available to the House or a 
committee, as applicable. 
SEC. 208. EXPANDED INFORMATION IN HOUSE STAFF DI-
RECTORY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations and House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the feasibility of expanding the information 
included in the directory of employees of the House to in-
clude information on the position held and the areas of 
responsibility assigned to each employee. 
SEC. 209. PUBLICATION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL PO-
LICE ARREST INFORMATION. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—The Chief of 
the United States Capitol Police shall publish on the offi-
cial public website of the Capitol Police information on ar-
rests made by the Capitol Police, and shall ensure that 
such information is published in a structured data format. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to arrests made by the United States Capitol Po-
lice on or after January 1, 2021. 
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Subtitle B—Access to 
Congressionally Mandated Reports 
SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 212. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
The term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’— 
(A) means a report that is required by 
statute to be submitted to either House of Con-
gress or any committee of Congress or sub-
committee thereof; and 
(B) does not include a report required 
under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office. 
(4) OPEN FORMAT.—The term ‘‘open format’’ 
means a file format for storing digital data based on 
an underlying open standard that— 
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(A) is not encumbered by any restrictions 
that would impede reuse; and 
(B) is based on an underlying open data 
standard that is maintained by a standards or-
ganization. 
(5) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘re-
ports online portal’’ means the online portal estab-
lished under section 213(a). 
SEC. 213. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE POR-
TAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
establish and maintain an online portal accessible by 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic 
copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one 
place. The Director may publish other reports on the 
online portal. 
(2) EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent 
possible, the Director shall meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals 
and functionality under the authority of the Direc-
tor. 
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(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
title, the Director shall consult with the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, and the Librarian of Congress regarding the re-
quirements for and maintenance of congressionally 
mandated reports on the reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall 
ensure that the reports online portal includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to 
each congressionally mandated report, each of the 
following: 
(A) A citation to the statute requiring the 
report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, in-
cluding any transmittal letter associated with 
the report, in an open format that is platform 
independent and that is available to the public 
without restrictions, including restrictions that 
would impede the re-use of the information in 
the report. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the 
extent practicable, through searches based on 
each, and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
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(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee or 
subcommittee receiving the report, if appli-
cable. 
(v) The statute requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
for the report that is consistent across re-
port editions. 
(viii) The serial number, Super-
intendent of Documents number, or other 
identification number for the report, if ap-
plicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information 
specified by the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted, and on which the report 
was submitted, to the reports online portal. 
(E) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congres-
sionally mandated reports. 
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(3) A means for downloading individual reports 
as the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each 
Federal agency to submit to the reports online por-
tal each congressionally mandated report of the 
agency, as required by section 214. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
(A) reports submitted within the required 
time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on 
which such reports were required to be sub-
mitted; and 
(C) reports not submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED.—If a Federal 
agency does not submit a congressionally mandated 
report to the Director, the Director shall to the ex-
tent practicable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection 
(b)(1)(C); and 
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(ii) the date on which the report was 
required to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated 
report on the list described in subsection 
(b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Fed-
eral agency submits a congressionally mandated re-
port that is not in an open format, the Director shall 
include the congressionally mandated report in an-
other format on the reports online portal. 
(d) DEADLINE.—The Director shall ensure that in-
formation required to be published on the online portal 
under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally man-
dated report or information required under subsection (c) 
is published— 
(1) not later than 30 calendar days after the in-
formation is received from the Federal agency in-
volved; or 
(2) in the case of information required under 
subsection (c), not later than 30 calendar days after 
the deadline under this subtitle for the Federal 
agency involved to submit information with respect 
to the congressionally mandated report involved. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.— 
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(1) EXCEPTION DESCRIBED.—A congressionally 
mandated report which is required by statute to be 
submitted to a committee of Congress or a sub-
committee thereof, including any transmittal letter 
associated with the report, shall not be submitted to 
or published on the reports online portal if the chair 
of a committee or subcommittee to which the report 
is submitted notifies the Director in writing that the 
report is to be withheld from submission and publi-
cation under this subtitle. 
