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 PUBLIC LAW 110–81—SEPT. 14, 2007

121 STAT. 775

within a commercially reasonable time frame after the date on which the flight is taken. ‘‘(2) HOUSE CANDIDATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the case of a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, an authorized committee and a leadership PAC of the candidate may not make any expenditure for a flight on an aircraft unless— ‘‘(A) the aircraft is operated by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the flight is required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules, or, in the case of travel which is abroad, by an air carrier or commercial operator certificated by an appropriate foreign civil aviation authority and the flight is required to be conducted under air carrier safety rules; or ‘‘(B) the aircraft is operated by an entity of the Federal government or the government of any State. ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR AIRCRAFT OWNED OR LEASED BY CANDIDATE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to a flight on an aircraft owned or leased by the candidate involved or an immediate family member of the candidate (including an aircraft owned by an entity that is not a public corporation in which the candidate or an immediate family member of the candidate has an ownership interest), so long as the candidate does not use the aircraft more than the candidate’s or immediate family member’s proportionate share of ownership allows. ‘‘(B) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this subparagraph (A), the term ‘immediate family member’ means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. ‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP PAC DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘leadership PAC’ has the meaning given such term in section 304(i)(8)(B).’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to flights taken on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

2 USC 439a note.

TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 701. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT ANY APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS ON CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD APPLY TO THE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.

It is the sense of the Congress that any applicable restrictions on congressional officials and employees in this Act should apply to the executive and judicial branches. SEC. 702. KNOWING AND WILLFUL FALSIFICATION OR FAILURE TO REPORT.

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