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 103 STAT. 1778 PUBLIC LAW 101-194—NOV. 30, 1989 Effective date. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Effective January 1, 1991, clause 5 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking everything after "activity" and inserting a period. (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Except as provided by subsection (e), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1990. The amendments made by this section shall cease to be effective if the provisions of section 703 are subsequently repealed, in which case the rules in effect before the amendments made by this section shall be deemed to be readopted. SEC. 805. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES. (a) RESTRICTIONS. — The Committee on Standards of Official Con- duct of the House of Representatives shall amend its advisory opinions relating to the acceptance of necessary travel expenses incurred on or after January 1, 1990, in connection with speaking engagements and similar events to— (1) prohibit the acceptance of such expenses for more than 4 consecutive days in the case of domestic travel and 7 consecu- tive days (excluding travel days) in the case of foreign travel; and (2) permit the acceptance of travel expenses for the spouse or other family member in connection with any substantial partici- pation event or fact-finding activity. (b) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY. —The Committee on Standards of Offi- cial Conduct of the House of Representatives is authorized to grant prior written exemptions from the limitations contained in subsec- tion (a)(1) in exceptional circumstances. SEC. 806. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. The provisions of this title are enacted by the Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the House and shall supersede other rules only to the extent they are inconsistent therewith; and with full recognition of the constitu- tional right of the House to change such rules (so far as relating to the House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House. TITLE IX—REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SENATE 2 USC 31-2. SEC. 901. GIFTS AND TRAVEL. (a) GIFTS. — (1) No Member, officer, or employee of the Senate, or the spouse or dependent thereof, shall knowingly accept, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts having an aggregate value exceeding $100 during a calendar year directly or indirectly from any person, organization, or corporation having a direct interest in legislation before the Congress or from any foreign national unless, in an unusual case, a waiver is granted by the Select Committee on Ethics. (2) No Member, officer, or employee of the Senate, or the spouse or dependent thereof, shall knowingly accept, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts having an aggregate value exceeding $300 during a calendar year from any person, organization, or corporation unless.

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