Rules of The House of Representatives of The United States
RULE XXV: LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS
Outside earned income; honoraria
1. (a) Except as provided by paragraph
(b), a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House may not-
(1) have outside earned income attributable
to a calendar year that exceeds
15 percent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level II of the Executive
Schedule under section 5313 of title 5,
United States Code, as of January 1
of that calendar year; or
(2) receive any honorarium, except
that an officer or employee of the
House who is paid at a rate less than
120 percent of the minimum rate of
basic pay for GS-15 of the General
Schedule may receive an honorarium
unless the subject matter is directly
related to the official duties of the
individual, the payment is made because
of the status of the individual
with the House, or the person offering
the honorarium has interests
that may be substantially affected by
the performance or nonperformance
of the official duties of the individual.
(b) In the case of an individual who
becomes a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House, such individual may not
have outside earned income attributable
to the portion of a calendar year
that occurs after such individual becomes
a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee
that exceeds 15 percent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive
Schedule under section 5313 of
title 5, United States Code, as of January
1 of that calendar year multiplied
by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of days the individual is
a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee during that
calendar year and the denominator of
which is 365.
(c) A payment in lieu of an honorarium
that is made to a charitable organization
on behalf of a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House may not be
received by that Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee.
Such a payment may not exceed
$2,000 or be made to a charitable
organization from which the Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee or a parent, sibling,
spouse, child, or dependent relative of
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee, derives
a financial benefit.
2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not— (a)receive compensation for
affiliating with or being employed by
a firm, partnership, association, corporation,
or other entity that provides
professional services involving
a fiduciary relationship except for
the practice of medicine; (b) permit his name to be used by
such a firm, partnership, association,
corporation, or other entity;
(c) receive compensation for practicing
a profession that involves a fiduciary
relationship except for the
practice of medicine;
(d) serve for compensation as an officer
or member of the board of an association,
corporation, or other entity;
or
(e) receive compensation for teaching,
without the prior notification
and approval of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct.
Copyright royalties
3. (a) A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House may not receive an advance
payment on copyright royalties. This
paragraph does not prohibit a literary
agent, researcher, or other individual
(other than an individual employed by
the House or a relative of a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee) working on behalf of
a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee with respect
to a publication from receiving
an advance payment of a copyright
royalty directly from a publisher and
solely for the benefit of that literary
agent, researcher, or other individual.
(b) A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House may not receive copyright
royalties under a contract entered into
on or after January 1, 1996, unless that
contract is first approved by the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct
as complying with the requirement
of clause 4(d)(1)(E) (that royalties
are received from an established publisher
under usual and customary contractual
terms).
Definitions
4. (a)(1) In this rule, except as provided
in subparagraph (2), the term ''officer
or employee of the House'' means
an individual (other than a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner)
whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer, who is paid at a
rate equal to or greater than 120 percent
of the minimum rate of basic pay
for GS-15 of the General Schedule, and
who is so employed for more than 90
days in a calendar year.
(2)(A) When used with respect to an
honorarium, the term ''officer or employee
of the House'' means an individual
(other than a Member, Delegate,
or Resident Commissioner) whose salary
is disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(B) When used in clause 5 of this rule,
the terms ''officer'' and ''employee''
have the same meanings as in rule
XXIII.
(b) In this rule the term ''honorarium''
means a payment of money or
a thing of value for an appearance,
speech, or article (including a series of
appearances, speeches, or articles) by a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the
House, excluding any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by that
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee (and one
relative) to the extent that such expenses
are paid or reimbursed by any
other person. The amount otherwise
determined shall be reduced by the
amount of any such expenses to the extent
that such expenses are not so paid
or reimbursed.
(c) In this rule the term ''travel expenses''
means, with respect to a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the House, or a
relative of such Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee,
the cost of transportation, and
the cost of lodging and meals while
away from his residence or principal
place of employment.
(d)(1) In this rule the term ''outside
earned income'' means, with respect to
a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the
House, wages, salaries, fees, and other
amounts received or to be received as
compensation for personal services actually
rendered, but does not include—
(A) the salary of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee;
(B) any compensation derived by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House for personal services actually rendered before the adoption of this rule or before he became a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee;
(C) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House to a tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan and received by him from such a plan;
(D) in the case of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House engaged in a trade or business in which he or his family holds a controlling interest and in which both personal services and capital are income-producing factors, any amount received by the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, so long as the personal services actually rendered by him in the trade or business do not generate a significant amount of income; or
(E) copyright royalties received from established publishers under usual and customary contractual terms; and
(2) outside earned income shall be determined without regard to community property law.
(e) In this rule the term ''charitable
organization'' means an organization
described in section 170(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Gifts
5. (a)(1)(A)(i) A Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House may not knowingly
accept a gift except as provided in this
clause.
