II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 716 

To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access 

to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2013 

Mr. REID introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 

the third time, and passed 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO CER4 TAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS 

5 AND RELATED FORMS. 

6 (a) PUBLIC, ONLINE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL

7 DISCLOSURE FORMS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to fi9 nancial disclosure forms filed by officers and employ10 ees referred to in paragraph (2), section 8(a) and 

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

2 note) shall not be effective. 

3 (2) EXEMPTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 

4 The officer and employees referred to in paragraph 

5 (1) are the following: 

6 (A) The President. 

7 (B) The Vice President. 

8 (C) Any Member of Congress. 

9 (D) Any candidate for Congress. 

10 (E) Any officer occupying a position listed 

11 in section 5312 or section 5313 of title 5, 

12 United States Code, having been nominated by 

13 the President and confirmed by the Senate to 

14 that position. 

15 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of 

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

17 for the internet publication of certain information to 

18 prevent harm to the national security or endangering 

19 the military officers and civilian employees to whom 

20 the publication requirement applies, and for other 

21 purposes’’ is repealed. 

22 (b) ELECTRONIC FILING AND ONLINE AVAIL23 ABILITY.— 

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1 (1) FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CAN2 DIDATES.—Section 8(b) of the STOCK Act (5 

3 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended— 

4 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, OFFI5 CERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND CON6 GRESSIONAL STAFF’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

9 date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

11 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

12 read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(B) public access to— 

14 ‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed 

15 by Members of Congress and candidates 

16 for Congress, 

17 ‘‘(ii) reports filed by Members of Con18 gress and candidates for Congress of a 

19 transaction disclosure required by section 

20 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 

21 1978, and 

22 ‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amend23 ments, and blind trusts, with respect to fi24 nancial disclosure reports described in 

25 clauses (i) and (ii), 

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1 pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 

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

3 through databases that are maintained on the 

4 official websites of the House of Representa5 tives and the Senate.’’; 

6 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) by striking the first two sentences; 

8 and 

9 (ii) in the last sentence, by striking 

10 ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

11 paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

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

13 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para14 graph (1)(B)’’; 

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

16 to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 

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

18 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para19 graph (1)(B)’’. 

20 (2) FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.—Sec21 tion 11(b) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 

22 note) is amended— 

23 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EMPLOY24 EES’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICIALS’’ ; 

25 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

2 date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

4 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(B) public access to— 

7 ‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed 

8 by the President, the Vice President, and 

9 any officer occupying a position listed in 

10 section 5312 or section 5313 of title 5, 

11 United States Code, having been nomi12 nated by the President and confirmed by 

13 the Senate to that position, 

14 ‘‘(ii) reports filed by any individual 

15 described in clause (i) of a transaction dis16 closure required by section 103(l) of the 

17 Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and 

18 ‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amend19 ments, and blind trusts, with respect to fi20 nancial disclosure reports described in 

21 clauses (i) and (ii), 

22 pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 

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

24 through databases that are maintained on the 

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1 official website of the Office of Government 

2 Ethics.’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by striking the first two sentences; 

5 and 

6 (ii) in the last sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

8 paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

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

10 this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under para11 graph (1)(B)’’; 

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

13 to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 

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

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

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