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Patricia Schroeder: Amendment offered by Mrs. Schroeder: Page 94, after line 3, insert the following: Sec. 8107. (a) Limitation on the Use…

On the recordSeptember 7, 1995
Amendment offered by Mrs. Schroeder: Page 94, after line 3, insert the following: Sec. 8107. (a) Limitation on the Use of Federal Funds by Contractors for Political Advocacy.--None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by any Federal contractor for an activity when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the activity is any of the following: (1) Carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence Federal, State, or local legislation or agency action, including any of the following: (A) Monetary or in-kind contributions, endorsements, publicity, or similar activity. (B) Any attempt to influence any legislation or agency action through an attempt to affect the opinions of the general public or any segment thereof, including any communication between the contractor and an employee of the contractor to directly encourage such employee to urge persons other than employees to engage in such an attempt.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Introducing an amendment regarding the use of federal funds by contractors for political advocacy.

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