(2) NOTICE ON PORTAL.—If a report is with-
held from submission to or publication on the re-
ports online portal under paragraph (1), the Direc-
tor shall post on the portal— 
(A) a statement that the report is withheld 
at the request of a committee or subcommittee 
involved; and 
(B) the written notification specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(f) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a 
fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation 
in exchange for access to the reports online portal. 
(g) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online por-
tal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this subtitle. 
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SEC. 214. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RE-
PORTS.—Not earlier than 30 calendar days or later than 
45 calendar days after the date on which a congressionally 
mandated report is submitted to either House of Congress 
or to any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, 
the head of the Federal agency submitting the congres-
sionally mandated report shall submit to the Director the 
information required under subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) of section 213(b)(1) with respect to the congression-
ally mandated report. Nothing in this subtitle shall relieve 
a Federal agency of any other requirement to publish the 
congressionally mandated report on the online portal of 
the Federal agency or otherwise submit the congression-
ally mandated report to Congress or specific committees 
of Congress, or subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 240 calendar days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation 
with the Director, shall issue guidance to agencies on the 
implementation of this subtitle. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.— 
The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each 
congressionally mandated report submitted to the Director 
complies with the open format criteria established by the 
Director in the guidance issued under subsection (b). 
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(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congression-
ally mandated reports. 
SEC. 215. CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO CHANGE OR RE-
MOVE REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the head of the Federal agency concerned may change or 
remove a congressionally mandated report submitted to be 
published on the reports online portal only if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults 
with each committee of Congress or subcommittee 
thereof to which the report is required to be sub-
mitted (or, in the case of a report which is not re-
quired to be submitted to a particular committee of 
Congress or subcommittee thereof, to each com-
mittee with jurisdiction over the agency, as deter-
mined by the head of the agency in consultation with 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate) prior to chang-
ing or removing the report; and 
(2) a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the 
change in or removal of the report. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the head of the Federal agency concerned— 
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(1) may make technical changes to a report 
submitted to or published on the online portal; and 
(2) may remove a report from the online portal 
if the report was submitted to or published on the 
online portal in error. 
SEC. 216. RELATIONSHIP TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to— 
(1) require the disclosure of information, 
records, or reports that are exempt from public dis-
closure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code; or 
(2) impose any affirmative duty on the Director 
to review congressionally mandated reports sub-
mitted for publication to the reports online portal 
for the purpose of identifying and redacting such in-
formation or records. 
(b) REDACTION OF INFORMATION.—The head of a 
Federal agency may redact information required to be dis-
closed under this subtitle if the information would be prop-
erly withheld from disclosure under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code, and shall— 
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(1) redact information required to be disclosed 
under this subtitle if disclosure of such information 
is prohibited by law; 
(2) redact information being withheld under 
this subsection prior to submitting the information 
to the Director; 
(3) redact only such information properly with-
held under this subsection from the submission of 
information or from any congressionally mandated 
report submitted under this Act; 
(4) identify where any such redaction is made 
in the submission or report; and 
(5) identify the exemption under which each 
such redaction is made. 
SEC. 217. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—This subtitle shall apply 
with respect to any congressionally mandated report 
which— 
(A) is required by statute to be submitted 
to the House of Representatives or Senate at 
any time before, on, or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) is included by the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
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(A) the chair of the committee, or sub-
committee thereof, to which the report was re-
quired to be submitted notifies the Director in 
writing that the report is to be withheld from 
publication; and 
(B) the Director publishes the notification 
on the online portal. 
SEC. 218. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose 
of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state-
ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ 
for this subtitle, submitted for printing in the Congres-
sional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted 
prior to the vote on passage. 
TITLE III—EXPANDING ACCESS 
TO 
CONGRESSIONAL 
RE-
SEARCH SERVICE REPORTS 
ON LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
WEBSITE 
SEC. 301. INCLUSION OF REPORTS FROM ARCHIVE. 
