SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE BY PARTIES AND AMICI. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Supreme Court of the United States shall 
prescribe rules of procedure in accordance with sections 
2072 through 2074 of title 28, United States Code, requir-
ing each party or amicus to list in the petition or brief 
of the party or amicus, as applicable, a description and 
value of— 
(1) any gift, income, or reimbursement, as 
those terms are defined in section 13101 of title 5, 
United States Code, provided to any justice, during 
the period beginning 2 years prior to the commence-
ment of the proceeding and ending on the date of 
final disposition of the proceeding, by— 
(A) each such party, amicus, or affiliate of 
each such party or amicus; 
(B) the lawyers or law firms in the pro-
ceeding of each such party or amicus; and 
(C) the officers, directors, or employees of 
each such party or amicus; and 
(2) any lobbying contact or expenditure of sub-
stantial funds by any person described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) in sup-
port of the nomination, confirmation, or appoint-
ment of a justice. 
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SEC. 7. AMICUS DISCLOSURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 111 of title 28, United 
States Code, as amended by section 5, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1661. Disclosures related to amicus activities 
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person that files an 
amicus brief in a court of the United States shall 
list in the amicus brief the name of any person 
who— 
‘‘(A) contributed to the preparation or sub-
mission of the amicus brief; 
‘‘(B) contributed not less than 3 percent of 
the gross annual revenue of the amicus, or an 
affiliate of the amicus, for the previous calendar 
year if the amicus is not an individual; or 
‘‘(C) contributed more than $100,000 to 
the amicus, or an affiliate of the amicus, in the 
previous calendar year. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements of this 
subsection shall not apply to amounts received in 
commercial transactions in the ordinary course of 
any trade or business by the amicus, or an affiliate 
of the amicus, or in the form of investments (other 
than investments by the principal shareholder in a 
limited liability corporation) in an organization if the 
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amounts are unrelated to the amicus filing activities 
of the amicus. 
‘‘(b) AUDIT.—The Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts shall conduct an annual 
audit to ensure compliance with this section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 111 of title 28, United 
States Code, as amended by section 5, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘1661. Disclosures related to amicus activities.’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFLICTS RELATED TO AMICI CURIAE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judi-
cial Conference of the United States shall prescribe rules 
of procedure in accordance with sections 2072 through 
2074 of title 28, United States Code, for prohibiting the 
filing of or striking an amicus brief that would result in 
the disqualification of a justice, judge, or magistrate 
judge. 
(b) INITIAL TRANSMITTAL.—The Supreme Court of 
the United States shall transmit to Congress— 
(1) the proposed rules required under sub-
section (a) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) any rules in addition to those transmitted 
under paragraph (1) pursuant to section 2074 of 
title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. STUDIES AND REPORTS. 
(a) STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and not later than December 1 of every other year 
thereafter, the Director of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter shall— 
(A) conduct a study on the extent of com-
pliance or noncompliance with the requirements 
of sections 144 and 455 of title 28, United 
States Code; and 
(B) submit to Congress the results of the 
study required under subparagraph (A). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
TIME.—With respect to the 
first such study required to be submitted under 
paragraph (1), the requirements of that paragraph 
may be implemented after the date described in that 
paragraph if the Director of the Federal Judicial 
Center identifies in writing to the relevant commit-
tees of Congress the additional time needed for sub-
mission of the study. 
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(3) FACILITATION OF STUDIES.—The Director 
of the Federal Judicial Center shall maintain a 
record of each instance in which— 
(A) a justice, judge, magistrate judge, or 
bankruptcy judge of the United States was not 
assigned to a case due to potential or actual 
conflicts; and 
(B) a justice, judge, magistrate judge, or 
bankruptcy judge of the United States disquali-
fies themselves after a case assignment is made. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 
1 of each year following the completion of the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal 
Judicial Center shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the findings of the study and any recommenda-
tions to improve compliance with sections 144 and 455 
of title 28, United States Code. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the report is submitted under sub-
section (b), if determined appropriate by the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate or the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, after consultation with the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, and every 5 years there-
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after, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(A) an review of the methodology and find-
ings of the study required under subsection (a); 
and 
(B) a review of the methodology and find-
ings of the audit required under section 1661 of 
title 28, United States Code, as added by sec-
tion 7 of this Act. 
(2) ACCESS.—For purposes of conducting the 
reviews required under paragraph (1), and con-
sistent with section 715 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Comptroller General of the United States 
is authorized to obtain such records of the Federal 
Judicial Center and the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts as the Comptroller requires, 
including those records relating to the Supreme 
Court of the United States. 
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