[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 188 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 6, 2018.
    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 188) entitled ``An Act 
to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 
portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.'', do 
pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Government-funded Oil-
painting Act'' or the ``EGO Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits
    ``(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of 
an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the 
President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an 
executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
    ``(b) In this section--
            ``(1) the term `executive agency' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 133 of title 41; and
            ``(2) the term `Member of Congress' includes a Delegate or 
        Resident Commissioner to Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter III 
of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 1354 the following new item:

``1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits.''.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 31, 
        United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
        the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of 
        the Federal Government, and for other purposes.''.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 188

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                               AMENDMENTS