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Subtitle E—Severability 
SEC. 6401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
DIVISION C—ETHICS 
TITLE VII—ETHICAL STANDARDS 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
Sec. 7001. Code of conduct for Federal judges. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Agents Registration 
Sec. 7101. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 7102. Authority to impose civil money penalties. 
Sec. 7103. Disclosure of transactions involving things of financial value con-
ferred on officeholders. 
Sec. 7104. Ensuring online access to registration statements. 
Sec. 7105. Disclaimer requirements for materials posted on online platforms by 
agents of foreign principals on behalf of clients. 
Sec. 7106. Clarification of treatment of individuals who engage with the United 
States in political activities for a foreign principal in any place 
as agents of foreign principals. 
Sec. 7107. Analysis and report on challenges to enforcement of Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure Reform 
Sec. 7201. Expanding scope of individuals and activities subject to require-
ments of Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 7202. Prohibiting receipt of compensation for lobbying activities on behalf 
of foreign countries violating human rights. 
Sec. 7203. Requiring lobbyists to disclose status as lobbyists upon making any 
lobbying contacts. 
Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential Appointees 
Sec. 7301. Recusal of appointees. 
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Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on Lobbying Information 
Sec. 7401. Establishment of clearinghouse. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
Sec. 7501. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
SEC. 7001. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FEDERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 964. Code of conduct 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Judicial Conference shall issue 
a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge 
of the United States, except that the code of conduct may 
include provisions that are applicable only to certain cat-
egories of judges or justices.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 963 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘964. Code of conduct.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Foreign Agents 
Registration 
SEC. 7101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FARA INVESTIGATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE. 
Section 8 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Attorney General shall establish a unit within 
the counterespionage section of the National Secu-
rity Division of the Department of Justice with re-
sponsibility for the enforcement of this Act. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The unit established under this 
subsection is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) take appropriate legal action against 
individuals suspected of violating this Act; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate any such legal action with 
the United States Attorney for the relevant ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In operating the unit es-
tablished under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, as appropriate, consult with the Director 
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of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the activities of the unit established under this sub-
section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 7102. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE CIVIL MONEY PEN-
ALTIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY.—Section 8 of the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 618) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION
STATEMENTS.—Whoever 
fails to file timely or complete a registration state-
ment as provided under section 2(a) shall be subject 
to a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 
per violation. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTS.—Whoever fails to file 
timely or complete supplements as provided under 
section 2(b) shall be subject to a civil money penalty 
of not more than $1,000 per violation. 
‘‘(3) OTHER VIOLATIONS.—Whoever knowingly 
fails to— 
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‘‘(A) remedy a defective filing within 60 
days after notice of such defect by the Attorney 
General; or 
‘‘(B) comply with any other provision of 
this Act, 
shall upon proof of such knowing violation by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil 
money penalty of not more than $200,000, depend-
ing on the extent and gravity of the violation. 
‘‘(4) NO
FINES
PAID
BY
FOREIGN
PRIN-
CIPALS.—A civil money penalty paid under para-
graph (1) may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by 
a foreign principal. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FINES.—All civil money penalties 
collected under this subsection shall be used to de-
fray the cost of the enforcement unit established 
under subsection (i).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7103. DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
THINGS OF FINANCIAL VALUE CONFERRED 
ON OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) REQUIRING
AGENTS
TO
DISCLOSE
KNOWN 
TRANSACTIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) To the extent that the registrant has 
knowledge of any transaction which occurred in the 
preceding 60 days and in which the foreign principal 
for whom the registrant is acting as an agent con-
ferred on a Federal or State officeholder any thing 
of financial value, including a gift, profit, salary, fa-
vorable regulatory treatment, or any other direct or 
indirect economic or financial benefit, a detailed 
statement describing each such transaction.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to state-
ments filed on or after the expiration of the 90-day 
period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE
FOR CURRENT 
REGISTRANTS.—Not later than the expiration of the 90- 
day period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, each registrant who (prior to the expiration of 
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such period) filed a registration statement with the Attor-
ney General under section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a)) and 
who has knowledge of any transaction described in para-
graph (10) of section 2(a) of such Act (as added by sub-
section (a)(1)) which occurred at any time during which 
the registrant was an agent of the foreign principal in-
volved, shall file with the Attorney General a supplement 
to such statement under oath, on a form prescribed by 
the Attorney General, containing a detailed statement de-
scribing each such transaction. 
