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Union Calendar No. 83
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1133
[Report No.
113–118]
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
March 13, 2013
Mr. Duncan of
Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
June 20, 2013
Additional sponsor: Mr.
Cummings
June 20, 2013
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title 44, United States Code, to
require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising
organizations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Presidential Library Donation Reform
Act of 2013.
2.
Presidential
libraries
(a)
In
general
Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(h)
Presidential
library fundraising organization reporting requirement
(1)
Reporting
requirement
Not later than 15
days after the end of a calendar quarter and until the end of the requirement
period described in paragraph (2), each Presidential library fundraising
organization shall submit to the Archivist information for that quarter in an
electronic searchable and sortable format with respect to every contributor who
gave the organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary or
in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the quarterly period.
(2)
Duration of
reporting requirement
The
requirement to submit information under paragraph (1) shall continue until the
later of the following occurs:
(A) The Archivist has
accepted, taken title to, or entered into an agreement to use any land or
facility for the Presidential archival depository for the President for whom
the Presidential library fundraising organization was established.
(B) The President
whose archives are contained in the deposit no longer holds the Office of
President.
(3)
Information
required to be published
The Archivist shall publish on the
website of the National Archives and Records Administration, within 30 days
after each quarterly filing, any information that is submitted under paragraph
(1), without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and
downloadable database.
(4)
Submission of
false material information prohibited
(A)
Individual
(i)
Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any person who
makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully
submit false material information or omit material information with respect to
the contribution to an organization described in such paragraph.
(ii)
Penalty
The
penalties described in section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall
apply with respect to a violation of clause (i) in the same manner as a
violation described in such section.
(B)
Organization
(i)
Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any Presidential
library fundraising organization to knowingly and willfully submit false
material information or omit material information under paragraph (1).
(ii)
Penalty
The penalties described in section 1001 of
title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation of clause
(i) in the same manner as a violation described in such section.
(5)
Prohibition on
contribution
(A)
In
general
It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly and
willfully—
(i) make a
contribution described in paragraph (1) in the name of another person;
(ii) permit his or her
name to be used to effect a contribution described in paragraph (1); or
(iii) accept a
contribution described in paragraph (1) that is made by one person in the name
of another person.
(B)
Penalty
The
penalties set forth in section 309(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of subparagraph (A) in the
same manner as if such violation were a violation of section 316(b)(3) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)).
(6)
Regulations
required
The Archivist shall
promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out this subsection.
(7)
Definitions
In
this subsection:
(A)
Information
The
term information means the following:
(i) The amount or
value of each contribution made by a contributor referred to in paragraph (1)
in the quarter covered by the submission.
(ii) The source of
each such contribution, and the address of the entity or individual that is the
source of the contribution.
(iii) If the source of
such a contribution is an individual, the occupation of the individual.
(iv) The date of each
such contribution.
(B)
Presidential
library fundraising organization
The term Presidential
library fundraising organization means an organization that is
established for the purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining,
expanding, or conducting activities at—
(i) a
Presidential archival depository; or
(ii) any facilities
relating to a Presidential archival
depository.
.
(b)
Applicability
Section
2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a))—
(1) shall apply to an
organization established for the purpose of raising funds for creating,
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival
depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) shall only apply
with respect to contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
June 20, 2013
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed