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shall be deemed to be a reimbursement to the Senate under clause (1) if— ‘‘(i) the reimbursement is for necessary transportation, lodging, and related expenses for travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding trip, or similar event described in clause (1) in connection with the duties of the Member, officer, or employee and the reimbursement is provided only for attendance at or participation for 1-day (exclusive of travel time and an overnight stay) at an event described in clause (1); or ‘‘(ii) the reimbursement is for necessary transportation, lodging, and related expenses for travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding trip, or similar event described in clause (1) in connection with the duties of the Member, officer, or employee and the reimbursement is from an organization designated under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(B) When deciding whether to preapprove a trip under this clause, the Select Committee on Ethics shall make a determination consistent with regulations issued pursuant to section 544(b) of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. The committee through regulations to implement subclause (A)(i) may permit a longer stay when determined by the committee to be practically required to participate in the event, but in no event may the stay exceed 2 nights.’’; (3) in subparagraph (a)(3), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (1) and (2)’’; (4) in subparagraph (b), by inserting before ‘‘Each’’ the following: ‘‘Before an employee may accept reimbursement pursuant to subparagraph (a), the employee shall receive advance written authorization from the Member or officer under whose direct supervision the employee works.’’; (5) in subparagraph (c)— (A) by inserting before ‘‘Each’’ the following: ‘‘Each Member, officer, or employee that receives reimbursement under this paragraph shall disclose the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed, the authorization under subparagraph (b) (for an employee), and a copy of the certification in subparagraph (e)(1) to the Secretary of the Senate not later than 30 days after the travel is completed.’’; (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph’’; (C) in clause (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (D) by redesignating clause (6) as clause (7); and (E) by inserting after clause (5) the following: ‘‘(6) a description of meetings and events attended; and’’; (6) by redesignating subparagraphs (d) and (e) as subparagraphs (f) and (g), respectively; (7) by adding after subparagraph (c) the following: ‘‘(d)(1) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate may not accept a reimbursement (including payment in kind) for transportation, lodging, or related expenses under subparagraph (a) for a trip that was— ‘‘(A) planned, organized, or arranged by or at the request of a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; or

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