Section 154(a)(2) of Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (2 U.S.C. 166a(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
OF
ARCHIVED
MATE-
RIAL.—The term ‘CRS Report’ includes any re-
port or product described in subparagraph (A) 
which is produced prior to the effective date of 
this section, including any report or product 
maintained in a CRS archive.’’. 
SEC. 302. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS IN STRUCTURED FOR-
MAT. 
Section 154(b)(1)(B) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2018 (2 U.S.C. 166a(b)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and shall be available in a structured data 
format.’’ 
SEC. 303. REPORT ON MAKING OTHER MATERIALS AVAIL-
ABLE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Congressional Research 
Service shall submit a report to Congress describing the 
steps the Director would be required to take in order to 
make materials and publications of the Service which are 
not treated as CRS Reports under section 154 of the Leg-
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islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 (2 U.S.C. 166a) 
available through the website established and maintained 
by the Librarian of Congress under such section. 
SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by sections 301 and 302 shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 154 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 (2 
U.S.C. 166a). 
TITLE IV—LOBBYING 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lobbyist Disclosure 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 402. MODIFICATIONS TO ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT TASK FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General 
shall establish the Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforce-
ment Task Force (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force— 
(A) shall have primary responsibility for 
investigating and prosecuting each case referred 
to the Attorney General under section 6(a)(8) 
of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1605(a)(8)); 
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(B) shall collect and disseminate informa-
tion with respect to the enforcement of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.); 
(C) shall audit, at a minimum on an an-
nual basis, and as frequently as deemed nec-
essary by the Task Force, the extent of compli-
ance or noncompliance with the requirements of 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 by lobby-
ists, lobbying firms, and registrants under that 
Act through a random sampling of lobbying 
registrations and reports filed under that Act 
during each calendar year; and 
(D) shall establish, publicize, and operate a 
toll-free telephone number to serve as a hotline 
for members of the public to report noncompli-
ance with lobbyist disclosure requirements 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 
and shall develop a mechanism to allow mem-
bers of the public to report such noncompliance 
online. 
(b) REFERRAL OF CASES TO THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘United 
States Attorney for the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘United 
States Attorney for the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Attorney General may make recommenda-
tions to Congress with respect to— 
(1) the enforcement of and compliance with the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; and 
(2) the need for resources available for the en-
hanced enforcement of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995. 
(d) INFORMATION
IN ENFORCEMENT REPORTS.— 
Section 6(b)(1) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1605(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘by case’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘public record’’ and inserting 
‘‘by case and name of the individual lobbyists or lobbying 
firms involved, any sentences imposed’’. 
SEC. 403. DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST. 
Section 3(10) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘, other than 
an individual’’ and all that follows through ‘‘period’’. 
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SEC. 404. EXPEDITED ONLINE REGISTRATION OF LOBBY-
ISTS; EXPANSION OF REGISTRANTS. 
Section 4(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 days’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or on the first business 
day after such 45th day if the 45th day is not 
a business day,’’ and inserting ‘‘, or on the first 
business day occurring after such 10th day if 
such 10th day does not occur on a business 
day,’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘online’’ after ‘‘shall reg-
ister’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any organization’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), any organization’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) THRESHOLD FOR CERTAIN ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—In the case of an organization whose 
employees who are lobbyists engage in lobbying 
activities only on behalf of the organization, the 
organization is required to register under this 
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subsection only if the lobbying activities of each 
such employee includes or is expected to include 
more than one lobbying contact.’’. 
SEC. 405. DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 5(d)(1) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘30 days after’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘30th day is not’’ and inserting ‘‘20 days 
after the end of the quarterly period beginning on 
the first day of January, April, July, and October of 
each year, or on the first business day after such 
20th day if such 20th day is not’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘semiannual period’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘quarterly period’’. 
SEC. 406. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOR LOBBYISTS. 
(a) REQUIRING ASSIGNMENT OF UNIQUE IDENTI-
FICATION NUMBER.—Section 6(a)(3) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon the 
end of subparagraph (B); and 
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(3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) a system that assigns a unique identi-
fication number for each lobbyist for whom a 
registration or report is filed under this Act;’’. 