(ii) A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House may not knowingly accept a
gift from a registered lobbyist or agent
of a foreign principal or from a private
entity that retains or employs registered
lobbyists or agents of a foreign
principal except as provided in subparagraph
(3) of this paragraph.
(B)(i) A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House may accept a gift (other
than cash or cash equivalent) not prohibited
by subdivision (A)(ii) that the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee reasonably
and in good faith believes to have a
value of less than $50 and a cumulative
value from one source during a calendar
year of less than $100. A gift having
a value of less than $10 does not
count toward the $100 annual limit.
The value of perishable food sent to an
office shall be allocated among the individual
recipients and not to the
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
Formal recordkeeping is not
required by this subdivision, but a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the
House shall make a good faith effort to
comply with this subdivision.
(ii) A gift of a ticket to a sporting or
entertainment event shall be valued at
the face value of the ticket or, in the
case of a ticket without a face value, at
the highest cost of a ticket with a face
value for the event. The price printed
on a ticket to an event shall be deemed
its face value only if it also is the price
at which the issuer offers that ticket
for sale to the public.
(2)(A) In this clause the term ''gift''
means a gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment,
hospitality, loan, forbearance,
or other item having monetary
value. The term includes gifts of services,
training, transportation, lodging,
and meals, whether provided in kind,
by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance,
or reimbursement after the expense
has been incurred.
(B)(i) A gift to a family member of a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the
House, or a gift to any other individual
based on that individual's relationship
with the Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee,
shall be considered a gift to the Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee if it is given with
the knowledge and acquiescence of the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee and the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee has reason
to believe the gift was given because of
his official position.
(ii) If food or refreshment is provided
at the same time and place to both a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee of the
House and the spouse or dependent
thereof, only the food or refreshment
provided to the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
shall be treated as a gift for purposes
of this clause.
(3) The restrictions in subparagraph (1) do not apply to the following:
(A) (A) Anything for which the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House pays the market value, or does not use and promptly returns to the donor.
(B) A contribution, as defined in section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) that is lawfully made under that Act, a lawful contribution for election to a State or local government office, or attendance at a fundraising event sponsored by a political organization described in section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(C) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(16) of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(16)).
(D)(i) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a personal friendship unless the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, the gift was provided because of his official position and not because of the personal friendship. (ii) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis of personal friendship, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall consider the circumstances under which the gift was offered, such as: (I) The history of his relationship with the individual giving the gift, including any previous exchange of gifts between them. (II) Whether to his actual knowledge the individual who gave the gift personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction or business reimbursement for the gift. (III) Whether to his actual knowledge the individual who gave the gift also gave the same or similar gifts to other Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioners, officers, or employees of the House.
(E) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(3), a contribution or other payment to a legal expense fund established for the benefit of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House that is otherwise lawfully made in accordance with the restrictions and disclosure requirements of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
(F) A gift from another Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House or Senate.
(G) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and other benefits- (i) resulting from the outside business or employment activities of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House (or other outside activities that are not connected to his duties as an officeholder), or of his spouse, if such benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of his official position and are customarily provided to others in similar circumstances; (ii) customarily provided by a prospective employer in connection with bona fide employment discussions; or (iii) provided by a political organization described in section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by such organization.
(H) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan maintained by a former employer.(I) Informational materials that are sent to the office of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House in the form of books, articles, periodicals, other written materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or other forms of communication.
(J) Awards or prizes that are given to competitors in contests or events open to the public, including random drawings.
(K) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
(L) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to all attendees as an integral part of the training) if such training is in the interest of the House.
(M) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
(N) An item, the receipt of which is authorized by the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
(O) Anything that is paid for by the Federal Government, by a State or local government, or secured by the Government under a Government contract.
(P) A gift of personal hospitality (as defined in section 109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act) of an individual other than a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal.
(Q) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted under subparagraph (4).
(R) Opportunities and benefits that are- (i) available to the public or to a class consisting of all Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of geographic consideration; (ii) offered to members of a group or class in which membership is unrelated to congressional employment; (iii) offered to members of an organization, such as an employees' association or congressional credit union, in which membership is related to congressional employment and similar opportunities are available to large segments of the public through organizations of similar size; (iv) offered to a group or class that is not defined in a manner that specifically discriminates among Government employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher rank or rate of pay; (v) in the form of loans from banks and other financial institutions on terms generally available to the public; or (vi) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for participation in organization activities offered to all Government employees by professional organizations if the only restrictions on membership relate to professional qualifications.
(S) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially commemorative in nature and that is intended for presentation.
(T) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
(U) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other than as a part of a meal.
(V) Donations of products from the district or State that the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner represents that are intended primarily for promotional purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of minimal value to any single recipient.
