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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,v9dman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d+     
*apt] #aca ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 to prohibit ,memb]s ( ,congress f
 c]ta9 p>ticipation 9 pr$iction m>kets1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,congressional    
,pr$iction ,m>ket ,ban ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,prohibition on ,memb]s ( ,congress 
& family memb]s f p>ticipation 9        
pr$iction m>kets  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]   
#aca ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iv 
,prohibition on p>ticipation 9 pr$iction
 m>kets  #acaea4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
sub*apt]3  7#a7 ,memb] ( ,congress &    
congressional e?ics committees ,! t]ms  
,memb] ( ,congress & congressional e?ics
 committees h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9    
section #acaja4  7#b7 ,cov]$ transaction
 ,! t]m cov]$ transaction means a       

pur*ase1 sale1 or ex*ange ( a pr$iction 
m>ket contract4  7#c7 ,pr$iction m>ket  
contract ,! t]m pr$iction m>ket         
contract-- 7,a7 means an agreem5t1      
contract1 swap1 or transaction t        
provides = any pur*ase1 sale1 paym5t1 or
 deliv]y ( an exclud$ commodity1 z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #a;a ( !         
,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#a;a71 t is dep5d5t on ! occurr5ce1     
nonoccurr5ce1 or ! ext5t ( ! occurr5ce (
 a specific ev5t or cont+5cy2 &  7,b7   
does n include insurance = :i* ! insur$ 
holds a lawful insurable int]e/4        
#acaeb4 ,prohibition ( p>ticipation 9   
pr$iction m>kets  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,a ,memb] ( ,congress may n   
engage 91 be a p>ty to1 or b5efit f1 a  
cov]$ transaction4  7#b7 ,b5efit f a    
h\sehold memb] ,a ,memb] ( ,congress    
receives a b5efit f a cov]$ transaction 
if-- 7,a7 an individual 9 ! same        
h\sehold z ! ,memb] engages 91 or is a  
p>ty to1 a cov]$ transaction2 &  7,b7 ! 
transaction results 9 a paym5t paid1 or 

b5efit giv51 to ! individual or ano!r   
individual 9 ! h\sehold4  7b7           
,c]tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ae days aft] ! />t ( a cal5d> ye>1 a  
,memb] ( ,congress--  7,a7 :o is a      
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all 
c]tify to ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives t ! ,memb] has compli$ )
 subsection 7a7 ) respect to ! mo/ rec5t
 complet$ cal5d> ye>2 &  7,b7 :o is a   
,memb] ( ! ,s5ate %all c]tify to !      
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate t ! ,memb] has     
compli$ ) subsection 7a7 ) respect to ! 
mo/ rec5t complet$ cal5d> ye>4  7#b7    
,report ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate
 %all make available on ! public website
 ( ! ,cl]k & ! ,secret>y1 respectively1 
any c]tification made "u ?is subsection4
  #acaec4 ,p5alties  7a7 ,inve/igation  
,a congressional e?ics committee %all   
promptly inve/igate any ,memb] (        
,congress subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$ :o--  7#a7 does n     
comply ) section #acaeb7;b7 = a cal5d>  

ye>2 or  7#b7 is subject to a cr$ible   
report ( a violation ( section          
#acaeb7;a74  7b7 ,p5alty ,9 accordance )
 ! rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,congress conc]n$1 
a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is f\nd to h    
violat$ section #acaeb7;a7 %all be f9$  
an am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,h\se ( ,congress 
t %all be ! great] (-- 7#a7 #aj1jjj2 or 
7#b7 ! am\nt equal to triple ! pr(it    
made by ! ,memb] ( ,congress z a result 
( ! violation4  7c7 ,deposit 9 !        
,treasury ,! am\nts paid by a ,memb] (  
,congress = a f9e "u subsection 7b7 %all
 be deposit$ 9 ! miscellane\s receipts (
 ! ,treasury4  7d7 ,additional measures 
,subject to ! rules ( ! ,h\se (         
,congress conc]n$1 a congressional e?ics
 committee may pursue1 advise1 or       
recomm5d additional sanctions or rem$ies
 ) respect to a violation ( section     
#acaeb7;a7 by a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is
 subject to ! jurisdiction ( !          
committee4  #acaed4 ,duties (           
congressional e?ics committees ,!       
congressional e?ics committees %all c>ry

 out ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,e/abli% proc$ures 
) respect to ! c]tification requirem5ts 
"u section #acaeb7;b7 & ! report+       
requirem5ts "u section #acaeb7;c74  7#b7
 ,issue guidance ) respect to compliance
 ) ! requirem5ts "u ?is sub*apt]4  7#c7 
,make available1 on a public website "u 
! au?ority ( ea* congressional e?ics    
committee1 ! proc$ures & guidance "u ?is
 section & o!r su* mat]ials necess>y or 
appropriate to assi/ ,memb]s ( ,congress
 9 comply+ ) ! requirem5ts "u ?is       
sub*apt]4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,sub*apt]      
,,iv--,prohibition on p>ticipation 9    
pr$iction m>kets #acaea4 ,def9itions4   
#acaeb4 ,prohibition ( p>ticipation 9   
pr$iction m>kets4 #acaec4 ,p5alties4    
#acaed4 ,duties ( congressional e?ics   
committees4  4  #c4 ,transition         
provisions  7a7 ,proc$ures & guidance ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! congressional    
e?ics committees %all c>ry out ! duties 

( ! committees "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 
( section #acaed ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by ?is ,act4  7b7  
,/>t ( compliance ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a  
,memb] ( ,congress %all comply ) section
 #acaeb ( su* title1 z add$ by ?is ,act4
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms
 ,memb] ( ,congress & congressional     
e?ics committees h ! mean+s specifi$ 9  
section #acaea ( su* title1 z add$ by   
?is ,act4