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M
OTION TO
R
ECOMMIT
W
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I
NSTRUCTIONS
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moves to recommit the bill H.R.3221 to the Committee on Education and Labor with in-structions to report the same back to the House forth- with, with the following amendment: Add at the end the following new title (and conformthe table of contents accordingly):
TITLE VI—DEFUND ACORN ACT
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SECTION 601. SHORT TITLE.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Defund ACORN Act’’.
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SEC. 602. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL FUNDS AND OTHER
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ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN IN-
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DICTED ORGANIZATIONS.
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(a) P
ROHIBITIONS
.—With respect to any covered or-
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ganization, the following prohibitions apply:
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(1) No Federal contract, grant, cooperative
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agreement, or any other form of agreement (includ-
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ing a memorandum of understanding) may be
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awarded to or entered into with the organization.
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(2) No Federal funds in any other form may be
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provided to the organization.
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2(3) No Federal employee or contractor may
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promote in any way (including recommending to a
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person or referring to a person for any purpose) the
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organization.
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(b) C
OVERED
O
RGANIZATION
.—In this section, the
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term ‘‘covered organization’’ means any of the following:
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(1) Any organization that has been indicted for
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a violation under any Federal or State law governing
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the financing of a campaign for election for public
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office or any law governing the administration of an
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election for public office, including a law relating to
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voter registration.
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(2) Any organization that had its State cor-
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porate charter terminated due to its failure to com-
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ply with Federal or State lobbying disclosure re-
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quirements.
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(3) Any organization that has filed a fraudulent
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form with any Federal or State regulatory agency.
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(4) Any organization that—
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(A) employs any applicable individual, in a
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permanent or temporary capacity;
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(B) has under contract or retains any ap-
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plicable individual; or
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3(C) has any applicable individual acting on
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the organization’s behalf or with the express or
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apparent authority of the organization.
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(c) A
DDITIONAL
D
EFINITIONS
.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘organization’’ includes the Asso-
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ciation of Community Organizations for Reform
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Now (in this subsection referred to as ‘‘ACORN’’)
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and any ACORN-related affiliate.
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(2) The term ‘‘ACORN-related affiliate’’ means
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any of the following:
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(A) Any State chapter of ACORN reg-
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istered with the Secretary of State’s office in
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that State.
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(B) Any organization that shares directors,
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employees, or independent contractors with
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ACORN.
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(C) Any organization that has a financial
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stake in ACORN.
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(D) Any organization whose finances,
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whether federally funded, donor-funded, or
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raised through organizational goods and serv-
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ices, are shared or controlled by ACORN.
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(3) The term ‘‘applicable individual’’ means an
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individual who has been indicted for a violation
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