(W) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, baseball cap, or a T-shirt.
(4)(A) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may accept an offer of free attendance at a widely attended convention, conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, viewing, reception, or similar event, provided by the sponsor of the event, if- (i) the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House participates in the event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting information related to Congress or matters before Congress, or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to his official position; or (ii) attendance at the event is appropriate to the performance of the official duties or representative function of the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
(B) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House who attends an event described in subdivision (A) may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an accompanying individual.
(C) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, or the spouse or dependent thereof, may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at a charity event, except that reimbursement for transportation and lodging may not be accepted in connection with the event unless- (i) all of the net proceeds of the event are for the benefit of an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; (ii) reimbursement for the transportation and lodging in connection with the event is paid by such organization; and (iii) the offer of free attendance at the event is made by such organization.
(D) In this paragraph the term ''free
attendance'' may include waiver of all
or part of a conference or other fee, the
provision of local transportation, or
the provision of food, refreshments, entertainment,
and instructional materials
furnished to all attendees as an
integral part of the event. The term
does not include entertainment collateral
to the event, nor does it include
food or refreshments taken other than
in a group setting with all or substantially
all other attendees.
(5) A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of
the House may not accept a gift the
value of which exceeds $250 on the basis
of the personal friendship exception in
subparagraph (3)(D) unless the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct
issues a written determination
that such exception applies. A determination
under this subparagraph is
not required for gifts given on the basis
of the family relationship exception in
subparagraph (3)(C).
(6) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or destroyed.
(b)(1)(A) A reimbursement (including
payment in kind) to a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer,
or employee of the House for necessary
transportation, lodging, and related expenses
for travel to a meeting, speaking
engagement, factfinding trip, or
similar event in connection with his
duties as an officeholder shall be considered
as a reimbursement to the
House and not a gift prohibited by this
clause when it is from a private source
other than a registered lobbyist or
agent of a foreign principal or a private
entity that retains or employs registered
lobbyists or agents of a foreign
principal (except as provided in subdivision
(C)), if the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee- (i) in the case of an employee, receives
advance authorization, from
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or officer under whose
direct supervision the employee
works, to accept reimbursement; and
(ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed
or to be reimbursed and the
authorization to the Clerk within 15
days after the travel is completed.2
(B) For purposes of subdivision (A),
events, the activities of which are substantially
recreational in nature, are
not considered to be in connection with
the duties of a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House as an officeholder.
(C) A reimbursement (including payment
in kind) to a Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee
of the House for any purpose described
in subdivision (A) also shall be
considered as a reimbursement to the
House and not a gift prohibited by this
clause (without regard to whether the
source retains or employs registered
lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal)
if it is, under regulations prescribed
by the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct to implement this
provision-
(i) directly from an institution of
higher education within the meaning
of section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965; or
(ii) provided only for attendance at
or participation in a one-day event
(exclusive of travel time and an overnight
stay).
Regulations prescribed to implement
this provision may permit a two-night
stay when determined by the committee
on a case-by-case basis to be
practically required to participate in
the one-day event.3
(2) Each advance authorization to accept
reimbursement shall be signed by
the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
or officer of the House under
whose direct supervision the employee
works and shall include-
(A) the name of the employee;
(B) the name of the person who will
make the reimbursement;
(C) the time, place, and purpose of
the travel; and
(D) a determination that the travel
is in connection with the duties of
the employee as an officeholder and
would not create the appearance that
the employee is using public office
for private gain.
(3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph
(1)(A) shall be signed by the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
or officer (in the case of travel
by that Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or officer) or by the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
or officer under whose direct supervision
the employee works (in the
case of travel by an employee) and
shall include-
(A) a good faith estimate of total
transportation expenses reimbursed
or to be reimbursed;
(B) a good faith estimate of total
lodging expenses reimbursed or to be
reimbursed;
(C) a good faith estimate of total
meal expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
(D) a good faith estimate of the
total of other expenses reimbursed or
to be reimbursed;
(E) a determination that all such
expenses are necessary transportation,
lodging, and related expenses
as defined in subparagraph (4);
(F) a description of meetings and
events attended; and
(G) in the case of a reimbursement
to a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or officer, a determination
that the travel was in connection
with his duties as an officeholder
and would not create the appearance
that the Member, Delegate,
Resident Commissioner, or officer is
using public office for private gain.
(4) In this paragraph the term ''necessary
transportation, lodging, and related
expenses''-
(A) includes reasonable expenses
that are necessary for travel for a period
not exceeding four days within
the United States or seven days exclusive
of travel time outside of the
United States unless approved in advance
by the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct;
(B) is limited to reasonable expenditures
for transportation, lodging,
conference fees and materials, and
food and refreshments, including reimbursement
for necessary transportation,
whether or not such transportation
occurs within the periods described
in subdivision (A);
(C) does not include expenditures
for recreational activities, nor does it
include entertainment other than
that provided to all attendees as an
integral part of the event, except for
activities or entertainment otherwise
permissible under this clause; and
(D) may include travel expenses incurred
on behalf of a relative of the
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee.
