#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgci ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,act of ,august #be1 #aieh1 commonly known as the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former ,president1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,amendments 7a7 ,former ,presidents ,the first section of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide retirement1 clerical assistants1 and free mailing privileges to former ,presidents of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes1 approved ,august #be1 #aieh 7commonly known as the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh7 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note71 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as subsections 7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking the matter preceding subsection 7e7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,annuities and allowances 7#a7 ,annuity ,each former ,president shall be entitled to receive from the ,united ,states an annuity1 subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c7-- 7,a7 at the rate of #bjj1jjj per year2 and 7,b7 which shall commence on the day after the date on which an individual becomes a former ,president4 7#b7 ,allowance ,the ,general ,services ,administration is authorized to provide each former ,president a monetary allowance1 subject to appropriations and subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d71 at the rate of-- 7,a7 #ejj1jjj per year for #e years beginning on the day after the last day of the period described in the first sentence of section #e of the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note72 7,b7 #cej1jjj per year for the #e years following the #e-year period under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 #bej1jjj per year thereafter4 7b7 ,duration2 frequency 7#a7 ,in general ,the annuity and monetary allowance under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 terminate on the date that is #cj days after the date on which the former ,president dies2 and 7,b7 be payable by the ,secretary of the ,treasury on a monthly basis4 7#b7 ,appointive or elective positions ,the annuity and monetary allowance under subsection 7a7 shall not be payable for any period during which a former ,president holds an appointive or elective position in or under the ,federal ,government to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate4 7c7 ,cost-of-,living increases ,effective ,december #a of each year1 each annuity and monetary allowance under subsection 7a7 that commenced before that date shall be increased by the same percentage by which benefit amounts under title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 are increased1 effective as of that date1 as a result of a determination under section #bae7;i7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i774 7d7 ,limitation on monetary allowance 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 the monetary allowance payable under subsection 7a77#b7 to a former ,president for any #ab-month period-- 7,a7 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 may not exceed the amount by which-- 7i7 the monetary allowance that 7but for this subsection7 would otherwise be so payable for the #ab-month period1 exceeds 7if at all7 7ii7 the applicable reduction amount for the #ab-month period2 and 7,b7 shall not be less than the amount determined under paragraph 7#d74 7#b7 ,definition 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the term applicable reduction amount means1 with respect to any former ,president and in connection with any #ab-month period1 the amount by which-- 7i7 the earned income 7as defined in section #cb7;c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 of the former ,president for the most recent taxable year for which a tax return is available1 exceeds 7if at all7 7ii7 #djj1jjj1 subject to subparagraph 7,c74 7,b7 ,joint returns ,in the case of a joint return1 subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be applied by taking into account both the amounts properly allocable to the former ,president and the amounts properly allocable to the spouse of the former ,president4 7,c7 ,cost-of-living increases ,the dollar amount specified in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 shall be adjusted at the same time that1 and by the same percentage by which1 the monetary allowance of the former ,president is increased under subsection 7c7 7disregarding this subsection74 7#c7 ,disclosure requirement 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph-- 7i7 the terms return and return information have the meanings given those terms in section #fajc7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and 7ii7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury or the ,secretary of the ,treasury's delegate4 7,b7 ,requirement ,a former ,president may not receive a monetary allowance under subsection 7a77#b7 unless the former ,president discloses to the ,secretary1 upon the request of the ,secretary1 any return or return information of the former ,president or spouse of the former ,president that the ,secretary determines is necessary for purposes of calculating the applicable reduction amount under paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection4 7,c7 ,confidentiality ,except as provided in section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may not1 with respect to a return or return information disclosed to the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 disclose the return or return information to any entity or person2 or 7ii7 use the return or return information for any purpose other than to calculate the applicable reduction amount under paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,increased costs due to security needs ,with respect to the monetary allowance that would be payable to a former ,president under subsection 7a77#b7 for any #ab-month period but for the limitation under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service1 shall determine the amount of the monetary allowance that is needed to pay the increased cost of doing business that is attributable to the security needs of the former ,president4 2 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7e7 the following3 7f7 ,office staff 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall1 without regard to the civil service and classification laws1 provide for each former ,president an office staff of not more than #ac individuals1 at the request of the former ,president1 on a reimbursable basis4 7#b7 ,compensation ,the annual rate of compensation payable to any individual under paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed