and insert ‘‘Director of the Office of Public Integ-
rity’’. 
(C) In section 103(h)(1)(A), strike ‘‘Secretary 
of the Senate’’ each place it appears and insert ‘‘Di-
rector of the Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(D) In section 103(i), strike ‘‘Clerk of the 
House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate, 
as the case may be’’ and insert ‘‘Director of the Of-
fice of Public Integrity’’. 
(E) In section 103, strike subsection (j) and re-
designate subsection (k) as subsection (j). 
(F) In subsection (j) (as redesignated), strike 
‘‘Clerk of the House of Representatives and Sec-
retary of the Senate’’ and insert ‘‘Director of the Of-
fice of Public Integrity’’ and strike ‘‘Clerk and the 
Secretary’’ both places it appears and insert ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(G) In section 105, strike ‘‘Clerk of the House 
of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate’’ 
each place it appears and insert ‘‘Director of the Of-
fice of Public Integrity’’. 
(H) In section 105, strike ‘‘Clerk or the Sec-
retary of the Senate, as the case may be’’ each place 
it appears and insert ‘‘Director of the Office of Pub-
lic Integrity’’. 
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(I) In section 105, strike ‘‘Clerk, or Secretary 
of the Senate, as the case may be’’ and insert ‘‘Di-
rector of the Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(J) In section 105(d), strike ‘‘Clerk of the 
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the 
Senate’’ and insert ‘‘Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity’’. 
(K) In section 109, strike paragraph (1) and 
redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly. 
(L) In paragraph (2) of section 111, strike ‘‘Se-
lect Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the 
House of Representatives, as appropriate,’’ and in-
sert ‘‘Director of the Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(2) Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 
(2 U.S.C 29d) is amended by striking ‘‘Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of 
Public Integrity’’. 
(d) CHANGES IN LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 
1995.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION TO OFFICE OF 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY.— 
(A) FILING OF REGISTRATIONS.—Section 
4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
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(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Office of Public Integrity’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(B) REPORTS
BY
REGISTERED
LOBBY-
ISTS.—Section 5(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(C) DISCLOSURE
AND
ENFORCEMENT.— 
Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Public Integrity’’. 
(D) PENALTIES.—Section 7 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1606) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate 
or the Clerk of the House of Representatives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office of Public Integrity’’. 
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(E) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Section 
8(c) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1607(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of 
Public Integrity’’. 
(F) ESTIMATES BASED ON TAX REPORTING 
SYSTEM.—Section 15(c)(1) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1610(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate 
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office of Public Integrity’’. 
(2) FILING IN ELECTRONIC FORM.— 
(A) REGISTRATIONS.—Section 4 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1603) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) FILING IN ELECTRONIC FORM.—A registration 
required to be filed under this section shall be filed in elec-
tronic form, in addition to any other form that may be 
required by the Office of Public Integrity.’’. 
(B) REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) FILING IN ELECTRONIC FORM.—A report re-
quired to be filed under this section shall be filed in elec-
tronic form, in addition to any other form that may be 
required by the Office of Public Integrity. The Office shall 
make such filings available to the public on the Internet 
in a searchable database.’’. 
SEC. 6. FORMAL ADVISORY OPINIONS AND INTERPRETA-
TIONS. 
The Office shall have the authority to provide formal 
advisory opinions and interpretations of rules and other 
standards of conduct applicable to Members, officers, and 
employees of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of 
the House of Representatives or the Senate Select Com-
mittee on Ethics, by a two-thirds vote of the full com-
mittee may revise or overturn any such formal ruling by 
the Office that is applicable to the Members, officers, and 
employees of that House of Congress. Any such vote shall 
be recorded and made publicly available, and shall be ac-
companied by a written explanation for that action. Dis-
senting members are allowed to issue their own report de-
tailing reasons for disagreeing with the majority vote. 
SEC. 7. PROCEDURAL RULES. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS.— 
No investigation shall be undertaken by the Office of any 
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alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of 
conduct not in effect at the time of the alleged violation; 
nor shall any investigation be undertaken by the Office 
of any alleged violation which occurred before the third 
previous Congress unless the Office determines that the 
alleged violation is directly related to any alleged violation 
which occurred in a more recent Congress. 
(b) DISCLOSURE.—Information or testimony re-
ceived, or the contents of a complaint or the fact of its 
filing, may be publicly disclosed by the Director or by the 
staff of the Office only if authorized by the Director. 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Director 
may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff as the 
Director considers necessary, including deputy directors 
for ethics matters relating to the House of Representatives 
and to the Senate, a general counsel, and such investiga-
tors, auditors, and other staff as he deems necessary. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The 
Director and other members of the staff of the Office shall 
be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and shall be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
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of such title relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates. 
(c) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—The Director 
may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) PHYSICAL FACILITIES.—The Architect of the 
Capitol, in consultation with the appropriate entities in the 
legislative branch, shall locate and provide suitable office 
space for the operation of the Office on a nonreimbursable 
basis. The facilities shall serve as the headquarters of the 
Office and shall include all necessary equipment and 
incidentals required for the proper functioning of the Of-
fice. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES
AND 
OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Di-
rector, the Architect of the Capitol and the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Direc-
tor on a nonreimbursable basis such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request. 
(2) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In addition to the 
assistance set forth in paragraph (1), departments 
and agencies of the United States may provide the 
Director such services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
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other support services as the Director may deem ad-
visable and as may be authorized by law. 
(f) USE OF MAILS.—The Office may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as Federal agencies and shall, for purposes of the 
frank, be considered a commission of Congress as de-
scribed in section 3215 of title 39, United States Code. 
(g) PRINTING.—For purposes of costs relating to 
printing and binding, including the cost of personnel de-
tailed from the Government Printing Office, the Office 
shall be deemed to be a committee of the Congress. 
SEC. 9. EXPENSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
(b) FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.— 
The Director may place orders and enter into agreements 
for goods and services with the head of any agency, or 
major organizational unit within an agency, in the legisla-
tive or executive branch of the Government in the same 
manner and to the same extent as agencies are authorized 
to do so under sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(c) WITNESS FEES AND ALLOWANCES.—Witnesses 
before the Office shall be paid the same fee and mileage 
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allowances as are paid subpoenaed witnesses in the courts 
of the United States. 
SEC. 10. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment, 
and at the close of the 110th Congress and at the close 
of each Congress thereafter, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to each House of Congress of the level 
of funding necessary for the Office to effectively carry out 
its duties under the Act. 
SEC. 11. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. 
Ninety days after the effective date of this Act, the 
Office of Public Records in the Senate and the Office of 
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transfer all 
records to the Office with respect to their former duties 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and the Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978. 
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b) and by section 10, this Act shall take effect on Janu-
ary 1, 2007. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Sections 2, 8, and 9 shall take ef-
fect upon the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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