SEC. 7104. ENSURING ONLINE ACCESS TO REGISTRATION 
STATEMENTS. 
(a) REQUIRING
STATEMENTS
FILED
BY
REG-
ISTRANTS TO BE IN DIGITIZED FORMAT.—Section 2(g) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 612(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
electronic form’’ and inserting ‘‘in a digitized format 
which will enable the Attorney General to meet the re-
quirements of section 6(d)(1) (relating to public access to 
an electronic database of statements and updates)’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF 
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
AND UPDATES.—Section 
6(d)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 616(d)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘to the extent technically practicable,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘includes 
the information’’ and inserting ‘‘includes in a 
digitized format the information’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to statements filed 
on or after the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7105. DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS 
POSTED ON ONLINE PLATFORMS BY AGENTS 
OF FOREIGN PRINCIPALS ON BEHALF OF CLI-
ENTS. 
(a) METHOD AND FORM OF DISCLAIMER; PRESERVA-
TION OF DISCLAIMERS BY CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA PLAT-
FORMS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED.—Section 4(b) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) It shall be unlawful’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(b)(1) It shall be unlawful’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) In the case of informational materials for or in 
the interests of a foreign principal which are transmitted 
or caused to be transmitted by an agent of a foreign prin-
cipal by posting on an online platform, the agent shall en-
sure that the conspicuous statement required to be placed 
in such materials under this subsection is placed directly 
with the material posted on the platform and is not acces-
sible only through a hyperlink or other reference to an-
other source. 
‘‘(3) If the Attorney General determines that the ap-
plication of paragraph (2) to materials posted on an online 
platform is not feasible because the length of the con-
spicuous statement required to be placed in materials 
under this subsection makes the inclusion of the entire 
statement incompatible with the posting of the materials 
on that platform, an agent may meet the requirements of 
paragraph (2) by ensuring that an abbreviated version of 
the statement, stating that the materials are distributed 
by a foreign agent on behalf of a clearly identified foreign 
principal, is placed directly with the material posted on 
the platform. 
‘‘(4) An online platform on which informational mate-
rials described in paragraph (2) are posted shall ensure 
that the conspicuous statement described in such para-
graph (or, if applicable, the abbreviated statement de-
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scribed in paragraph (3)) is maintained with such mate-
rials at all times, including after the material is shared 
in a social media post on the platform, but only if the 
platform has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly United 
States visitors or users for a majority of months during 
the 12 months preceding the dissemination of the mate-
rials.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to mate-
rials disseminated on or after the expiration of the 
60-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, without regard to whether or not 
the Attorney General has promulgated regulations to 
carry out such amendments prior to the expiration 
of such period. 
(b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO PERSONS 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b)(1) of such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 614(b)(1)), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by striking ‘‘any person within the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘any person’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to mate-
rials disseminated on or after the expiration of the 
60-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, without regard to whether or not 
the Attorney General has promulgated regulations to 
carry out such amendments prior to the expiration 
of such period. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE PLATFORMS DIS-
SEMINATING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS TRANSMITTED 
BY AGENTS OF FOREIGN PRINCIPALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 614) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) If the Attorney General determines that an 
agent of a foreign principal transmitted or caused to be 
transmitted informational materials on an online platform 
for or in the interests of the foreign principal and did not 
meet the requirements of subsection (b)(2) (relating to the 
conspicuous statement required to be placed in such mate-
rials)— 
‘‘(1) the Attorney General shall notify the on-
line platform; and 
‘‘(2) the online platform shall remove such ma-
terials and use reasonable efforts to inform recipi-
ents of such materials that the materials were dis-
seminated by a foreign agent on behalf of a foreign 
principal.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to mate-
rials disseminated on or after the expiration of the 
60-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—Section 1 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
611) is amended by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) The term ‘online platform’ means any public-fac-
ing website, web application, or digital application (includ-
ing a social network, ad network, or search engine).’’. 
