,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself and ,mr4        
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to allow the heads of certain ,executive
 departments to accept conditional gifts
 on behalf of ,executive departments1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,donations for ,our ,nation's           
,advancement1 ,transformation1 and      
,enhancement ,act or the ,,donate ,act4 
#b4 ,acceptance of conditional gifts    
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of    
chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acef4          
,acceptance of conditional gifts  7a7   
,definition ,in this section-- 7#a7 the 
term covered conditional gift means a   

conditional gift accepted under         
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 the term      
,executive department means-- 7,a7 the  
,department of ,agriculture2  7,b7 the  
,department of ,commerce2  7,c7 the     
,department of ,education2  7,d7 the    
,department of ,energy2  7,e7 the       
,department of ,homeland ,security2     
7,f7 the ,department of ,housing and    
,urban ,development2  7,g7 the          
,department of the ,interior2  7,h7 the 
,department of ,justice2  7,i7 the      
,department of ,labor2  7,j7 the        
,department of the ,treasury2 or  7,k7  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
7b7 ,acceptance  7#a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 and subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
head of each ,executive department may1 
at the discretion of the head of the    
,executive department1 accept a         
conditional gift on behalf of the       
,executive department if the conditional
 gift is made--  7,a7 in cash2 and  7,b7
 by an individual who is a citizen of   

the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,limitation  
on acceptance ,a conditional gift may   
not be accepted under paragraph 7#a7 if 
the conditional gift is conditioned upon
 carrying out any act or purpose that   
will require an expenditure of funds in 
an amount that exceeds the amount of the
 conditional gift1 unless the           
expenditure has been approved by an ,act
 of ,congress4  7c7 ,limitation on use  
,the principal of and income from any   
covered conditional gift shall be held1 
invested1 reinvested1 and used in       
accordance with the conditions of the   
conditional gift1 except that the       
principal of and income from a          
conditional gift may not be invested or 
reinvested in a manner in which the     
principal of or income from the         
conditional gift will accrue interest4  
7d7 ,budget justifications ,in the      
annual budget justification submitted by
 each ,executive department1 the head of
 the ,executive department shall        
include1 with respect to the year       

preceding the date on which the budget  
justification is submitted1 a statement 
of--  7#a7 each covered conditional gift
 accepted on behalf of the ,executive   
department during the year preceding the
 date on which the annual budget        
justification is submitted2  7#b7 how   
each covered conditional gift described 
in paragraph 7#a7 was used by the       
,executive department2 and  7#c7 as     
applicable1 the account or fund in which
 the funds from each covered gift       
described in paragraph 7#a7 are         
deposited4  7e7 ,deficit reduction ,if  
funds from a covered conditional gift   
remain unexpended after carrying out the
 conditional act or purpose of the      
covered conditional gift and are not    
required to carry out any other         
conditional act or purpose of the       
covered conditional gift--  7#a7 the    
head of the ,executive department to    
which the covered conditional gift was  
made may1 at the discretion of the head 
of the ,executive department1 transfer  

the remaining funds to the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury shall-- 7,a7 deposit  
any remaining funds transferred under   
paragraph 7#a7 in the general fund of   
the ,treasury2 and  7,b7 dedicate any   
remaining funds transferred under       
paragraph 7#a7 for the sole purpose of  
deficit reduction4  7f7 ,certain        
insufficient conditional gifts ,if a    
head of an ,executive department accepts
 a covered conditional gift that is made
 in an amount that is insufficient to   
meet the cost of carrying out any       
conditional act or purpose of the       
conditional gift1 the acceptance shall  
not obligate the ,executive department  
to expend any funds to carry out the    
conditional act or purpose4  4  7b7     
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for subchapter ,,iii 
of chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acef4          
,acceptance of conditional gifts4  4    

#c4 ,,gao report relating to gifts      
accepted on behalf of ,executive        
departments  7a7 ,definitions ,in this  
section-- 7#a7 the term ,executive      
department has the meaning given the    
term in section #aja of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7 the    
term gift means any conditional or      
unconditional gift made to an ,executive
 department4  7b7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform of the ,house of           
,representatives a report that shall    
include--  7#a7 with respect to the year
 preceding the date on which the report 
is submitted1 a statement of-- 7,a7 the 
source of each gift made to the         
,executive department during that       
period2  7,b7 how each gift described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 was1 is being1 or    

will be used2 and  7,c7 the account or  
fund in which the funds from each gift  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 are      
deposited2  7#b7 a description of the   
process that each ,executive department 
uses to-- 7,a7 manage any gifts made to 
the ,executive department2 and  7,b7    
ensure that all gifts made to the       
,executive department are efficiently   
used2 and  7#c7 recommendations for     
,executive departments relating to      
enhancing the management and use of any 
gifts made to ,executive departments4