the highest annual rate of basic pay for positions at level ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecac of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,selection2 responsibility ,an individual employed under this subsection-- 7,a7 shall be selected by the former ,president2 and 7,b7 shall be responsible only to the former ,president for the performance of duties4 7g7 ,office space and related furnishings and equipment 7#a7 ,office space ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services 7referred to in this subsection as the ,administrator7 shall1 at the request of a former ,president1 on a reimbursable basis provide for the former ,president suitable office space1 as determined by the ,administrator1 at a place within the ,united ,states specified by the former ,president4 7#b7 ,furnishings and equipment 7,a7 ,reimbursable ,the ,administrator may1 at the request of a former ,president1 provide the former ,president with suitable office furnishings and equipment on a reimbursable basis4 7,b7 ,without reimbursement 7i7 ,grandfathered former ,presidents ,in the case of any individual who is a former ,president on the date of enactment of the ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjag1 the former ,president may retain without reimbursement any furniture and equipment in the possession of the former ,president4 7ii7 ,presidential ,transition ,act ,a former ,president may retain without reimbursement any furniture or equipment acquired under section #e of the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note74 7iii7 ,excess furniture and equipment ,the ,administrator may provide excess furniture and equipment to the office of a former ,president at no cost other than necessary transportation costs4 2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,applicability ,subsections 7f71 7g7 7other than paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7 of that subsection71 and 7i7 shall apply with respect to a former ,president on and after the day after the last day of the period described in the first sentence of section #e of the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note74 4 7b7 ,surviving spouses of former ,presidents 7#a7 ,increase in amount of monetary allowance ,subsection 7e7 of the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh is amended-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking #bj1jjj per annum1 and inserting #ajj1jjj per year 7subject to paragraph 7#d7712 and 7,b7 in the second sentence-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking or the government of the ,district of ,columbia2 and 7,,ii7 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 shall1 after its commencement date1 be increased at the same time that1 and by the same percentage by which1 annuities of former ,presidents are increased under subsection 7c74 4 7#b7 ,coverage of widower of a former ,president ,subsection 7e7 of the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 as amended by paragraph 7#a71 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking widow each place it appears and inserting widow or widower2 and 7,b7 by striking she and inserting she or he4 7c7 ,subsection headings ,the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e71 by inserting after the subsection enumerator the following3 ,widows and widowers4--2 7#b7 in subsection 7h7 7as redesignated by subsection 7a77#a771 by inserting after the subsection enumerator the following3 ,definition4--2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7i7 7as redesignated by subsection 7a77#a771 by inserting after the subsection enumerator the following3 ,authorization of appropriations4--4 7d7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,title #e ,subpart ,g of part ,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #haja7a77;,e71 by striking #a7;b7 and inserting #a7;f72 7,b7 in section #hcca7a77;,i71 by striking #a7;b7 and inserting #a7;f72 7,c7 in section #hgja7;a77#i71 by striking #a7;b7 and inserting #a7;f72 and 7,d7 in section #hija7a77;,h7 by striking #a7;b7 and inserting #a7;f74 7#b7 ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc ,section #e of the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note7 is amended by striking the last sentence4 #c4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act shall be construed to affect-- 7#a7 any provision of law relating to the security or protection of a former ,president or a member of the family of a former ,president2 7#b7 funding1 under the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh or any other law1 to carry out any provision of law described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7#c7 funding for any office space lease in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act under subsection 7c7 of the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act7 until the expiration date contained in the lease1 if the lease was submitted to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives on ,april #ab1 #bjag4 #d4 ,transition rules 7a7 ,former ,presidents ,in the case of any individual who is a former ,president on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the amendments made by section #b7;a7 shall be applied as if the commencement date referred in subsections 7a77#a77;,b7 and 7a77#b77;,a7 of the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 as amended by section #b7;a71 coincided with the date that is #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,widows ,in the case of any individual who is the widow of a former ,president on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the amendments made by section #b7;b77#a7 shall be applied as if the commencement date referred to in subsection 7e77#a7 of the first section of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 as amended by section #b7;b77#a71 coincided with the date that is #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,applicability ,for a former ,president receiving a monetary allowance under the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act1 the limitation under subsection 7d77#a7 of the first section of that ,act1 as amended by section #b7;a71 shall apply to the monetary allowance of the former ,president1 except to the extent that the application of the limitation would prevent the former ,president from being able to pay the cost of a lease or other contract that is in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act and under which the former ,president makes payments using the monetary allowance1 as determined by the ,administrator of ,general ,services4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjag4;,clerk4