SEC. 7106. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF INDIVID-
UALS 
WHO 
ENGAGE 
WITH 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES FOR A 
FOREIGN 
PRINCIPAL 
IN 
ANY 
PLACE 
AS 
AGENTS OF FOREIGN PRINCIPALS. 
Section 1(c)(1)(i) of the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611(c)(1)(i)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘United States’’ the following: 
‘‘(whether within or outside of the United States)’’. 
SEC. 7107. ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON CHALLENGES TO EN-
FORCEMENT 
OF 
FOREIGN 
AGENTS 
REG-
ISTRATION ACT OF 1938. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—The Attorney General shall conduct 
an analysis of the legal, policy, and procedural challenges 
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to the effective enforcement of the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the analysis conducted 
under subsection (a), and shall include in the report such 
recommendations, including recommendations for revi-
sions to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
the Attorney General considers appropriate to promote the 
effective enforcement of such Act. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure 
Reform 
SEC. 7201. EXPANDING SCOPE OF INDIVIDUALS AND AC-
TIVITIES SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF 
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING COUN-
SELING SERVICES.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF COUNSELING SERVICES IN 
SUPPORT OF LOBBYING CONTACTS AS LOBBYING AC-
TIVITY.—Section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘efforts’’ and inserting 
‘‘any efforts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘research and other back-
ground work’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘counseling in support of such preparation and 
planning activities, research, and other back-
ground work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF COUNSELING SERVICES AS LOB-
BYING CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING 
SERVICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1602(8)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
PROVIDERS
OF 
COUNSELING
SERVICES.—Any individual, with 
authority to direct or substantially influence a 
lobbying contact or contacts made by another 
individual, and for financial or other compensa-
tion provides counseling services in support of 
preparation and planning activities which are 
treated as lobbying activities under paragraph 
(7) for that other individual’s lobbying contact 
or contacts and who has knowledge that the 
specific lobbying contact or contacts were made, 
shall be considered to have made the same lob-
bying contact at the same time and in the same 
manner to the covered executive branch official 
or covered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
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(b) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE EXEMPTION FOR 
DETERMINATION
OF THRESHOLD
OF LOBBYING CON-
TACTS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER AS 
LOBBYISTS.—Section 3(10) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘less than 20 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘less than 10 percent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7202. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 5 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, no person may accept financial or other 
compensation for lobbying activity under this Act on be-
half of a client who is a government which the President 
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has determined is a government that engages in gross vio-
lations of human rights. 
‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF DIPLO-
MATIC OR CONSULAR OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect any activity of a duly accred-
ited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government 
who is so recognized by the Department of State, while 
said officer is engaged in activities which are recognized 
by the Department of State as being within the scope of 
the functions of such officer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying activity 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 which occurs 
pursuant to contracts entered into on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7203. REQUIRING LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE STATUS AS 
LOBBYISTS UPON MAKING ANY LOBBYING 
CONTACTS. 
(a) MANDATORY DISCLOSURE
AT TIME
OF CON-
TACT.—Section 14 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION AT TIME OF LOB-
BYING CONTACT.—Any person or entity that makes a lob-
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bying contact with a covered legislative branch official or 
a covered executive branch official shall, at the time of 
the lobbying contact— 
‘‘(1) indicate whether the person or entity is 
registered under this chapter and identify the client 
on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and 
‘‘(2) indicate whether such client is a foreign 
entity and identify any foreign entity required to be 
disclosed under section 4(b)(4) that has a direct in-
terest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential 
Appointees 
SEC. 7301. RECUSAL OF APPOINTEES. 
Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Any officer or employee appointed by the 
President shall recuse himself or herself from any par-
ticular matter involving specific parties in which a party 
to that matter is— 
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‘‘(A) the President who appointed the offi-
cer or employee, which shall include any entity 
in which the President has a substantial inter-
est; or 
‘‘(B) the spouse of the President who ap-
pointed the officer or employee, which shall in-
clude any entity in which the spouse of the 
President has a substantial interest. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an officer or 
employee is recused under paragraph (1), a career ap-
pointee in the agency of the officer or employee shall per-
form the functions and duties of the officer or employee 
with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term ‘Commission’ 
means a board, commission, or other agency for which the 
authority of the agency is vested in more than 1 member. 
‘‘(ii) If the recusal of a member of a Commission 
from a matter under paragraph (1) would result in there 
not being a statutorily required quorum of members of the 
Commission available to participate in the matter, not-
withstanding such statute or any other provision of law, 
the members of the Commission not recused under para-
graph (1) may— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter without regard to the 
quorum requirement under such statute; 
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‘‘(II) delegate the authorities and responsibil-
ities of the Commission with respect to the matter 
to a subcommittee of the Commission; or 
‘‘(III) designate an officer or employee of the 
Commission who was not appointed by the President 
who appointed the member of the Commission 
recused from the matter to exercise the authorities 
and duties of the recused member with respect to 
the matter. 
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee who violates paragraph 
(1) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 
216. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this section, the term ‘particular 
matter’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 
207(i).’’. 
Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on 
Lobbying Information 
SEC. 7401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish and operate within the Department of Justice 
a clearinghouse through which members of the public may 
obtain copies (including in electronic form) of registration 
statements filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
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(b) FORMAT.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that the information in the clearinghouse established 
under this Act is maintained in a searchable and sortable 
format. 
(c) AGREEMENTS WITH CLERK OF HOUSE AND SEC-
RETARY OF THE SENATE.—The Attorney General shall 
enter into such agreements with the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may 
be necessary for the Attorney General to obtain registra-
tion statements filed with the Clerk and the Secretary 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for inclusion 
in the clearinghouse. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
SEC. 7501. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
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TITLE 
VIII—ETHICS 
REFORMS 
FOR THE PRESIDENT, VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
AND 
FEDERAL 
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch Conflict of Interest 
Sec. 8001. Short title. 
Sec. 8002. Restrictions on private sector payment for government service. 
Sec. 8003. Requirements relating to slowing the revolving door. 
Sec. 8004. Prohibition of procurement officers accepting employment from gov-
ernment contractors. 
Sec. 8005. Revolving door restrictions on employees moving into the private 
sector. 
Sec. 8006. Guidance on unpaid employees. 
Sec. 8007. Limitation on use of Federal funds and contracting at businesses 
owned by certain Government officers and employees. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 8011. Short title. 
Sec. 8012. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice 
President that pose a potential conflict of interest. 
Sec. 8013. Initial financial disclosure. 
Sec. 8014. Contracts by the President or Vice President. 
Sec. 8015. Legal defense funds. 
Subtitle C—White House Ethics Transparency 
Sec. 8021. Short title. 
Sec. 8022. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics require-
ments. 
Subtitle D—Executive Branch Ethics Enforcement 
Sec. 8031. Short title. 
Sec. 8032. Reauthorization of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8033. Tenure of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8034. Duties of Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8035. Agency ethics officials training and duties. 
Sec. 8036. Prohibition on use of funds for certain Federal employee travel in 
contravention of certain regulations. 
Sec. 8037. Reports on cost of Presidential travel. 
Sec. 8038. Reports on cost of senior Federal official travel. 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From Political Fundraising 
Sec. 8041. Short title. 
Sec. 8042. Disclosure of certain types of contributions. 
Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics 
Sec. 8051. Short title. 
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Sec. 8052. Presidential transition ethics programs. 
Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge For Senior Executive Branch Employees 
Sec. 8061. Short title. 
Sec. 8062. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Aircraft by Senior Political Appointees 
Sec. 8071. Short title. 
Sec. 8072. Prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 8081. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest Act’’. 
SEC. 8002. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE SECTOR PAYMENT 
FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE. 
Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a); 
(A) by striking ‘‘any salary’’ and inserting 
‘‘any salary (including a bonus)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘as compensation for his 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time, as com-
pensation for serving’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a pension, 
retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, 
profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee wel-
fare or benefit plan that makes payment of any por-
tion of compensation contingent on accepting a posi-
tion in the United States Government shall not be 
considered bona fide.’’. 
SEC. 8003. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SLOWING THE RE-
VOLVING DOOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
VI—ENHANCED 
RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES 
‘‘§ 601. Definitions 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means an Executive agency, as de-
fined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Postal Service and the Postal Rate 
Commission, but does not include the Govern-
ment Accountability Office or the Government 
of the District of Columbia; and 
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‘‘(B) shall include the Executive Office of 
the President. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered 
employee’ means an officer or employee referred to 
in paragraph (2) of section 207(c) or paragraph (1) 
of section 207(d) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘execu-
tive branch’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 109. 
‘‘(5) FORMER CLIENT.—The term ‘former cli-
ent’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served personally as an agent, attor-
ney, or consultant during the 2-year period end-
ing on the date before the date on which the 
covered employee begins service in the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any agency or in-
strumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) FORMER EMPLOYER.—The term ‘former 
employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served as an employee, officer, direc-
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tor, trustee, agent, attorney, consultant, or con-
tractor during the 2-year period ending on the 
date before the date on which the covered em-
ployee begins service in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) an entity in the Federal Govern-
ment, including an executive branch agen-
cy; 
‘‘(ii) a State or local government; 
‘‘(iii) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(iv) an Indian tribe, as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304); or 
‘‘(v) the government of a territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(7) PARTICULAR
MATTER.—The term ‘par-
ticular matter’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 207(i) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘§ 602. Conflict of interest and eligibility standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee may not 
participate personally and substantially in a particular 
matter in which the covered employee knows or reasonably 
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should have known that a former employer or former cli-
ent of the covered employee has a financial interest. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY HEADS.—With respect to the 
head of a covered agency who is a covered em-
ployee, the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
for the Executive Office of the President, in 
consultation with the Director, may grant a 
written waiver of the restrictions under sub-
section (a) before the head engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the 
Executive Office of the President determines 
and certifies in writing that, in light of all the 
relevant circumstances, the interest of the Fed-
eral Government in the head’s participation 
outweighs the concern that a reasonable person 
may question the integrity of the agency’s pro-
grams or operations. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COVERED EMPLOYEES.—With 
respect to any covered employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), the head of the covered 
agency employing the covered employee, in con-
sultation with the Director, may grant a written 
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waiver of the restrictions under subsection (a) 
before the covered employee engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the head of the covered agency determines and 
certifies in writing that, in light of all the rel-
evant circumstances, the interest of the Federal 
Government in the covered employee’s partici-
pation outweighs the concern that a reasonable 
person may question the integrity of the agen-
cy’s programs or operations. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—For any waiver granted 
under paragraph (1), the individual who granted the 
waiver shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a copy of the waiver to the 
Director not more than 48 hours after the waiv-
er is granted; and 
‘‘(B) publish the waiver on the website of 
the applicable agency not more than 30 cal-
endar days after granting such waiver. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Upon receiving a written waiver 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) review the waiver to determine wheth-
er the Director has any objection to the 
issuance of the waiver; and 
‘‘(B) if the Director so objects— 
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‘‘(i) provide reasons for the objection 
in writing to the head of the agency who 
granted the waiver not more than 15 cal-
endar days after the waiver was granted; 
and 
‘‘(ii) publish the written objection on 
the website of the Office of Government 
Ethics not more than 30 calendar days 
after the waiver was granted. 
‘‘§ 603. Penalties and injunctions 
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any person who violates 
section 602 shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both. 
