,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjfi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #c1 #bjai,mr4 ,kildee introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,education and ,labor1 ,financial ,services1 ,homeland ,security1 the ,judiciary1 ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to suspend the authority of a ,state to administer funds under ,federal block grant programs if the ,state does not enact certain conflict of interest protections1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,make ,state ,governments ,more ,open1 ,honest1 and ,transparent ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,national standards relating to ,state conflict of interest protections 7a7 ,in general ,the head of a ,federal agency that administers a ,federal block grant program in a fiscal year shall take the following actions with respect to a ,state that is in noncompliance as described in subsection 7b7 on the first day of the fiscal year3 7#a7 ,suspend the authority of the ,state or any political subdivision of the ,state to administer funds made available to the ,state or subdivision under the ,federal block grant program in that fiscal year4 7#b7 ,exercise the authority of the ,state described in paragraph 7#a7 in that fiscal year1 including the selection of the projects to be carried out in the ,state or subdivision under the ,federal block grant program4 7b7 ,requirement ,a ,state shall be treated as being in noncompliance as described in this subsection with respect to a fiscal year if the ,director of the ,office of ,government ,ethics determines that the ,state has not enacted or is not enforcing one or more of the following laws on the first day of the fiscal year3 7#a7 ,a law that requires an individual serving as a member of the legislature of the ,state to prepare and make available to the public an annual report disclosing the financial interests of the individual during the preceding year4 7#b7 ,a law that prohibits an individual serving as a member of the legislature of the ,state to solicit or require1 either directly or indirectly1 an employee of the individual to make a financial or in-kind contribution to a political party or a political campaign4 7#c7 ,a law that makes it unlawful for any person-- 7,a7 who enters into any contract with the ,state 7including any department or agency of the ,state7 either for the rendition of personal services or furnishing any material1 supplies1 or equipment to the ,state or for selling any land or building to the ,state1 if payment for the performance of such contract or payment for such material1 supplies1 equipment1 land1 or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the ,state1 at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of 7i7 the completion of performance under1 or 7ii7 the termination of negotiations for1 such contract or furnishing of material1 supplies1 equipment1 land1 or buildings1 directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value1 or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party1 committee1 or candidate for ,state public office or to any person for any political purpose or use2 or 7,b7 knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such person for any such purpose during any such period4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,federal block grant program ,the term ,federal block grant program means each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,student ,support and ,academic ,enrichment ,grants program of the ,department of ,education4 7,b7 ,the ,energy ,efficiency and ,conservation ,block ,grant ,program of the ,department of ,energy4 7,c7 ,the following programs of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services3 7i7 ,the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant program4 7ii7 ,the ,community ,mental ,health ,services ,block ,grant program4 7iii7 ,the ,community ,services ,block ,grant program4 7iv7 ,the program for ,low ,income ,home ,energy ,assistance grants4 7v7 ,the ,maternal and ,child ,health ,services ,block ,grant program4 7vi7 ,the ,preventive ,health and ,health ,services ,block ,grant program4 7vii7 ,the ,program of ,block ,grants to ,states for ,social ,services under title ,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act4 7viii7 ,the ,substance ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,block ,grant program4 7ix7 ,the program of ,block ,grants to ,states for ,temporary ,assistance for ,needy ,families under part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act4 7x7 ,the ,title ,v ,abstinence ,education ,block ,grant program4 7,d7 ,the ,homeland ,security ,grant ,programs 7,urban ,area ,security ,initiative1 ,state ,homeland ,security ,grant ,program1 and ,operation ,stonegarden7 of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,e7 ,the following programs of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development3 7i7 ,the ,community ,development ,block ,grant program4 7ii7 ,the ,indian ,community ,development ,block ,grant program4 7iii7 ,the ,emergency ,solutions ,grant ,program4 7iv7 ,the ,,home ,investment ,partnerships ,program4 7v7 ,the ,indian ,housing ,block ,grant program4 7vi7 ,the ,native ,hawaiian ,housing ,block ,grant program4 7,f7 ,the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant program of the ,department of ,justice4 7,g7 ,the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act program of the ,department of ,labor4 7,h7 ,the following programs of the ,department of ,transportation3 7i7 ,the ,federal ,aviation ,administration ,airport ,improvement ,state ,block ,grant ,program4 7ii7 ,the ,surface ,transportation ,block ,grant ,program4 7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state means any of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or ,puerto ,rico4