Report on payments from foreign governments
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(a) Report Rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as amended by section 1, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 10. (a) (1) If an employee of the House received any payment from, or entered into any contract or agreement with, a government of a foreign country during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the employee begins service as an employee of the House, the employee shall file with the Clerk a report containing a description of the payment, contract, or agreement, including the identification of such government. (2) If an employee of the House is a citizen or national of a foreign country, the employee shall file with the Clerk a statement describing the employee’s status as such a citizen or national, including the identification of the foreign country. (b) An individual who is required to file a report under this clause shall file the report not later than 30 days after an individual begins service as an employee of the House. (c) Upon receipt of a report filed under this clause, the Clerk shall post the report on the public website of the Office of the Clerk. (d) In this clause, the term government of a foreign country has the meaning given such term in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938, as Amended (22 U.S.C. 611(e)).. (b) Requirement for current employees An individual serving as an employee of the House of Representatives on the date of the adoption of this resolution who is required to file a report with the Clerk of the House under clause 10 of rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as added by subsection (a), shall file the report not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.