‘‘(2) WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—Any person who 
willfully violates section 602 shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court 
of the United States against any person who vio-
lates, or whom the Attorney General has reason to 
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believe is engaging in conduct that violates, section 
602. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the court finds by 
a preponderance of the evidence that a person 
violated section 602, the court shall impose a 
civil penalty of not more than the greater of— 
‘‘(i) $100,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of compensation the 
person received or was offered for the con-
duct constituting the violation. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—A civil 
penalty under this subsection may be in addi-
tion to any other criminal or civil statutory, 
common law, or administrative remedy available 
to the United States or any other person. 
‘‘(3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a civil action 
brought under paragraph (1) against a person, 
the Attorney General may petition the court for 
an order prohibiting the person from engaging 
in conduct that violates section 602. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD.—The court may issue an 
order under subparagraph (A) if the court finds 
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by a preponderance of the evidence that the 
conduct of the person violates section 602. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The filing 
of a petition seeking injunctive relief under this 
paragraph shall not preclude any other remedy 
that is available by law to the United States or 
any other person.’’. 
SEC. 8004. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS AC-
CEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE 
BY FORMER OFFICIALS OF COMPENSATION FROM CON-
TRACTORS.—Section 2104 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or consultant’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘attorney, 
consultant, 
subcon-
tractor, or lobbyist’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘person-
ally made for the Federal agency’’ and inserting 
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‘‘participated personally and substantially in’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FROM AFFILI-
ATES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—A former official respon-
sible for a Government contract referred to in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) may not accept compensa-
tion for 2 years after awarding the contract from any divi-
sion, affiliate, or subcontractor of the contractor.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR PROCUREMENT OFFICERS 
TO DISCLOSE JOB OFFERS MADE TO RELATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2103(a) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after 
‘‘that official’’ the following: ‘‘, or for a relative (as defined 
in section 3110 of title 5) of that official,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
ON AWARD
OF GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTS TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of division B of 
subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2108. 
Prohibition 
on 
involvement 
by 
certain 
former contractor employees in procure-
ments 
‘‘An employee of the Federal Government may not 
participate personally and substantially in any award of 
a contract to, or the administration of a contract awarded 
to, a contractor that is a former employer of the employee 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which 
the employee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2108. Prohibition on involvement by certain former contractor employees 
in procurements.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services, shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of 
title 41, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services, in consultation with designated 
agency ethics officials (as that term is defined in section 
109(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)), shall monitor compliance with such chapter 21 by 
individuals and agencies. 
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SEC. 8005. REVOLVING DOOR RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOY-
EES MOVING INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 207 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ONE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TWO-YEAR’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in each instance 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or conducts any lob-
bying activity to facilitate any communication 
to or appearance before,’’ after ‘‘any commu-
nication to or appearance before’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any individual covered by sub-
section (c) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, 
separating from the civil service on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics shall issue guidance on ethical 
standards applicable to unpaid employees of an agency. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Executive 
Office of the President and the White House; and 
(2) the term ‘‘unpaid employee’’ includes any 
individual occupying a position at an agency and 
who is unpaid by operation of section 3110 of title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
but does not include any employee who is unpaid 
due to a lapse in appropriations. 
SEC. 8007. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND 
CONTRACTING AT BUSINESSES OWNED BY 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2022 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no Fed-
eral funds may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
procuring goods or services at any business owned or con-
trolled by a covered individual or any family member of 
such an individual, unless such obligation or expenditure 
of funds is authorized under the Presidential Protection 
Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–524). 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON CONTRACTS.—No Executive 
agency may enter into or hold a contract with a business 
owned or controlled by a covered individual or any family 
member of such an individual. 
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(c) DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.—For purposes 
of this section, a business shall be deemed to be owned 
or controlled by a covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual if the covered individual or member 
of family (as the case may be)— 
(1) is a member of the board of directors or 
similar governing body of the business; 
(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls more 
than 50 percent of the voting shares of the business; 
or 
(3) is the beneficiary of a trust which owns or 
controls more than 50 percent of the business and 
can direct distributions under the terms of the trust. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means— 
(A) the President; 
(B) the Vice President; 
(C) the head of any Executive department 
(as that term is defined in section 101 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
(D) any individual occupying a position 
designated by the President as a Cabinet-level 
position. 
