“To amend section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, to appropriately limit donations to Presidential Libraries and Centers.”
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This section establishes donation restrictions for presidential libraries and centers (i.e., privately funded organizations that build, maintain, or conduct activities at facilities housing or commemorating presidential records prior to transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration). As background, such entities solicit donations to construct libraries that become federal property under 44 U.S.C. §2112. The restrictions, which apply to both the library/center, its officers/employees, the Archivist, and prospective donors— (1) prohibit, while an individual is serving in or elected to the presidency, any solicitation, acceptance, or making of donations by or from any person that is not a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization or that is a registered lobbyist (per the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995), registered agent of a foreign principal (per the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938), federal contractor, foreign national, or seeking/received a pardon from that president; and (2) prohibit, for two years after the individual ceases serving as president, any solicitation, acceptance, or making of donations by or from a registered lobbyist, registered agent of a foreign principal, federal contractor, foreign national, or seeking/received a pardon from that president. (Thus, only donations from 501(c)(3) organizations unaffiliated with prohibited categories are permitted during a president's term; post-term prohibitions apply regardless of tax status.)