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VPPPA and Title 18 United States Code Section 1913
(18 U.S.C. § 1913)
Under 18 U.S.C. § 1913, the use of appropriated monies towards an organization that attempts to influence a member of congress is prohibited. However, VPPPA follows the guidelines described in 18 U.S.C. § 1913 and focuses not on educating Congress, but rather on educating worksites and their employees on the importance of safety and health cooperative programs such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
Members of VPPPA are not bound by the guidelines of 18 U.S.C. § 1913. For example, if a VPPPA member happens to be speaking with a member from Congress and that Congressional representative asks about the association, the member may provide him/her information about VPP and VPPPA. The association may supply information and sample congressional letters upon the request of a member. In addition, if OSHA or Congress asks for information from VPPPA, the association may lawfully do so.
The Office of the General Counsel from the Department of the Air Force developed a letter supporting VPPPA membership.
18 U.S.C. § 1913 - Lobbying with appropriated moneys
No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall, in the absence of express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an official of any government, to favor, adopt, or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation, whether before or after the introduction of any bill, measure, or resolution proposing such legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation; but this shall not prevent officers or employees of the United States or of its departments or agencies from communicating to any such Member or official, at his request, or to Congress or such official, through the proper official channels, requests for any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business, or from making any communication whose prohibition by this section might, in the opinion of the Attorney General, violate the Constitution or interfere with the conduct of foreign policy, counter-intelligence, intelligence, or national security activities. Violations of this section shall constitute violations of section 1352 (a) of title 31.31 U.S.C. § 1352(a) - Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions
(a)Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions
- (1) None of the funds appropriated by any Act may be expended by the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
- (2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) of this subsection applies with respect to the following Federal actions:
(B) The making of any Federal grant.
(C) The making of any Federal loan.
(D) The entering into of any cooperative agreement.
(E) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
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