Sec. 208. Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered lobbyists
331 words·~2 min read·
/bill/115/s/3357/is/section-208A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 25 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1613 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking ; to Members of Congress and to congressional employees by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: Except as provided in subsection (c), a person described in subsection
(b)may not make a gift or provide travel to a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official. ; and by adding at the end the following: A person described in subsection
(b)may make a gift or provide travel to a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official if— the gift or travel complies with any applicable rule of the Senate, House of Representatives, or executive branch applicable to the recipient of the gift or travel; and the gift or travel— is based on the personal or family relationship of the person with the covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official and is given with the knowledge and acquiescence of the covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official, unless the covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official has reason to believe that the gift or travel was given because of the official position of the covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official; is a discount or similar benefit; results from the business or employment activities of the spouse of the covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official; is a gift or travel customarily provided by a prospective employer in connection with bona fide employment discussions; in the case of a covered executive branch official, is of a kind authorized by a supplemental agency regulation that is— issued by the agency that employs the covered executive branch official; and approved by the Director of the Office of Public Integrity; or may be accepted by the covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official under specific Federal statutory authority. .
Connectionstraces to 1
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 208
Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered lobbyists
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources