,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eeji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,mr4   
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to clarify the offense pertaining
 to illegal gratuities concerning       
programs receiving ,federal funds4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,gratuities for ,governing ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,illegal gratuities      
concerning programs receiving ,federal  
funds  7a7 ,in general ,section #fff of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 as        
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e71          
respectively2  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking subsection 7b7 and    
inserting subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 in  
the matter following paragraph 7#b71 by 

striking #aj years and inserting #ae    
years2  7#c7 by inserting after         
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,whoever1 if the circumstance described 
in subsection 7c7 of this section       
exists-- 7#a7 directly or indirectly1   
knowingly and purposefully gives1       
offers1 or promises anything of value of
 #a1jjj or more to any agent of an      
organization1 or of a ,state1 local1 or 
,indian ,tribal government1 or any      
agency thereof1 for or because of any   
official act performed by such agent in 
connection with any business1           
transaction1 or series of transactions  
of such organization1 government1 or    
agency involving anything of value of   
#e1jjj or more2 or  7#b7 being an agent 
of an organization1 or of a ,state1     
local1 or ,indian ,tribal government1 or
 any agency thereof1 directly or        
indirectly1 knowingly and purposefully  
demands1 seeks1 receives1 accepts1 or   
agrees to receive or accept anything of 
value of #a1jjj or more personally for  

or because of any official act performed
 by such agent in connection with any   
business1 transaction1 or series of     
transactions of such organization1      
government1 or agency involving anything
 of value of #e1jjj or more2  shall be  
fined under this title1 imprisoned for  
not more than #b years1 or both4  2 and 
7#d7 in subsection 7c71 as so           
redesignated1 by striking circumstance  
referred to in subsection 7a7 and       
inserting circumstance referred to in   
subsections 7a7 and 7b74  7b7           
,forfeiture ,chapter #df of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in section #iha7;a77#a77;,d71 by       
striking clause 7i7 and inserting the   
following3  7i7 subsection 7a77#a7 or   
7b7 of section #fff 7relating to        
,federal program fraud and illegal      
gratuities concerning programs receiving
 ,federal funds72  2 and  7#b7 in       
section #ihb7;a77#c71 by striking       
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7,a7 subsection 7a77#a7 or  

7b7 of section #fff 7relating to        
,federal program fraud and illegal      
gratuities concerning programs receiving
 ,federal funds72  4