,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dabh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjbf,ms4    
,ros5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,cab9et       
,memb]s & s5ior executive political     
appo9tees f us+ taxpay] funds to hire   
political consult+1 adv]tis+1 & m>ket+  
firms1 f exp$it+ competitive op5 bidd+  
processes to contract = (ficial         
adv]tisem5ts1 & f us+ (ficial           
adv]tisem5ts = self-promotion4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,self-,promotion ) ,public ,doll>s  
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,cab9et ,memb] ,! t]m ,cab9et ,memb]   
means-- 7,a7 an individual s]v+ 9 a     
position at level ,i ( ! ,executive     
,s*$ule "u section #ecab ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 any o!r    
individual :o occupies a position       
designat$ by ! ,presid5t z a            
,cab9et-level position4  7#b7 ,f9ancial 

relation%ip ,! t]m f9ancial relation%ip 
means any relation%ip 9 :i* f9ancial    
comp5sation is d]iv$ directly or        
indirectly f a pecuni>y int]e/4  7#c7   
,(ficial adv]tisem5t ,! t]m (ficial     
adv]tisem5t means an adv]tisem5t        
sponsor$ by ! executive bran* to        
communicate any policy priority ( a     
,gov]nm5t entity1 includ+ ( a ,f$]al    
ag5cy or dep>tm5t or a presid5tial      
adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,political adv]tis+ 
& m>ket+ firm ,! t]m political adv]tis+ 
& m>ket+ firm means a pr(essional       
bus9ess t is eligible = a contract ) !  
,gov]nm5t t is d$icat$ to ! creation &  
execution ( promotional mat]ials &      
m>ket+ = ! cli5ts ( ! bus9ess1 includ+ !
 ,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,political consult+   
firm ,! t]m political consult+ firm     
means a pr(essional s]vices company t is
 eligible = a contract ) ! ,gov]nm5t to 
provide advice1 fe$back1 /rategy1 &     
skills4  7#f7 ,s5ior executive political
 appo9tee ,! t]m s5ior executive        
political appo9tee means an individual  

:o is-- 7,a7 employ$ 9 a position       
describ$ 9 sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+ to
 ! ,executive ,s*$ule72  7,b7 a limit$  
t]m appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy appo9tee1  
or nonc>e] appo9tee 9 ! ,s5ior          
,executive ,s]vice1 z def9$ "u p>agraphs
 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71 respectively1 (    
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 or  7,c7 employ$ 9 a      
position ( a confid5tial or             
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7#g7 ,special ,gov]nm5t    
employee ,! t]m special ,gov]nm5t       
employee means a special ,gov]nm5t      
employee1 z def9$ 9 section #bjb7;a7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :o is   
employ$ 9 ! executive bran*4  #c4       
,prohibition on taxpay]-fund$ political 
consult+ firms & political adv]tis+ &   
m>ket+ firms ,a ,cab9et ,memb] may n use
 any funds au?oriz$ or appropriat$ by   
,f$]al law to hire a political consult+ 

firm or political adv]tis+ & m>ket+ firm
 to develop & dissem9ate any (ficial    
adv]tisem5t relat+ to ! position ( !    
,cab9et ,memb]1 ! ag5cy or dep>tm5t (   
:i* ! ,cab9et ,memb] is ! head1 or !    
(ficial duties ( ! ,cab9et ,memb] if--  
7#a7 ! ,cab9et ,memb] is an (fic] or    
employee ( ! political consult+ firm or 
political adv]tis+ & m>ket+ firm2  7#b7 
! ,cab9et ,memb] has a f9ancial         
relation%ip ) ! political consult+ firm 
or political adv]tis+ & m>ket+ firm2 or 
7#c7 any s5ior executive political      
appo9tee or special ,gov]nm5t employee  
:o reports to ! ,cab9et ,memb] or :o is 
employ$ by ! ag5cy or dep>tm5t ( :i* !  
,cab9et ,memb] is ! head has a f9ancial 
relation%ip ) ! political consult+ firm 
or political adv]tis+ & m>ket+ firm4    
#d4 ,prohibition on exp$it+ op5 bidd+ = 
(ficial adv]tisem5ts ,except z o!rwise  
provid$ by exi/+ ,f$]al law1 a ,cab9et  
,memb] %all1 :5 ent]+ into a contract = 
an (ficial adv]tisem5t1 comply ) all    
applicable requirem5ts relat$ to ! full 

& op5 competitive proc$ures requir$ "u  
*apt] #cc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 & "p #f ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition  
,regulation4  #e4 ,prohibition on       
self-promotion ?r\gh (ficial            
adv]tisem5ts ,a ,cab9et ,memb] may n use
 any (ficial adv]tisem5t = ! prim>y     
purpose ( self-promotion4