,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gehb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cicilline introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,president1   
the ,vice ,president1 an immediate      
family member of the ,president or the  
,vice ,president1 and certain businesses
 from contracting with or receiving     
,federal funds1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,prohibitions on making certain     
contracts with ,federal ,government or  
receiving ,federal funds  7a7 ,contracts
 with ,federal ,government  7#a7        
,prohibition ,the following may not     
enter into or benefit from a contract or
 agreement with the ,federal            
,government1 or any part thereof3 7,a7  
,the ,president4  7,b7 ,the ,vice       
,president4  7,c7 ,an immediate family  
member of the ,president4  7,d7 ,an     
immediate family member of the ,vice    
,president4  7,e7 ,a covered significant

 business interest4  7#b7 ,exception    
,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the   
following3 7,a7 ,a contract or agreement
 with the ,federal ,government entered  
into or negotiated before or after the  
period in which the ,president or the   
,vice ,president1 as applicable1 serves 
in office4  7,b7 ,a contract for        
employment with the ,federal ,government
 or a contract for service in the ,armed
 ,forces1 or any benefits provided under
 such employment or service4  7b7       
,receipt of ,federal funds  7#a7        
,prohibition ,except as provided in     
paragraph 7#b71 the ,federal ,government
 may not obligate or expend ,federal    
funds with the ,president1 the ,vice    
,president1 or a covered significant    
business interest4  7#b7 ,exceptions    
7,a7 ,entitlements ,the ,federal        
,government may obligate or expend      
,federal funds the ,president or the    
,vice ,president is entitled to by law  
for discharging an official duty1       
including annual salary4  7,b7          

,obligations ,paragraph 7#a7 does not   
apply to ,federal funds obligated or    
expended before or after the period in  
which the ,president or the ,vice       
,president1 as applicable1 serves in    
office4  7c7 ,rule of ,construction     
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to limit any payment to the ,president1 
the ,vice ,president1 an immediate      
family member of the ,president or ,vice
 ,president1 or covered significant     
business interest of any ,federal       
benefit for which the ,president1 the   
,vice ,president1 an immediate family   
member of the ,president or ,vice       
,president1 or covered significant      
business interest would otherwise be    
eligible4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,contract or agreement    
with ,federal ,government ,the term     
contract or agreement with the ,federal 
,government means a procurement contract
 or grant1 a land use contract1 or a    
lease created1 funded1 or controlled by 
the ,federal ,government1 respectively4 

7#b7 ,covered significant business      
interest ,the term covered significant  
business interest means any corporation1
 company1 association1 firm1            
partnership1 proprietorship1 or any     
other business entity of which the      
,president1 the ,vice ,president1 an    
immediate family member of the          
,president1 or an immediate family      
member of the ,vice ,president is-- 7,a7
 a trustee2  7,b7 a partner2  7,c7 an   
officer2  7,d7 a director2 or  7,e7 a   
shareholder who holds more than #aj     
percent of any class of equity          
securities4  7#c7 ,immediate family     
member ,the term immediate family member
 means a spouse1 parent1 sibling1 child1
 or dependent relative4  7e7            
,application  7#a7 ,contract or         
agreement with ,federal ,government ,the
 prohibition under subsection 7a77#a7   
applies to contracts or agreements with 
the ,federal ,government entered into1  
revised1 or renewed after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7       

,federal funds ,the prohibition under   
subsection 7a77#b7 applies to ,federal  
funds obligated after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4