Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

846 words·~4 min read·/bill/117/s/2921/is/section-2

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

This Act is organized into divisions as follows: Division A—Preventing Abuses of Presidential Power. Division B—Restoring Checks and Balances, Accountability, and Transparency. Division C—Defending Elections Against Foreign Interference. Division D—Severability. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. DIVISION A—Preventing Abuses of Presidential Power TITLE I—Abuse of the Pardon Power Prevention Sec. 101.

Short title. Sec. 102. Congressional oversight relating to certain pardons. Sec. 103. Bribery in connection with pardons and commutations. Sec. 104. Prohibition on presidential self-pardon. TITLE II—Ensuring No President is Above the Law Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Tolling of statute of limitations. TITLE III—Enforcement of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Prohibition on acceptance of foreign and domestic emoluments.

Sec. 304. Civil actions by Congress concerning foreign emoluments. Sec. 305. Disclosures concerning foreign and domestic emoluments. Sec. 306. Enforcement authority of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. Sec. 307. Jurisdiction of the Office of Special Counsel. DIVISION B—Restoring Checks and Balances, Accountability, and Transparency TITLE IV—Enforcement of congressional subpoenas Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Findings. Sec. 403. Enforcement of congressional subpoenas.

Sec. 404. Compliance with congressional subpoenas. Sec. 405. Rule of construction. TITLE V—Reasserting Congressional Power of the Purse Sec. 500. Short title. Subtitle A—Strengthening Congressional Control and Review To Prevent Impoundment Sec. 501. Strengthening congressional control. Sec. 502. Strengthening congressional review. Sec. 503. Updated authorities for and reporting by the Comptroller General. Sec. 504. Advance congressional notification and litigation. Sec. 505. Penalties for failure to comply with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Subtitle B—Strengthening Transparency and Reporting PART 1—Funds Management and Reporting to the Congress Sec. 511. Expired balance reporting in the President’s budget. Sec. 512. Cancelled balance reporting in the President’s budget. Sec. 513. Lapse in appropriations; Reporting in the President’s budget. Sec. 514. Transfer and other repurposing authority reporting in the President’s budget. Sec. 515. Authorizing cancellations in indefinite accounts by appropriation. PART 2—Empowering Congressional Review through Nonpartisan Congressional Agencies and Transparency Initiatives Sec. 521.

Requirement to respond to requests for information from the Government Accountability Office for budget and appropriations law decisions. Sec. 522. Reporting requirements for Antideficiency Act violations. Sec. 523. Department of Justice reporting to Congress for Antideficiency Act violations. Sec. 524. Publication of budget or appropriations law opinions of the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel. Subtitle C—Strengthening Congressional Role in and Oversight of Emergency Declarations and Designations Sec. 531.

Improving checks and balances on the use of the National Emergencies Act. Sec. 532. National Emergencies Act declaration spending reporting in the President’s budget. Sec. 533. Disclosure to Congress of presidential emergency action documents. Sec. 534. Emergency and overseas contingency operations designations by Congress in statute. TITLE VI—Security from Political Interference in Justice Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Definitions. Sec. 603. Communications logs. Sec. 604.

Rule of construction. TITLE VII—Protecting Inspector General Independence Subtitle A—Requiring Cause for Removal Sec. 701. Short title. Sec. 702. Amendment. Sec. 703. Removal or transfer requirements. Subtitle B—Inspectors General of Intelligence Community Sec. 711. Independence of Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community. Sec. 712. Authority of Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community to determine matters of urgent concern. Sec. 713. Conforming amendments and coordination with other provisions of law.

Subtitle C—Congressional Notification Sec. 721. Short title. Sec. 722. Change in status of Inspector General offices. Sec. 723. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General. TITLE VIII—Protecting Whistleblowers Sec. 801. Short title. Subtitle A—Whistleblower Protection Improvement Sec. 811. Additional whistleblower protections. Sec. 812. Enhancement of whistleblower protections. Sec. 813. Classifying certain furloughs as adverse personnel actions. Sec. 814.

Codification of protections for disclosures of censorship related to research, analysis, or technical information. Sec. 815. Title 5 technical and conforming amendments. Subtitle B—Whistleblowers of the Intelligence Community Sec. 821. Limitation on sharing of intelligence community whistleblower complaints with persons named in such complaints. Sec. 822. Disclosures to Congress. Sec. 823. Prohibition against disclosure of whistleblower identity as reprisal against whistleblower disclosure by employees and contractors in intelligence community.

TITLE IX—Accountability for Acting Officials Sec. 901. Short title. Sec. 902. Clarification of Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. TITLE X—Strengthening Hatch Act Enforcement and Penalties Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Strengthening Hatch Act enforcement and penalties against political appointees. TITLE XI—Promoting Efficient Presidential Transitions Sec. 1101. Short title. Sec. 1102. Ascertainment of successful candidates in general elections for purposes of presidential transition.

TITLE XII—Presidential and Vice Presidential Tax Transparency Sec. 1201. Presidential and Vice Presidential tax transparency. DIVISION C—Defending Elections Against Foreign Interference TITLE XIII—Reporting Foreign Interference in Elections Sec. 1301. Federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts. Sec. 1302. Federal campaign foreign contact reporting compliance system. Sec. 1303. Criminal penalties. Sec. 1304. Report to congressional intelligence committees. Sec. 1305. Rule of construction.

TITLE XIV—Eliminating Foreign Interference in Elections Sec. 1401. Clarification of application of foreign money ban. Sec. 1402. Requiring acknowledgment of foreign money ban by political committees. DIVISION D—Severability TITLE XV—Severability Sec. 1501. Severability.