113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 716 

AN ACT 

To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding 

online access to certain financial disclosure statements 

and related forms. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO CER2 TAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS 

3 AND RELATED FORMS. 

4 (a) PUBLIC, ONLINE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL

5 DISCLOSURE FORMS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to fi7 nancial disclosure forms filed by officers and employ8 ees referred to in paragraph (2), section 8(a) and 

9 section 11(a) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 

10 note) shall not be effective. 

11 (2) EXEMPTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 

12 The officer and employees referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) are the following: 

14 (A) The President. 

15 (B) The Vice President. 

16 (C) Any Member of Congress. 

17 (D) Any candidate for Congress. 

18 (E) Any officer occupying a position listed 

19 in section 5312 or section 5313 of title 5, 

20 United States Code, having been nominated by 

21 the President and confirmed by the Senate to 

22 that position. 

23 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of 

24 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to change the effective date 

25 for the internet publication of certain information to 

26 prevent harm to the national security or endangering 
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1 the military officers and civilian employees to whom 

2 the publication requirement applies, and for other 

3 purposes’’ is repealed. 

4 (b) ELECTRONIC FILING AND ONLINE AVAIL5 ABILITY.— 

6 (1) FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CAN7 DIDATES.—Section 8(b) of the STOCK Act (5 

8 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended— 

9 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, OFFI10 CERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND CON11 GRESSIONAL STAFF’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘18 months after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

16 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(B) public access to— 

19 ‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed 

20 by Members of Congress and candidates 

21 for Congress, 

22 ‘‘(ii) reports filed by Members of Con23 gress and candidates for Congress of a 

24 transaction disclosure required by section 
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1 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 

2 1978, and 

3 ‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amend4 ments, and blind trusts, with respect to fi5 nancial disclosure reports described in 

6 clauses (i) and (ii), 

7 pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 

8 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.), 

9 through databases that are maintained on the 

10 official websites of the House of Representa11 tives and the Senate.’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) by striking the first two sentences; 

14 and 

15 (ii) in the last sentence, by striking 

16 ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

17 paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under 

19 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para20 graph (1)(B)’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘be able 

22 to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 

23 (F) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘under 

24 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para25 graph (1)(B)’’. 
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1 (2) FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.—Sec2 tion 11(b) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 

3 note) is amended— 

4 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EMPLOY5 EES’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICIALS’’ ; 

6 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘18 months after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

10 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

11 read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(B) public access to— 

13 ‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed 

14 by the President, the Vice President, and 

15 any officer occupying a position listed in 

16 section 5312 or section 5313 of title 5, 

17 United States Code, having been nomi18 nated by the President and confirmed by 

19 the Senate to that position, 

20 ‘‘(ii) reports filed by any individual 

21 described in clause (i) of a transaction dis22 closure required by section 103(l) of the 

23 Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and 

24 ‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amend25 ments, and blind trusts, with respect to fi-
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1 nancial disclosure reports described in 

2 clauses (i) and (ii), 

3 pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 

4 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.), 

5 through databases that are maintained on the 

6 official website of the Office of Government 

7 Ethics.’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by striking the first two sentences; 

10 and 

11 (ii) in the last sentence, by striking 

12 ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

13 paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

14 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under 

15 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para16 graph (1)(B)’’; 

17 (E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘be able 

18 to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
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1 (F) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘under 

2 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para3 graph (1)(B)’’. 

Passed the Senate April 11, 2013. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 716 

AN ACT 

To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act 

closure statements and related forms. regarding online access to certain financial dis-