(b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary 
of the Senate shall submit a report to Congress on the 
progress made by the Clerk and the Secretary in imple-
menting the amendment made by subsection (a), and shall 
include in the report an analysis of the progress made in 
including the unique identification number assigned to a 
lobbyist in the statements and reports filed under the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 in a structured data format. 
SEC. 407. ETHICS TRAINING FOR LOBBYISTS. 
(a) REQUIRED ETHICS TRAINING.—Any individual 
who is a lobbyist registered or required to register under 
section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1603) shall— 
(1) complete ethics training described in sub-
section (b)— 
(A) not later than 6 months after the indi-
vidual is first employed or retained for services 
that include one or more lobbying contacts; and 
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(B) at least once in each 5-year period 
during which the individual is registered or re-
quired to register under section 4; and 
(2) submit to the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate certifi-
cation of the training completed under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) QUALIFIED TRAINING.—The Ethics Committee 
of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Ethics of the Senate shall jointly— 
(1) determine the curriculum and certification 
requirements for the ethics training for individuals 
described in subsection (a); 
(2) approve those educational institutions, pro-
fessional associations, or other persons who are 
qualified to provide such ethics training; 
(3) determine the maximum fee that may be 
charged for the ethics training; and 
(4) provide oversight of the ethics training pro-
gram established under this section in order to de-
termine the quality of instruction in, and the admin-
istration of, the training program. 
(c) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
CLERK
AND
SEC-
RETARY.—The Clerk of the House of Representatives and 
the Secretary of the Senate shall— 
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(1) collect and review for completion and accu-
racy the certifications of ethics training submitted 
under subsection (a)(2); and 
(2) post on the websites of the Clerk and the 
Secretary, with respect to each individual required to 
complete ethics training under this section— 
(A) whether the individual has complied 
with such requirement; and 
(B) the certifications submitted by the in-
dividual under subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 408. ESTIMATES BASED ON TAX REPORTING SYSTEM. 
Section 15 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1610) is repealed. 
SEC. 409. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) SECTION 402.—Section 402 and the amendments 
made by that section take effect upon the expiration of 
the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) SECTIONS 403, 404, AND 405.—The amendments 
made by sections 403, 404, and 405 shall take effect on 
the first day of the first quarterly period described in sec-
tion 5(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1604(a)) that begins after the end of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(c) SECTION 406.—The amendments made by section 
406 shall apply to any registration or report that is filed 
under section 4 or 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995— 
(1) on or after the 90th day after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) before such 90th day, if such registration or 
report is, as of such 90th day, being retained under 
section 6(a)(5) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(5)). 
(d) SECTION 407.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 407 shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CURRENT LOBBYISTS.—In the case of indi-
viduals who are registered under section 4 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) as 
of the effective date under paragraph (1), the ethics 
training required under section 407(a)(1) shall be 
completed not later than the end of the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the effective date under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, in lieu of the date specified 
in section 407(a)(1). 
