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107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 577
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require any organization that
is established for the purpose of raising funds for creating,
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential
archival depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential
archival depository to disclose the sources and amounts of any funds
raised, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE SOURCES AND AMOUNTS OF FUNDS RAISED
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h)(1) Any organization that is established for the purpose of
raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting
activities at a Presidential archival depository or any facilities
relating to a Presidential archival depository, shall submit to the
Administration, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate on an annual basis, by not later than the applicable date
specified in paragraph (2), information with respect to every
contributor who, during the year--
``(A) with respect to a Presidential archival depository of
a President who currently holds the Office of President or for
which the Archivist has not accepted, taken title to, or
entered into an agreement to use any land or facility, gave the
organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary
or in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the year; or
``(B) with respect to a Presidential archival depository of
a President who no longer holds the Office of President and for
which the Archivist has accepted, taken title to, or entered
into an agreement to use any land or facility, gave the
organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary
or in-kind) totaling $5000 or more for the year.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable date--
``(A) with respect to information required under paragraph
(1)(A), shall be January 31 of each year; and
``(B) with respect to information required under paragraph
(1)(B), shall be May 31 of each year.
``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `information' means the
following:
``(A) The amount or value of each contribution made by a
contributor referred to in paragraph (1) in the year covered by
the submission.
``(B) The source of each such contribution, and the address
of the entity or individual that is the source of the
contribution.
``(C) If the source of such a contribution is an
individual, the occupation of the individual.
``(D) The date of each such contribution.
``(4) The Archivist shall make available to the public through the
Internet (or a successor technology readily available to the public)
any information that is submitted in accordance with paragraph (1).
``(5)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who makes a
contribution described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully
submit false material information or omit material information with
respect to the contribution to an organization described in such
paragraph.
``(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 18, United
States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation of subparagraph
(A) in the same manner as a violation described in such section.
``(6)(A) It shall be unlawful for any organization described in
paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully submit false material
information or omit material information under such paragraph.
``(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title 18, United
States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation of subparagraph
(A) in the same manner as a violation described in such section.
``(7)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly and
willfully--
``(i) make a contribution described in paragraph (1) in the
name of another person;
``(ii) permit his or her name to be used to effect a
contribution described in paragraph (1); or
``(iii) accept a contribution described in paragraph (1)
that is made by one person in the name of another person.
``(B) The penalties set forth in section 309(d) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a
violation of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as if such violation
were a violation of section 316(b)(3) of such Act.
``(8) The Archivist shall promulgate regulations for the purpose of
carrying out this subsection.''.
(b) Applicability.--Section 2112(h) of title 44, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a))--
(1) shall apply to an organization established for the
purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding,
or conducting activities at a Presidential archival depository
or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival
depository before, on, or after the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) shall only apply with respect to contributions (whether
monetary or in-kind) made after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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