ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.

SEC. 801. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. (a) Dollar Limits.—Clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “4. A Member, officer or employee of the House of Representatives shall not accept gifts (other than the personal hospitality of an individual or with a fair market value of $75 or less) in any calendar year aggregating more than the minimal value as established by paragraph (5) of section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, directly or indirectly from any person (other than from a relative), except to 103 STAT. 1772the extent permitted by written waiver granted in exceptional circumstances by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(E) of rule X.”. (b) Definitions.—The last undesignated paragraph of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking the dash after “Conduct” and by striking “(1) The” and by inserting “, the”; (2) by striking “the person reporting” and by inserting “such Member, officer, or employee, and shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of the Member, officer, or employee”; and (3) by repealing subparagraph (2). (c) Rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting after clause 11 the following: “12. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), any employee of the House of Representatives who is required to file a report pursuant to rule XLIV shall refrain from participating personally and substantially as an employee of the House of Representatives in any contact with any agency of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to non-legislative matters affecting any non-governmental person in which the employee has a significant financial interest. “(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply if an employee first advises his employing authority of his significant financial interest and obtains from his employing authority a written waiver stating that the participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.”. (d) Additional Duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.—Clause 4(e)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking “and” before “(D)” and by inserting before the period the following: “; and (E) to give consideration to the request of any Member, officer, or employee of the House for a written waiver in exceptional circumstances with respect to clause 4 of rule XLIII”. (e) Advisory Opinion Amendments.—The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives shall amend its advisory opinions relating to the acceptance of gifts (1) to prohibit lodging received as personal hospitality in excess of 30 days in any calendar year from any individual unless a written waiver is granted by the committee and (2) to exempt gifts of food and beverages consumed not in connection with gifts of lodging from coverage under clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (f) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1990.