,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dji #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjjh ,report ,no4 #aai-dgi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ab1 #bjbf,mr4 ,steil 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4 ,carey1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,van ,orden1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,baumgartner1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,mr4 ,scott ,franklin of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,arrington1 ,mr4 ,alford1 ,mr4 ,yakym1 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,utah1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,james1 ,mr4 ,mills1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,mr4 ,barrett1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie1 ,mr4 ,schmidt1 ,ms4 ,fedorchak1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,kiley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,patronis1 ,mrs4 ,houchin1 ,mr4 ,riley of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,harrigan1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,bean of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,flood1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,fitzgerald1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,strong1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 and ,mrs4 ,wagner7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,february #c1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,langworthy1 ,mr4 ,downing1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,fong1 ,mr4 ,crank1 ,mr4 ,bentz1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,haridopolos1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,van ,epps1 and ,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado ,february #c1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,january #ab1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #aca of title #e to require certain restrictions on stocks for ,members of ,congress and their spouses and dependents1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,insider ,trading ,act4 #b4 ,restrictions on covered investments 7a7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for chapter #aca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,subchapter ,,iv--,restrictions on covered investments#acaea4 ,definitions4#acaeb4 ,restrictions on covered investments4#acaec4 ,enforcement4 4 7b7 ,restrictions ,chapter #aca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end a new subchapter3 ,,iv ,restrictions on covered investments #acaea4 ,definitions ,in this subchapter3 7#a7 ,covered individual ,the term covered individual means any of the following3 7,a7 ,a ,member of ,congress1 as defined in section #acaja4 7,b7 ,a dependent child 7as defined in section #acaja7 or a spouse of a ,member of ,congress4 7#b7 ,covered investment 7,a7 ,in general ,the term covered investment means a security issued by a publicly traded company or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means1 such as the use of a derivative1 including an option1 warrant1 or other similar means4 7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term covered investment does not include-- 7i7 an excepted investment fund 7as described in section #acajd7;f77#h772 7ii7 any other fund that would be an excepted investment fund but for the fact that the fund does not meet the diversification requirement solely because the fund is concentrated in-- 7,i7 the ,united ,states2 or 7,,ii7 the ,state1 territory1 or ,district of residence of the covered individual who owns the fund2 7iii7 an interest in a small business concern as defined under section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb72 or 7iv7 investments held in a trust if no covered individual has any authority over a trustee of the trust1 including the authority to appoint1 replace1 or direct the actions of such a trustee1 and the trustee is not the spouse1 child1 parent1 or sibling of a ,member of ,congress4 7#c7 ,publicly traded company ,the term publicly traded company means an issuer that has a class of securities registered under section #ab of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghl74 7#d7 ,security ,the term security has the meaning given the term in section #c7;a7 of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;c7a774 7#e7 ,supervising ethics office ,the term supervising ethics office has the meaning given the term in section #acaja4 #acaeb4 ,restrictions on covered investments 7a7 ,conduct during federal service ,except as described in subsection 7c71 no covered individual may purchase a covered investment4 7b7 ,advanced notice requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,no covered individual shall sell a covered investment1 unless a notice of intent to sell the covered investment is made by the ,member of ,congress and publicly disclosed at least #g calendar days1 and no more than #ad calendar days1 prior to the sale in accordance with the requirements of this subsection4 7#b7 ,contents of notice ,the notice under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the projected date of sale of a covered investment4 7,b7 ,a description of such sale4 7,c7 ,the number of shares in such sale4 7#c7 ,withdrawal ,the notice under paragraph 7#a7 shall be withdrawn by the ,member of ,congress who filed it1 prior to the close of the expiration of the notice1 if the covered individual determines not to sell the covered asset4 7#d7 ,filing ,a ,member of ,congress shall file the notice under paragraph 7#a7 for each intended sale by the ,member1 or the spouse or dependent child of the ,member1 with-- 7,a7 the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 in the case of a ,representative in ,congress1 a ,delegate to ,congress1 or the ,resident ,commissioner from ,puerto ,rico2 or 7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,senate1 in the case of a ,senator4 7#e7 ,publication ,the notice under paragraph 7#a7 and the withdrawal under paragraph 7#c7 shall1 upon receipt1 be made publicly available on a website controlled by the by the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,secretary of the ,senate1 as applicable4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,occupation ,the requirements of subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall not apply to a spouse or dependent child of a ,member of ,congress with respect to a transaction in a covered investment which is-- 7,a7 on behalf1 or for the benefit1 of any person other than a covered individual2 or 7,b7 made as a part of compensation from an employer of such individual or in furtherance of any fiduciary or occupational obligations of such individual4 7#b7 ,other ,the requirements of subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a covered individual with respect to a transaction in a covered investment made for the purpose of reinvesting dividends received from such covered investment4 #acaec4 ,enforcement 7a7 ,in general ,any covered individual who violates the restrictions in section #acaeb with respect to a covered investment1 shall1 at the direction of the supervising ethics office-- 7#a7 incur a fee1 as calculated in subsection 7b71 to be paid by the ,member of ,congress who-- 7,a7 caused the violation2 or 7,b7 is the spouse or parent of a covered individual who caused the violation2 and 7#b7 in the case of a purchase of a covered investment1 be required to sell a covered investment purchased in violation of section #acaeb7;a74 7b7 ,calculation of fees ,the fee required under subsection 7a7 shall be equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 #b1jjj or ten percent of the value of the transaction in the covered investment which violates section #acaeb1 whichever is greater2 and 7#b7 the net gain realized1 if any1 from the covered investment during the period beginning on the most recent date on which the individual became a covered individual and ending on the date of disposition of the covered investment1 as determined by the supervising ethics office4 7c7 ,payment restrictions ,a ,member of ,congress may not pay any of the fees under this section by using amounts from the following sources3 7#a7 ,the ,members' ,representational ,allowance4 7#b7 ,the ,senators' ,official ,personnel and ,office ,expense ,account4 7#c7 ,any contribution 7as defined in section #cja7h7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h777 accepted as a candidate1 and any other donation received as support for activities of the individual as a holder of ,federal office4 7d7 ,miscellaneous receipts ,any amounts collected in fees authorized by this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury as miscellaneous receipts in accordance with section #ccjb7;b7 of title #ca4 7e7 ,referral ,upon the assessment of a fee under this section1 the supervising ethics office has the authority to refer a ,member of ,congress to the ,department of ,justice in the same manner and to the same extent as a violation under section #acajf if such ,member of ,congress resigns or retires before paying such assessed fee4 7f7 ,interpretative guidance ,each supervising ethics office may issue interpretative guidance on this subchapter and in issuing such guidance1 may consider mitigating or aggravating circumstances4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,february #c1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed