,i #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afbf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #g1 #bjai ,mr4 ,ruiz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to prev5t ! enri*m5t ( c]ta9 ,gov]nm5t (fic]s & employees or _! families ?r\gh ,f$]al funds or contract+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s 7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,s]vice ,sp5d+ ,integrity ,act4 7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,am]icans' tru/ 9 gov]nm5t is ess5tial to our democracy4 7#b7 ,all[+ public s]vice by an elect$ (ficial to seem+ly conv]ge ) _! own p]sonal ga9 is corrosive to ,am]icans' fai? 9 gov]nm5t4 7#c7 ,memb]s ( ,congress & ! executive bran* h sub/antial p[] & discretion ov] ! disbursem5t ( public funds1 & ) t comes ! obligation to create a b>ri] betwe5 public s]vice & p]sonal ga94 #b4 ,limitation on use ( ,f$]al funds & contract+ at bus9esses own$ by c]ta9 ,gov]nm5t (fic]s & employees 7a7 ,limitation on ,f$]al funds 7#a7 ,presid5t2 ,vice ,presid5t2 ,cab9et ,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj & 9 ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 no ,f$]al funds may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = purposes ( procur+ goods or s]vices at any bus9ess own$ or controll$ by a cov]$ individual or any family memb] ( su* an individual1 unless su* obligation or exp5diture ( funds is necess>y = ! security ( a cov]$ individual or family memb]4 7#b7 ,memb]s ( ,congress ,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj & 9 ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 no funds f a ,memb]s' ,repres5tational ,all[ance ( a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7includ+ a ,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress7 or a ,s5ators' ,(ficial ,p]sonnel & ,(fice ,exp5se ,acc\nt may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = purposes ( procur+ goods or s]vices at any bus9ess own$ or controll$ by ! ,memb] ( ,congress or any family memb] ( su* a ,memb]1 unless su* obligation or exp5diture ( funds is necess>y = ! security ( a ,memb] or family memb] ( a ,memb]4 7b7 ,prohibition on contracts ,no f$]al ag5cy may ent] into a contract ) a bus9ess own$ or controll$ by a cov]$ individual or any family memb] ( su* an individual4 7c7 ,det]m9ation ( own]%ip ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a bus9ess %all be deem$ to be own$ or controll$ by a cov]$ individual or any family memb] ( su* an individual1 or a ,memb] ( ,congress or a family memb] ( su* a ,memb]1 if ! cov]$ individual or memb] ( family or ! ,memb] ( ,congress or memb] ( family 7z ! case may be7-- 7#a7 is a memb] ( ! bo>d ( directors or simil> gov]n+ body ( ! bus9ess2 or 7#b7 directly or indirectly owns or controls #ea p]c5t or m ( ! vot+ %>es ( ! bus9ess4 7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual means-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t2 7,b7 ! ,vice ,presid5t2 7,c7 ! head ( any ,executive dep>tm5t 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 & 7,d7 any individual occupy+ a position designat$ by ! ,presid5t z a ,cab9et-level position4 7#b7 ,family memb] ,! t]m family memb] means an individual ) any ( ! foll[+ relation%ips to a cov]$ individual or a ,memb] ( ,congress3 7,a7 ,sp\se1 & p>5ts !re(4 7,b7 ,sons & daught]s1 & sp\ses !re(4 7,c7 ,p>5ts1 & sp\ses !re(4 7,d7 ,bro!rs & si/]s1 & sp\ses !re(4 7,e7 ,gr&p>5ts & gr&*ildr51 & sp\ses !re(4 7,f7 ,dome/ic p>tn] & p>5ts !re(1 includ+ dome/ic p>tn]s ( any individual 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#e74 7#c7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m f$]al ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajb ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7#d7 ,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #bajf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b does n include ! ,vice ,presid5t4