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 PUBLIC LAW 110–81—SEPT. 14, 2007

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‘‘(B)(i) for trips described under subparagraph (a)(2)(A)(i) on which a registered lobbyist accompanies the Member, officer, or employee on any segment of the trip; or ‘‘(ii) for all other trips allowed under this paragraph, on which a registered lobbyist accompanies the Member, officer, or employee at any point throughout the trip. ‘‘(2) The Select Committee on Ethics shall issue regulations identifying de minimis activities by registered lobbyists or foreign agents that would not violate this subparagraph. ‘‘(e) A Member, officer, or employee shall, before accepting travel otherwise permissible under this paragraph from any source— ‘‘(1) provide to the Select Committee on Ethics a written certification from such source that— ‘‘(A) the trip will not be financed in any part by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; ‘‘(B) the source either— ‘‘(i) does not retain or employ registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal and is not itself a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; or ‘‘(ii) certifies that the trip meets the requirements of subclause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (a)(2)(A); ‘‘(C) the source will not accept from a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal or a private entity that retains or employs 1 or more registered lobbyists or agents of a foreign principal, funds earmarked directly or indirectly for the purpose of financing the specific trip; and ‘‘(D) the trip will not in any part be planned, organized, requested, or arranged by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal and the traveler will not be accompanied on the trip consistent with the applicable requirements of subparagraph (d)(1)(B) by a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal, except as permitted by regulations issued under subparagraph (d)(2); and ‘‘(2) after the Select Committee on Ethics has promulgated regulations pursuant to section 544(b) of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, obtain the prior approval of the committee for such reimbursement.’’; and (8) by striking subparagraph (g), as redesignated, and inserting the following: ‘‘(g) The Secretary of the Senate shall make all advance authorizations, certifications, and disclosures filed pursuant to this paragraph available for public inspection as soon as possible after they are received, but in no event prior to the completion of the relevant travel.’’. (b) GUIDELINES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (4) and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and at annual intervals thereafter, the Select Committee on Ethics shall develop and revise, as necessary— (A) guidelines, for purposes of implementing the amendments made by subsection (a), on evaluating a trip proposal and judging the reasonableness of an expense or expenditure, including guidelines related to evaluating— (i) the stated mission of the organization sponsoring the trip;

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