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One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to 

certain financial disclosure statements and related forms. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO CERTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND RELATED FORMS. 

(a) PUBLIC, ONLINE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

FORMS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to financial disclosure 

forms filed by officers and employees referred to in paragraph 

(2), section 8(a) and section 11(a) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. 

App. 105 note) shall not be effective. 

(2) EXEMPTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The officer and 

employees referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 

(A) The President. 

(B) The Vice President. 

(C) Any Member of Congress. 

(D) Any candidate for Congress. 

(E) Any officer occupying a position listed in section 

5312 or section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, having 

been nominated by the President and confirmed by the 

Senate to that position. 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of the Act entitled 

‘‘An Act to change the effective date for the internet publication 

of certain information to prevent harm to the national security 

or endangering the military officers and civilian employees 

to whom the publication requirement applies, and for other 

purposes’’ is repealed. 

(b) ELECTRONIC FILING AND ONLINE AVAILABILITY.— 

(1) FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CANDIDATES.—Section 

8(b) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended— 

(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, OFFICERS OF THE

HOUSE AND SENATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘18 months after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) public access to— 

‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed by Members 

of Congress and candidates for Congress, 

‘‘(ii) reports filed by Members of Congress and 

candidates for Congress of a transaction disclosure 
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required by section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government 

Act of 1978, and 

‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amendments, and blind 

trusts, with respect to financial disclosure reports 

described in clauses (i) and (ii), 

pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 

1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.), through databases that 

are maintained on the official websites of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking the first two sentences; and 

(ii) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘under this 

section’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

(E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘be able to’’ after 

‘‘shall’’; and 

(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘under this subsection’’ 

and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’. 

(2) FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.—Section 11(b) of 

the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended— 

(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EMPLOYEES’’ and 

inserting ‘‘OFFICIALS’’ ; 

(B) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘18 months after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; 

(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) public access to— 

‘‘(i) financial disclosure reports filed by the President, the Vice President, and any officer occupying 

a position listed in section 5312 or section 5313 of 

title 5, United States Code, having been nominated 

by the President and confirmed by the Senate to that 

position, 

‘‘(ii) reports filed by any individual described in 

clause (i) of a transaction disclosure required by section 

103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and 

‘‘(iii) notices of extensions, amendments, and blind 

trusts, with respect to financial disclosure reports 

described in clauses (i) and (ii), 

pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 

1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.), through databases that 

are maintained on the official website of the Office of 

Government Ethics.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking the first two sentences; and 

(ii) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘under this 

section’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’; 

(E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘be able to’’ after 

‘‘shall’’; and 
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(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘under this subsection’’ 

and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B)’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.