(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered payment’— 
‘‘(i) means a payment of money or any-
thing else of value made or promised to be by 
the Federal Government, including a loan 
agreement, contract, or grant (including relat-
ing to agricultural activity); 
‘‘(ii) includes any other type of payment of 
money or anything else of value as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics, 
may by regulation establish; and 
‘‘(iii) does not include— 
‘‘(I) any salary or compensation for 
service performed as, or reimbursement of 
personal outlay by, an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government; or 
‘‘(II) any tax refund (including a re-
fundable tax credit); and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered person’ means a person 
described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 
103(l). 
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‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after receiving notifica-
tion of any application for or receipt of a covered payment 
by a covered person, the spouse of the covered person, or 
a dependent child of the covered person (including any 
business owned and controlled by the covered person, the 
spouse of the covered person, or a dependent child of the 
covered person), but in no case later than 45 days after 
the covered payment is made or promised to be made, the 
covered person shall file a report of the covered payment.’’. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Section 102 of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) A report filed pursuant to section 101(j) shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the type of payment or thing of 
value applied for or received; 
‘‘(2) include the name of the recipient and the 
relation to the person required to file the report; 
‘‘(3) provide the date of the application for and 
the date of receipt of the payment or thing of value; 
and 
‘‘(4) indicate the amount of the payment or 
thing of value.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to payments 
made or promised to be made on or after the date 
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that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) UPDATING THE PUBLIC FILING AND DISCLO-
SURE OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS.— 
(1) MEMBERS
OF
CONGRESS
AND
CONGRES-
SIONAL STAFF.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the STOCK 
Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) public access— 
‘‘(i) through databases that are main-
tained on the official websites of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) to— 
‘‘(I) each financial disclosure re-
port filed by a Member of Congress or 
a candidate for Congress; 
‘‘(II) each report filed by a Mem-
bers of Congress or a candidate for 
Congress of a transaction disclosure 
required by section 103(l) of the Eth-
ics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App); and 
‘‘(III) notice of any extension, 
amendment, or blind trust, with re-
spect to a report described in sub-
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clause (I) or (II), pursuant to title I 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and 
‘‘(iii) in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) allows the public to search, 
sort, and download data contained in 
the reports described in subclause (I) 
or (II) of clause (ii) by criteria re-
quired to be reported, including by 
filer name, asset, transaction type, 
ticker 
symbol, 
notification 
date, 
amount of transaction, and date of 
transaction; 
‘‘(II) allows access through an 
application 
programming 
interface; 
and 
‘‘(III) is fully compliant with sec-
tion 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) and the most 
recent 
Web 
Content 
Accessibility 
Guidelines, or successor guidelines.’’. 
(2) VERY SENIOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 11(b)(1)(B) of the STOCK Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(B) public access— 
‘‘(i) through a database that is main-
tained on the official website of the Office 
of Government Ethics; 
‘‘(ii) to— 
‘‘(I) each financial disclosure re-
port filed by the President, the Vice 
President, or any officer occupying a 
position listed in section 5312 or sec-
tion 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code, having been nominated by the 
President and confirmed by the Sen-
ate to that position; 
‘‘(II) each report filed by an indi-
vidual described in subclause (I) of a 
transaction disclosure required by sec-
tion 103(l) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App); 
and 
‘‘(III) notice of any extension, 
amendment, or blind trust, with re-
spect to a report described in sub-
clause (I) or (II), pursuant to title I 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and 
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‘‘(iii) in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) allows the public to search, 
sort, and download data contained in 
the reports described in subclause (I) 
or (II) of clause (ii) by criteria re-
quired to be reported, including by 
filer name, asset, transaction type, 
ticker 
symbol, 
notification 
date, 
amount of transaction, and date of 
transaction; 
‘‘(II) allows access through an 
application 
programming 
interface; 
and 
‘‘(III) is fully compliant with sec-
tion 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) and the most 
recent 
Web 
Content 
Accessibility 
Guidelines, or successor guidelines.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall— 
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) apply on and after the date that is 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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