,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,kean 7= himself & ,ms4 ,craig7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! %ort sale ( 
c]ta9 f9ancial inve/m5ts by ,memb]s (   
,congress & _! sp\ses & dep5d5ts1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,%ort+ ,am]ica 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition ( congressional 
%ort sell+ ( f9ancial inve/m5ts ,*apt]  
#aca ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 7& by  
con=m+ ! table ( cont5ts = su* *apt]    
accord+ly73  ,,iv ,prohibition on       
,congressional ,%ort ,sell+  #acaea4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is sub*apt]3  7#a7      
,cov]$ f9ancial in/rum5t ,! t]m cov]$   
f9ancial in/rum5t means-- 7,a7 any      
inve/m5t 9--  7i7 a security 7z def9$ 9 
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,securities ,ex*ange 
,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;c7a7772 

7ii7 a security future 7z def9$ 9       
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,securities ,ex*ange 
,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;c7a7772 
or  7iii7 a commodity 7z def9$ 9 section
 #a;a ( ! ,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #a;a772 &  7,b7 any economic  
int]e/ comp>able to an int]e/ describ$ 9
 subclause 7,i7 t is acquir$ ?r\gh      
syn!tic means1 su* z ! use ( a          
d]ivative1 includ+ an option1 w>rant1 or
 o!r simil> means4  7#b7 ,cov]$         
individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual means
 any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a ,memb] (       
,congress4  7,b7 ,! sp\se ( a ,memb] (  
,congress4  7,c7 ,! dep5d5t ( a ,memb] (
 ,congress4  7#c7 ,dep5d5t ,! t]m       
dep5d5t has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #acaja4  7#d7 ,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m
 ,memb] ( ,congress has ! mean+ giv5 t  
t]m 9 section #acaja4  7#e7 ,%ort sale  
,! t]m %ort sale has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 
9 section #bdb4bjj ( title #ag1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74  7#f7 ,sup]vis+ e?ics (fice
 ,! t]m sup]vis+ e?ics (fice has ! mean+

 giv5 t t]m 9 section #acaja4  #acaeb4  
,limitation on %ort sale  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,no cov]$ individual may engage 9 a %ort
 sale ( any cov]$ f9ancial in/rum5t     
issu$ by any bus9ess entity t is li/$ on
 a national /ock ex*ange4  7b7 ,income  
tax ,a loss f a %ort sale involv+ a     
cov]$ f9ancial in/rum5t t is conduct$ 9 
violation ( ?is section may n be d$uct$ 
f ! am\nt ( income tax ow$ by ! cov]$   
individual4  7c7 ,pro( ( compliance     
7#a7 ,submission ,a ,memb] ( ,congress  
%all submit to ! sup]vis+ e?ics (fice a 
pl$ge ( compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 sub*apt]1 & %all produce1 ^u reque/ ( !
 sup]vis+ e?ics (fice1 mat]ial or       
in=mation det]m9$ by ! sup]vis+ e?ics   
committee to be necess>y to indicate    
compliance ) ! provisions ( ?is         
sub*apt]4  7#b7 ,c]tificate ,! sup]vis+ 
e?ics (fice %all provide ea* ,memb] (   
,congress 9 compliance ) ! provisions ( 
?is *apt] ) a c]tificate ( compliance4  
7#c7 ,publication ,! sup]vis+ e?ics     
(fice %all make available1 on a publicly

 accessible website1 all c]tificates    
issu$ "u ?is subsection4  #acaec4       
,en=cem5t  7a7 ,ref]ral ,! sup]vis+     
e?ics (fice %all ref] to ! ,attorney    
,g5]al ! "n ( any cov]$ individual :o   
su* (fice has reasonable cause to       
believe has willfully fail$ to comply ) 
! requirem5ts ( section #acaeb4  7b7    
,p5alty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney     
,g5]al may br+ a civil action 9 any     
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt  
aga9/ any cov]$ individual :o kn[+ly &  
willfully fails to comply ) section     
#acaeb4 ,! c\rt 9 :i* su* action is     
br\ght may assess aga9/ su* individual a
 civil p5alty 9 any am\nt1 n to exce$   
#ej1jjj4  7#b7 ,limitation ,a cov]$     
individual may n pay any p5alty result+ 
f a civil action "u p>agraph 7#a7 us+-- 
7,a7 funds f a ,memb]s' ,repres5tational
 ,all[ance or ,s5ators' ,(ficial        
,p]sonnel & ,(fice ,exp5se ,acc\nt 7z ! 
case may be72 or  7,b7 funds ( any      
political committee "u ! ,f$]al         
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   

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