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(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means an individual with any of the following 
relationships to a covered individual: 
(A) Spouse, and parents thereof. 
(B) Sons and daughters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(C) Parents, and spouses thereof. 
(D) Brothers and sisters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(E) Grandparents and grandchildren, and 
spouses thereof. 
(F) Domestic partner and parents thereof, 
including domestic partners of any individual in 
subparagraphs (A) through (E). 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts 
of Interest 
SEC. 8011. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Con-
flicts of Interest Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 8012. DIVESTITURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT THAT POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after title 
VI (as added by section 8003) the following: 
‘‘TITLE VII—DIVESTITURE OF FI-
NANCIAL CONFLICTS OF IN-
TERESTS OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT 
‘‘§ 701. Divestiture of financial interests posing a con-
flict of interest 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENT.—The President and Vice President shall, 
within 30 days of assuming office, divest of all financial 
interests that pose a conflict of interest because the Presi-
dent or Vice President, the spouse, dependent child, or 
general partner of the President or Vice President, or any 
person or organization with whom the President or Vice 
President is negotiating or has any arrangement con-
cerning prospective employment, has a financial interest, 
by— 
‘‘(1) converting each such interest to cash or 
other investment that meets the criteria established 
by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
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through regulation as being an interest so remote or 
inconsequential as not to pose a conflict; or 
‘‘(2) placing each such interest in a qualified 
blind trust as defined in section 102(f)(3) or a diver-
sified trust under section 102(f)(4)(B). 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President or Vice President complies with 
section 102.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—Section 102(a) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) With respect to any such report filed by 
the President or Vice President, for any corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, or other business enter-
prise in which the President, Vice President, or the 
spouse or dependent child of the President or Vice 
President, has a significant financial interest— 
‘‘(A) the name of each other person who 
holds a significant financial interest in the firm, 
partnership, association, corporation, or other 
entity; 
‘‘(B) the value, identity, and category of 
each liability in excess of $10,000; and 
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‘‘(C) a description of the nature and value 
of any assets with a value of $10,000 or 
more.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Government Ethics shall promulgate regulations to 
define the criteria required by section 701(a)(1) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (as added by subsection 
(a)) and the term ‘‘significant financial interest’’ for pur-
poses of section 102(a)(9) of the Ethics in Government 
Act (as added by subsection (b)). 
SEC. 8013. INITIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. 
Subsection (a) of section 101 of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
‘‘position’’ and adding at the end the following: ‘‘position, 
with the exception of the President and Vice President, 
who must file a new report.’’. 
SEC. 8014. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESI-
DENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the 
President, Vice President, Cabinet Mem-
ber, or a’’ after ‘‘Contracts by’’; and 
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(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President, Vice President, or any Cabi-
net member’’ after ‘‘Whoever, being’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 431 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘431. Contracts by the President, Vice President, or a Member of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 8015. LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics; 
(2) the term ‘‘legal defense fund’’ means a 
trust— 
(A) that has only one beneficiary; 
(B) that is subject to a trust agreement 
creating an enforceable fiduciary duty on the 
part of the trustee to the beneficiary, pursuant 
to the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which 
the trust is established; 
(C) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that provides for the mandatory public disclo-
sure of all donations and disbursements; 
(D) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
purpose other than— 
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(i) the administration of the trust; 
(ii) the payment or reimbursement of 
legal fees or expenses incurred in investiga-
tive, civil, criminal, or other legal pro-
ceedings relating to or arising by virtue of 
service by the trust’s beneficiary as an offi-
cer or employee, as defined in this section, 
or as an employee, contractor, consultant 
or volunteer of the campaign of the Presi-
dent or Vice President; or 
(iii) the distribution of unused re-
sources to a charity selected by the trustee 
that has not been selected or recommended 
by the beneficiary of the trust; 
(E) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
other purpose or personal legal matters, includ-
ing tax planning, personal injury litigation, pro-
tection of property rights, divorces, or estate 
probate; and 
(F) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the acceptance of donations, ex-
cept in accordance with this section and the 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics; 
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