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Former Presidents Amendment Act

H.R. 2298 · 115th Congress · May 2, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to provide that former Presidents may not receive Government funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Former Presidents Amendment Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on office space, office staff, and free use of the mail for former Presidents

(a)
Office space and staff—
(1)
In general— The Act entitled “An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing privileges to former Presidents of the United States, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended—
(A)
by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(B)
in subsection (g), by striking “and travel”.
(2)
Rescission— Any unobligated amounts available for office space or staff of former Presidents, including amounts made available under “General Services Administration—Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents”, are rescinded.
(b)
Mail—
(1)
In general— Section 3214 of title 39, United States Code, is repealed.
(2)
Clerical amendment— The table of sections for chapter 32 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 3214.
(c)
Application— This section shall take effect on October 1, 2018.