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HR 984 110th Congress House

Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007

Official title: To provide for reform in the operations of the executive branch.

Introduced: February 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2007
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
Feb 14, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2007

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require recording and filing by each executive branch official with the Office of Government Ethics on any significant contact made between that official and any private party relating to an official government action. Outlines the authorities and responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics with regard to such reports.

Provides for penalties and fines.

Sets prohibitions on covered executive branch officials who are entering or leaving government service.

Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to: (1) prohibit a former federal agency contracting official from accepting compensation from a contractor as a lawyer or lobbyist of the contractor within a specified time frame; (2) prohibit former federal officials from accepting compensation from contractors if it is either a reward or if the acceptance of the compensation is inappropriate and affects the integrity of the procurement process; (3) require federal procurement officers to disclose job offers made on behalf of relatives; and (4) prohibit a federal employee who is a former employee of a contractor with the government from being personally and substantially involved with the award or administration of a contract to the employee's former employer for a specified period.

Sets a prohibition on unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes.

Requires an advertisement or other communication paid for by an executive agency to disclose that such advertisement or communication is paid for by that agency.

Directs each federal agency to submit to the Archivist of the United States and specified congressional committees a report describing the use of "pseudo" classification designations. Requires the Archivist to report on the use of such designations and promulgate regulations banning them. Defines "'pseudo' classification designations" as information control designations that are not defined by federal statute or Executive order relating to the classification of national security information but that are used to manage, direct, or route government information, or control its accessibility, regardless of its form or format.

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