FREE ATTENDANCE AT A CONSTITUENT EVENT.

SEC. 545. FREE ATTENDANCE AT A CONSTITUENT EVENT.(a) In General.—Paragraph 1(c) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:“(24) Subject to the restrictions in subparagraph (a)(2)(A), free attendance at a constituent event permitted pursuant to subparagraph (g).”.(b) In General.—Paragraph 1 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:“(g)(1) A Member, officer, or employee may accept an offer of free attendance in the Member’s home State at a conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner event, site visit, viewing, reception, or similar event, provided by a sponsor of the event, if—“(A) the cost of meals provided the Member, officer, or employee is less than $50;“(B)(i) the event is sponsored by constituents of, or a group that consists primarily of constituents of, the Member (or the Member by whom the officer or employee is employed); and“(ii) the event will be attended primarily by a group of at least 5 constituents of the Member (or the Member by whom the officer or employee is employed) provided that a registered lobbyist shall not attend the event; and121 STAT. 772“(C)(i) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting information related to Congress or matters before Congress, or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the Member’s, officer’s, or employee’s official position; or“(ii) attendance at the event is appropriate to the performance of the official duties or representative function of the Member, officer, or employee.“(2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event described in clause (1) may accept a sponsor’s unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an accompanying individual if others in attendance will generally be similarly accompanied or if such attendance is appropriate to assist in the representation of the Senate.“(3) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘free attendance’ has the same meaning given such term in subparagraph (d).”.