,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,fleis*mann 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,b>letta1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mrs4           
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,mill] ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 & ,mr4         
,des,jarlais7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! approval by ! head ( an   
ag5cy = any conf]5ce co/+ m ?an #be1jjj1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ag5cy ,conf]5ces 
& ,conv5tions ,op]at+ ,"u ,necess>y     
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,acc\nt  
,act4  #b4 ,ag5cy conf]5ce requirem5ts  
7a7 ,ag5cy head approval requir$ ,any   
conf]5ce co/+ m ?an #be1jjj mu/ be      
approv$ 9 writ+ by ! head ( ! relevant  
ag5cy be=e ! date on :i* su* conf]5ce   
occurs4 ,! head ( an ag5cy may only     
approve su* conf]5ce if ! head det]m9es 
t ! conf]5ce is necess>y to ! core      
mission ( ! ag5cy4  7b7 ,publication (  

/atem5t requir$ ,n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date ( a conf]5ce describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 ! head ( ! ag5cy %all   
publi% on ! website ( su* ag5cy a summ>y
 ( ! conf]5ce t includes ! purpose &    
total co/ ( ! conf]5ce & ! co/ p]       
employee t att5d$ ! conf]5ce4  7c7      
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an        
,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye>1 ! head ( ea*    
ag5cy %all submit a report1 = ! previ\s 
fiscal ye>1 to ! relevant committees ( !
 ,congress t includes a li/ ( ea*       
conf]5ce approv$ pursuant to subsection 
7a7 & ) reg>d to ea* su* conf]5ce1 !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a summ>y ( ! purposes &  
goals4  7#b7 ,a description ( ! conf]5ce
 activities t accompli% su* purposes &  
goals4  7#c7 ,! total co/4  7#d7 ,! co/ 
p] gov]nm5t employee4  7d7 ,exclusion ,!
 requirem5ts ( ?is section %all n       
apply--  7#a7 to ! arm$ =ces2  7#b7 )   
respect to law en=cem5t activity2 &     
7#c7 ) respect to any conf]5ce t ! head 
( ! ag5cy det]m9es is classifi$ or      
relat$ to national security4  7e7       

,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,ag5cy
 ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9  
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,arm$ =ces ,! t]m arm$ =ces
 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #baja 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7  
,conf]5ce ,! t]m conf]5ce means a meet+1
 retreat1 sem9>1 symposium1 or ev5t to  
:i* #bj or m employees travel at lea/   
#be miles to att5d1 t--  7,a7 is held = 
consultation1 education1 discussion1 or 
tra9+2 &  7,b7 is n held entirely at a  
,gov]nm5t facility4  7#d7 ,employee ,!  
t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
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