,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjah,mr4   
,rask9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mrs4        
,lawr5ce1 & ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (   
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit ,f$]al ag5cies f us+       
,gov]nm5t funds to pay = ! lodg+ ( ag5cy
 employees at e/abli%m5ts t are own$ by 
or employ c]ta9 public (ficials or _!   
relatives4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,height5$ ,ov]sight (   
,travel1 ,eat+1 & ,lodg+ ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,limitation on use ( ,gov]nm5t p]   
diem  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  
7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means-- 7,a7 an        
,executive ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #aje
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 a    
milit>y dep>tm5t 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 or   
any o!r e/abli%m5t 9 ! executive bran*  
7includ+ ! ,executive ,(fice ( !        

,presid5t1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice1 & ! ,po/al ,regulatory         
,commission72  7,b7 an (fice1 ag5cy1 or 
o!r e/abli%m5t 9 ! legislative bran*2 & 
7,c7 an (fice1 ag5cy1 or o!r e/abli%m5t 
9 ! judicial bran*2  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$   
individual means-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t2    
7,b7 a relative ( ! ,presid5t2 &  7,c7 )
 respect to an ag5cy t is an ,executive 
dep>tm5t1 ! head ( ! ,executive         
dep>tm5t2  7#c7 ! t]m employee means an 
individual employ$ 9 or "u an ag5cy1    
includ+ an individual employ$           
int]mitt5tly 9 ! ,gov]nm5t s]vice z an  
exp]t or consultant & paid on a daily   
:5-actually-employ$ basis & an          
individual s]v+ )\t pay or at #a a ye>2 
7#d7 ! t]m ,executive dep>tm5t has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#e7 ! t]m p] 
diem all[ance means a p] diem all[ance1 
z def9$ 9 section #egja ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any simil>      
all[ance to :i* an employee is entitl$1 
includ+ any am\nts made available to !  

head or o!r s5ior (fic] ( an ag5cy to   
pay = subsi/5ce or o!r exp5ses relat$ to
 travel2  7#f7 ! t]m relative has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #caaj7;a7 (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#g7 !
 t]m travel reimbursem5t means          
reimbursem5t = actual & necess>y exp5ses
 ( (ficial travel "u section #egjb (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any   
simil> reimbursem5t to :i* an employee  
is entitl$4  7b7 ,prohibition ,an ag5cy 
may n provide an employee ( ! ag5cy a p]
 diem all[ance or travel reimbursem5t = 
! co/ ( lodg+ at an e/abli%m5t--  7#a7 9
 :i* a cov]$ individual has a private   
own]%ip int]e/ or b5eficial int]e/2 or  
7#b7 t employs a cov]$ individual4  7c7 
,exception  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection   
7b7 %all n apply to exp5ditures by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,secret ,s]vice or any o!r
 ag5cy = protective mission purposes    
relat+ to ! protection ( an employee (  
an ,executive dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,report+  
requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !  
date on :i* an ag5cy makes an exp5diture

 t w\ld be prohibit$ "u subsection 7b7 b
 = ! exception "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is   
subsection1 ! ag5cy %all submit a report
 describ+ ! exp5diture to ! ,(fice (    
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics4