SA 2612. Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 544 (c) of the amendment and insert the following:
(c) Limited Flight Exception.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph 1 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) For purposes of subparagraph (c)(1) and rule XXXVIII, if there is not more than 1 regularly scheduled flight daily from a point in a Member's State to another point within that Member's State, the Select Committee on Ethics may provide a waiver to the requirements in subparagraph (c)(1) (except in those cases where regular air service is not available between 2 cities) if--
``(1) there is no appearance of or actual conflict of interest; and
``(2) the Member has the trip approved by the committee at a rate determined by the committee.

In determining rates under clause (2), the committee may consider Ethics Committee Interpretive Ruling 412.''.
(2) DISCLOSURE.--
(A) RULES.--Paragraph 2 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) A Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall--
``(1) disclose a flight on an aircraft that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire, excluding a flight on an aircraft owned, operated, or leased by a governmental entity, taken in connection with the duties of the Member, officer, or employee as an officeholder or Senate officer or employee; and
``(2) with respect to the flight, file a report with the Secretary of the Senate, including the date, destination, and owner or lessee of the aircraft, the purpose of the trip, and the persons on the trip, except for any person flying the aircraft.

This subparagraph shall apply to flights approved under paragraph 1(h).''.
(B) FECA.--Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
(ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) in the case of a principal campaign committee of a candidate (other than a candidate for election to the office of President or Vice President), any flight taken by the candidate (other than a flight designated to transport the President, Vice President, or a candidate for election to the office of President or Vice President) during the reporting period on an aircraft that is not licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate for compensation or hire, together with the following
information:
``(A) The date of the flight.
``(B) The destination of the flight.
``(C) The owner or lessee of the aircraft.
``(D) The purpose of the flight.
``(E) The persons on the flight, except for any person flying the aircraft.''.
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.--Paragraph 2(e) of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows:
``(e) The Secretary of the Senate shall make available to the public all disclosures filed pursuant to subparagraphs (f) and (g) as soon as possible after they are received and such matters shall be posted on the Member's official website but no later than 30 days after the trip or flight.''.
(D) REPEAL.--Section 601 of this Act shall be null and void.


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Aug 1, 2007.)