119-hr2291

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2291 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2291

 To amend 

section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
 agencies to submit to the Office of Government Ethics and the 
Department of State the compiled listing of certain statements relating 
 to the receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 24, 2025

 Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend 

section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
 agencies to submit to the Office of Government Ethics and the 
Department of State the compiled listing of certain statements relating 
 to the receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Gift Accountability, Reporting, and 
Disclosures Act'' or the ``GARD Act''.

SEC. 2. RECEIPT AND DISPOSITION OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS.

    (a) Revisions to the Process Requiring Compilation of Statements by 
Federal Employees.--

Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) by redesignating subparagraph
        (G) as 
 subparagraph
        (H) ;
            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph
        (F) the following new subparagraph:
 ``
        (G) a candidate as defined in 

section 301 of the 
 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101) 
 for nomination or election to the office of President, 
 Vice President, or Member of Congress;'';
            (iii) in subparagraph
        (H) (as resdesignated 
 in clause
            (i) )--
            (I) by striking ``
        (F) '' and 
 inserting ``
        (G) '' in each place it 
 occurs; and
            (II) by striking ``a dependent 
 (within the meaning of 

section 152 of 
 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)'' 
 and inserting: ``a relative (as defined 
 in 

section 13101)''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking the 
 ``and'' at the end;
            (ii) in subparagraph
            (C) , by adding at the 
 end ``and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
 new subparagraph:
 ``
            (D) any individual or entity that is not a United 
 States citizen, a permanent resident alien, or an 
 entity organized under the laws of the United States or 
 any jurisdiction within the United States;'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (6) --
            (i) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``; 
 and'';
            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
            (D) as 
 subparagraph
        (G) ; and
            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph
            (C) , 
 the following new subparagraphs:
 ``
            (D) the Federal Electoral Commission, for 
 candidates in an election for President, Vice 
 President, and Member of Congress, except as provided 
 in subparagraphs
        (E) and
        (F) ;
 ``
        (E) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, 
 for a candidate in an election for the Federal office 
 of Senator who is serving as a Senator;
 ``
        (F) the Committee on Standards of Official 
 Conduct of the House of Representatives, for a 
 candidate in an election for the Federal office of 
 Member of the House of Representatives who is serving 
 as a Member; and'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking the ``or'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (3) accept a gift from a country of concern as designated 
 by the Secretary of State.'';

    (3) in subsection
            (c) (3) , by inserting ``terminating the 
 official use of a gift under subparagraph
        (B) or'' before 
 ``accepting travel'';

    (4) in subsection

    (f) --
        (A) paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) by striking ``January 31'' and 
 inserting ``May 15'';
            (ii) by inserting ``Office of Government 
 Ethics and the'' before ``Secretary of State'';
            (iii) by striking ``State who shall'' and 
 inserting ``State. The Secretary of State 
 shall''; and
            (iv) by striking the period and inserting 
 at the end ``within 30 days after May 15 of the 
 filing year.'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking 
 ``brief'';
            (ii) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``, 
 if known,'';
            (iii) by amending subparagraph
        (E) to read 
 as follows:
 ``
        (E) the estimated fair market value in the United 
 States of the gift at the time of acceptance as 
 determined by retail prices, price of comparable items, 
 or appraisal;'';
            (iv) by redesignating subparagraph
        (F) as 
 subparagraph
        (G) ;
            (v) by inserting after subparagraph
        (E) the 
 following:
 ``
        (F) the Personal Property Management Foreign Gift 
 Inventory Control Number

    (PPM) of gifts transferred to 
 the Government Services Administration and any internal 
 gift tracking number relevant to the current location 
 and final disposition of the gift; and''; and
            (vi) by amending subparagraph
        (G) , as 
 redesignated under clause
            (iv) , to read as 
 follows:
 ``
        (G) current location and final disposition of the 
 gift using any of the following descriptions:
 ``
            (i) Purchased by recipient.
 ``
            (ii) Deposited with the National Archives 
 and Records Administration.
 ``
            (iii) Retained for official use by 
 agency.
 ``
            (iv) Approved by employing agency for 
 official use by employee.
 ``
            (v) Transferred according to agency 
 policy.
 ``
            (vi) Processed according to agency 
 guidance.'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (3)
        (B) , by striking ``brief''; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (4) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) --
            (I) by striking ``delete'' and 
 inserting ``redact''; and
            (II) by inserting ``Office of 
 Government Ethics and the'' after ``in 
 writing to the''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting 
 ``Office of Government Ethics and the'' after 
 ``provided to the'';

    (5) in subsection

    (g) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) by striking ``Each employing agency 
 shall'' and inserting ``Each employing agency, 
 or a designated agency ethics official as 
 defined in 

section 13101, and in coordination 
 with the Office of Government Ethics, shall''; 
 and
            (ii) by inserting ``the Office of 
 Government Ethics and'' before ``the Secretary 
 of State'';
        (B) by redesignating paragraph

    (2) as paragraph

    (3) ; and
            (C) by adding after paragraph

    (1) the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (3) Each employing agency--
 ``
        (A) shall impose a $200 late fee for any employee who 
 files a statement 30 days after the date on which such 
 statement is required to be submitted; and
 ``
        (B) may waive the fee described in subparagraph
        (A) if a 
 determination is made by the employing agency, or a designated 
 agency ethics official as defined in 

section 13101, that an 
 employee has good cause for the late submission.''; and

    (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
 ``
            (l) Not later than 120 days after enactment of the GARD Act, each 
employing agency shall adapt systems to enable public access to the 
listings under this section in a manner similar to the public access of 
financial disclosure reports required under chapter 131.''.

    (b) Application.--The amendments by this Act shall apply to any 
individual required to submit a statement under 

section 7342 of title 
5, United States Code, within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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