,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,donalds 7for himself and ,mr4 ,golden 
of ,maine7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section  
#gcdb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 to require agencies to submit to 
the ,office of ,government ,ethics and  
the ,department of ,state the compiled  
listing of certain statements relating  
to the receipt and disposition of       
foreign gifts and decorations1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,gift          
,accountability1 ,reporting1 and        
,disclosures ,act or the ,,gard ,act4   
#b4 ,receipt and disposition of foreign 
gifts and decorations  7a7 ,revisions to
 the process requiring compilation of   
statements by ,federal employees        
,section #gcdb of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     

subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraph
 7,g7 as subparagraph 7,h72  7ii7 by    
inserting after subparagraph 7,f7 the   
following new subparagraph3  7,g7 a     
candidate as defined in section #cja of 
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 for       
nomination or election to the office of 
,president1 ,vice ,president1 or ,member
 of ,congress2  2  7iii7 in subparagraph
 7,h7 7as resdesignated in clause 7i77--
 7,i7 by striking 7,f7 and inserting    
7,g7 in each place it occurs2 and       
7,,ii7 by striking a dependent 7within  
the meaning of section #aeb of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 and  
inserting3 a relative 7as defined in    
section #acaja72 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by     
striking the and at the end2  7ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,c71 by adding at the end 
and2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraph3  7,d7 any  
individual or entity that is not a      

,united ,states citizen1 a permanent    
resident alien1 or an entity organized  
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 any jurisdiction within the ,united    
,states2  2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#f7--   
7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 
and2  7ii7 by redesignating subparagraph
 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,g72 and  7iii7  
by inserting after subparagraph 7,c71   
the following new subparagraphs3  7,d7  
the ,federal ,electoral ,commission1 for
 candidates in an election for          
,president1 ,vice ,president1 and       
,member of ,congress1 except as provided
 in subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f72  7,e7  
the ,select ,committee on ,ethics of the
 ,senate1 for a candidate in an election
 for the ,federal office of ,senator who
 is serving as a ,senator2  7,f7 the    
,committee on ,standards of ,official   
,conduct of the ,house of               
,representatives1 for a candidate in an 
election for the ,federal office of     
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives who is serving as a    

,member2 and  2  7#b7 in subsection     
7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking the or at the end2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#c7 accept a gift from a   
country of concern as designated by the 
,secretary of ,state4  2  7#c7 in       
subsection 7c77#c71 by inserting        
terminating the official use of a gift  
under subparagraph 7,b7 or before       
accepting travel2  7#d7 in subsection   
7f7-- 7,a7 paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by      
striking ,january #ca and inserting ,may
 #ae2  7ii7 by inserting ,office of     
,government ,ethics and the before      
,secretary of ,state2  7iii7 by striking
 ,state who shall and inserting ,state4 
,the ,secretary of ,state shall2 and    
7iv7 by striking the period and         
inserting at the end within #cj days    
after ,may #ae of the filing year42     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking brief2   

7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 1
 if known12  7iii7 by amending          
subparagraph 7,e7 to read as follows3   
7,e7 the estimated fair market value in 
the ,united ,states of the gift at the  
time of acceptance as determined by     
retail prices1 price of comparable      
items1 or appraisal2  2  7iv7 by        
redesignating subparagraph 7,f7 as      
subparagraph 7,g72  7v7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3  
7,f7 the ,personal ,property ,management
 ,foreign ,gift ,inventory ,control     
,number 7,,ppm7 of gifts transferred to 
the ,government ,services               
,administration and any internal gift   
tracking number relevant to the current 
location and final disposition of the   
gift2 and  2 and  7vi7 by amending      
subparagraph 7,g71 as redesignated under
 clause 7iv71 to read as follows3  7,g7 
current location and final disposition  
of the gift using any of the following  
descriptions3 7i7 ,purchased by         
recipient4  7ii7 ,deposited with the    

,national ,archives and ,records        
,administration4  7iii7 ,retained for   
official use by agency4  7iv7 ,approved 
by employing agency for official use by 
employee4  7v7 ,transferred according to
 agency policy4  7vi7 ,processed        
according to agency guidance4  2  7,c7  
in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking     
brief2 and  7,d7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7
 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking
 delete and inserting redact2 and       
7,,ii7 by inserting ,office of          
,government ,ethics and the after in    
writing to the2 and  7ii7 in            
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting ,office 
of ,government ,ethics and the after    
provided to the2  7#e7 in subsection    
7g7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by   
striking ,each employing agency shall   
and inserting ,each employing agency1 or
 a designated agency ethics official as 
defined in section #acaja1 and in       
coordination with the ,office of        
,government ,ethics1 shall2 and  7ii7 by
 inserting the ,office of ,government   

,ethics and before the ,secretary of    
,state2  7,b7 by redesignating paragraph
 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and  7,c7 by   
adding after paragraph 7#a7 the         
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,each    
employing agency-- 7,a7 shall impose a  
#bjj late fee for any employee who files
 a statement #cj days after the date on 
which such statement is required to be  
submitted2 and  7,b7 may waive the fee  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 if a     
determination is made by the employing  
agency1 or a designated agency ethics   
official as defined in section #acaja1  
that an employee has good cause for the 
late submission4  2 and  7#f7 by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7l7 ,not later than #abj days after   
enactment of the ,,gard ,act1 each      
employing agency shall adapt systems to 
enable public access to the listings    
under this section in a manner similar  
to the public access of financial       
disclosure reports required under       
chapter #aca4  4  7b7 ,application ,the 

amendments by this ,act shall apply to  
any individual required to submit a     
statement under section #gcdb of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 within #cj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4