,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,fleischmann 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,barletta1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mrs4          
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 and ,mr4   
,des,jarlais7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
approval by the head of an agency for   
any conference costing more than        
#be1jjj1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,agency ,conferences and            
,conventions ,operating ,under          
,necessary ,transparency ,act of #bjac  
or the ,,account ,act4  #b4 ,agency     
conference requirements  7a7 ,agency    
head approval required ,any conference  
costing more than #be1jjj must be       
approved in writing by the head of the  
relevant agency before the date on which
 such conference occurs4 ,the head of an

 agency may only approve such conference
 if the head determines that the        
conference is necessary to the core     
mission of the agency4  7b7 ,publication
 of statement required ,not later than  
#cj days after the date of a conference 
described in subsection 7a71 the head of
 the agency shall publish on the website
 of such agency a summary of the        
conference that includes the purpose and
 total cost of the conference and the   
cost per employee that attended the     
conference4  7c7 ,report to ,congress   
,not later than ,december #ca of each   
year1 the head of each agency shall     
submit a report1 for the previous fiscal
 year1 to the relevant committees of the
 ,congress that includes a list of each 
conference approved pursuant to         
subsection 7a7 and with regard to each  
such conference1 the following3  7#a7 ,a
 summary of the purposes and goals4     
7#b7 ,a description of the conference   
activities that accomplish such purposes
 and goals4  7#c7 ,the total cost4  7#d7

 ,the cost per government employee4  7d7
 ,exclusion ,the requirements of this   
section shall not apply--  7#a7 to the  
armed forces2  7#b7 with respect to law 
enforcement activity2 and  7#c7 with    
respect to any conference that the head 
of the agency determines is classified  
or related to national security4  7e7   
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given that term in section #eea of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,armed forces ,the term armed forces has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#baja of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#c7 ,conference ,the term      
conference means a meeting1 retreat1    
seminar1 symposium1 or event to which   
#bj or more employees travel at least   
#be miles to attend1 that--  7,a7 is    
held for consultation1 education1       
discussion1 or training2 and  7,b7 is   
not held entirely at a ,government      
facility4  7#d7 ,employee ,the term     
employee has the meaning given that term

 in section #baje of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4