(5) The Clerk of the House shall make
all advance authorizations, certifications,
and disclosures filed pursuant
to this paragraph available for public
inspection as soon as possible after
they are received.4
(c)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not accept a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, or related expenses for a trip on which the traveler is accompanied on any segment by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal.
(B) Subdivision (A) does not apply to a trip for which the source of reimbursement is an institution of higher education within the meaning of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(2) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not accept a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, or related expenses under the exception in paragraph (b)(1)(C)(ii) of this clause for a trip that is financed in whole or in part by a private entity that retains or employs registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal unless any involvement of a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal in the planning, organization, request, or arrangement of the trip is de minimis under rules prescribed by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to implement paragraph (b)(1)(C) of this clause.
(3) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not accept a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, or related expenses for a trip (other than a trip permitted under paragraph (b)(1)(C) of this clause) if such trip is in any part planned, organized, requested, or arranged by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal.5
(d) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall, before accepting travel otherwise permissible under paragraph (b)(1) of this clause from any private source-
(1) provide to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct before such trip a written certification signed by the source or (in the case of a corporate person) by an officer of the source- (A) that the trip will not be financed in any part by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; (B) that the source either- (i) does not retain or employ registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal; or (ii) is an institution of higher education within the meaning of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; or (iii) certifies that the trip meets the requirements specified in rules prescribed by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to implement paragraph (b)(1)(C)(ii) of this clause and specifically details the extent of any involvement of a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal in the planning, organization, request, or arrangement of the trip considered to qualify as de minimis under such rules;
(D) that the traveler will not be accompanied on any segment of the trip by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal (except in the case of a trip for which the source of reimbursement is an institution of higher education within the meaning of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965); and
(E) that (except as permitted in paragraph (b)(1)(C) of this clause) the trip will not in any part be planned, organized, requested, or arranged by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; and
(2) after the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has promulgated the regulations mandated in paragraph (i)(1)(B) of this clause, obtain the prior approval of the committee for such trip.(e) A gift prohibited by paragraph (a)(1) includes the following:
(1) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal to an entity that is maintained or controlled by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
(2) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal on the basis of a designation, recommendation, or other specification of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House (not including a mass mailing or other solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or entities), other than a charitable contribution permitted by paragraph (f).(3) A contribution or other payment by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal to a legal expense fund established for the benefit of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House. (4) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal relating to a conference, retreat, or similar event, sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional organization, for or on behalf of Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, or employees of the House.
(4) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal relating to a conference, retreat, or similar event, sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional organization, for or on behalf of Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, or employees of the House.
(f)(1) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal in lieu of an honorarium to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House is not considered a gift under this clause if it is reported as provided in subparagraph (2).
(2) A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee who designates or recommends a contribution to a charitable organization in lieu of an honorarium described in subparagraph (1) shall report within 30 days after such designation or recommendation to the Clerk-
(A) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who is making the contribution in lieu of an honorarium;
(B) the date and amount of the contribution; and
(C) the name and address of the charitable organization designated or recommended by the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
The Clerk shall make public information received under this subparagraph as soon as possible after it is received.
(g) In this clause-
(1) the term ''registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or any successor statute;
(2) the term ''agent of a foreign principal'' means an agent of a foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act; and
(3) the terms ''officer'' and ''employee'' have the same meanings as in rule XXIII.
(h) All the provisions of this clause shall be interpreted and enforced solely by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is authorized to issue guidance on any matter contained in this clause.
(i)(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of adoption of this paragraph and at annual intervals thereafter, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall develop and revise, as necessary-
(A) guidelines on judging the reasonableness of an expense or expenditure for purposes of this clause, including the factors that tend to establish-(i) a connection between a trip and official duties; (ii) the reasonableness of an amount spent by a sponsor; (iii) a relationship between an event and an officially connected purpose; and (iv) a direct and immediate relationship between a source of funding and an event; and
(B) regulations describing the information it will require individuals subject to this clause to submit to the committee in order to obtain the prior approval of the committee for any travel covered by this clause, including any required certifications.
(2) In developing and revising guidelines under paragraph (1)(A), the committee shall take into account the maximum per diem rates for official Government travel published annually by the General Services Administration, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense.
Claims against the Government
6. A person may not be an officer or
employee of the House, or continue in
its employment, if he acts as an agent
for the prosecution of a claim against
the Government or if he is interested
in such claim, except as an original
claimant or in the proper discharge of
official duties.
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