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TITLE V—TRANSPARENCY IN 
FEDERAL CONTRACTING 
SEC. 501. IMPROVING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTER-
FACE AND WEBSITE DATA ELEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and delivery orders’’ and inserting ‘‘lease 
agreements and assignments, and delivery or-
ders’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5)(A)(i)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(5)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) programmatically search and access 
all data in a serialized machine-readable format 
(such as XML) via a web-services application 
programming interface.’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(D) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) CONGRESSIONALLY
DIRECTED
SPENDING 
ITEM.—The term ‘congressionally directed spending 
item’ means a provision or report language included 
primarily at the request of a Member of Congress 
providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific 
amount of discretionary budget authority, credit au-
thority, or other spending authority for a contract, 
loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other 
expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a 
specific State, locality, or congressional district, 
other than through a statutory or administrative for-
mula-driven or competitive award process.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
subparagraph (J); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) to the extent possible, the Federal 
agency, including the bureau, office, or subdivi-
sion, that authorized the Federal award; 
‘‘(H) after January 1, 2022, for each con-
tract, subcontract, purchase order, task order, 
lease agreement and assignment, and delivery 
order— 
‘‘(i) information about the extent of 
competition in awarding the contract, in-
cluding the number of bids or proposals 
determined to be responsive during the 
competitive process, and if the award was 
not competitive, the legal authority and 
specific rationale for awarding the contract 
without full and open competition; 
‘‘(ii) the full amount awarded under 
the contract or, in the case of lease agree-
ments or assignments, the amount paid to 
the Government, and the full amount of 
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any options to expand or extend under the 
contract; 
‘‘(iii) the amount of the profit incen-
tive, such as award fees; 
‘‘(iv) the type of contract, such as 
fixed price, cost plus pricing, labor hour 
contracts, and time and materials con-
tracts; 
‘‘(v) a permanent link to the original 
solicitation or notice and the solicitation 
ID; 
‘‘(vi) an indication if the contract is 
the result of legislative mandates, set- 
asides, preference program requirements, 
or other criteria, and whether the contract 
is multi-year, consolidated, or performance- 
based; and 
‘‘(vii) an indication if the contract is 
a congressionally directed spending item; 
‘‘(I) after January 1, 2022, for all grants, 
subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agree-
ments, and other forms of financial assistance, 
an indication if the funding is a congressionally 
directed spending item; and’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(5)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)(ii)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
implemented not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. IMPROVING DATA QUALITY. 
The Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 U.S.C. 
6101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9. IMPROVING DATA QUALITY. 
‘‘(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL DATA AUDIT.—Each In-
spector General shall annually audit for the previous fiscal 
year the data used on the website established under sec-
tion 2 for the relevant Federal agency of the Inspector 
General, in compliance with generally accepted Govern-
ment auditing standards, and submit a report on such 
audit to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget that includes at least the following: 
‘‘(1) A review of data used for the website to 
verify accuracy of the data and assess the process 
used for improving data quality. 
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‘‘(2) A review of a statistically representative 
sample of Federal awards to determine whether the 
Federal agency of the Inspector General has appro-
priate measures in place to review data submissions 
under this Act for accuracy and completeness. 
‘‘(3) An identification of and report on new 
standards that the Inspector General recommends 
for implementation by the Federal agency of the In-
spector General to improve data quality. 
‘‘(b) OMB REPORT.—Not later than April 1 of each 
year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall make each report submitted under subsection (a) 
for the previous fiscal year available to the public, includ-
ing a review of the findings of the audit and recommenda-
tions to improve data quality, through the website estab-
lished under section 2.’’. 
SEC. 503. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPORTING OF 
AWARD DATA. 
(a) REVISION OF GUIDANCE.—The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall revise the Office’s 
guidance to Federal agencies on reporting Federal awards 
to clarify— 
(1) the requirement for award titles to describe 
the award’s purpose; and 
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(2) requirements for validating and docu-
menting agency award data submitted by Federal 
agencies. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CITY INFORMATION.—The Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall include 
information on the city in which work is performed in the 
Office’s public reporting of the completeness of agency 
data submissions. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Fed-
eral agency’’ and ‘‘Federal award’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 2(a) of the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note). 
SEC. 504. RECIPIENT PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Funding Account-
ability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), as amended by the preceding 
provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10. RECIPIENT PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY AND 
PAST PERFORMANCE. 
‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall ensure that the unique identifier required in 
section 2(b)(1)(E), which is used to link information about 
an entity receiving an award on the website established 
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under such section, is also used to link information about 
such entity on the Federal Awardee Performance Integrity 
Information System.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be implemented not later than June 
30, 2022. 
SEC. 505. IMPROVEMENT OF FEDERAL AWARDEE PER-
FORMANCE AND INTEGRITY INFORMATION 
SYSTEM DATABASE. 
Section 872(c) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4556) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year pe-
riod’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) In an administrative proceeding, any 
administrative judgment that does not contain 
an explicit finding or acknowledgment of fault. 
‘‘(F) In a civil proceeding, any settlement 
that does not contain an explicit finding or ac-
knowledgment of fault.’’. 
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