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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 391 
To provide transparency regarding waivers granted to individuals from the 
ethics requirements of Executive Order 13770 or any subsequent similar 
order, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2019 
Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. CUMMINGS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide transparency regarding waivers granted to indi-
viduals from the ethics requirements of Executive Order 
13770 or any subsequent similar order, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘White House Ethics 
Transparency Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROCEDURE FOR WAIVERS AND AUTHORIZATIONS 
RELATING TO ETHICS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or em-
ployee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursu-
ant to section 3 of Executive Order 13770 (82 Fed. Reg. 
9333), or any subsequent similar order, such officer or 
employee shall— 
(1) transmit a written copy of such waiver or 
authorization to the Director of the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics; and 
(2) make a written copy of such waiver or au-
thorization available to the public on the website of 
the employing agency of the covered employee. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In the case of a 
waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) issued 
during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and 
ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing 
officer or employee of such waiver or authorization shall 
comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of such subsection not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS PUBLIC AVAIL-
ABILITY.—Not later than 14 days after receiving a written 
copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
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make such waiver or authorization available to the public 
on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(1) means a full-time, non-career Presidential 
or Vice Presidential appointee, non-career appointee 
in the Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type 
system), or an appointee to a position that has been 
excepted from the competitive service by reason of 
being of a confidential or policymaking character 
(Schedule C and other positions excepted under com-
parable criteria) in an executive agency; and 
(2) does not include any individual appointed as 
a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as 
a uniformed service commissioned officer. 
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