(A) by striking ‘‘Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Office of Public Integrity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Clerk or the Secretary of 
the Senate, as the case may be’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office of 
Public Integrity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Clerk, or Secretary of the 
Senate, as the case may be’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the Office of Public Integrity’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Clerk of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the 
Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Of-
fice of Public Integrity’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Clerk or the Sec-
retary of the Senate, as the case may be’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office of 
Public Integrity’’. 
(4) paragraph (1) of section 109 is repealed. 
(5) Section 111(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Se-
lect Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the 
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House of Representatives, as appropriate,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the 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— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director of the Office of Public Integ-
rity’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director of the Office of Public Integ-
rity’’. 
(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 
‘‘Director of the Office of Public Integrity’’. 
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(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 ‘‘Di-
rector of the Office 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 ‘‘Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity’’. 
(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 ‘‘Director of 
the 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 ‘‘Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity’’. 
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(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: 
‘‘(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. 206. 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 
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the House of Representatives or the Select Committee on 
Ethics of the Senate, 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. 207. PROCEDURAL RULES. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS.— 
No investigation shall be undertaken by the Office of any 
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 
Congress preceding the Congress in which the investiga-
tion would be undertaken unless the Office determines 
that the alleged violation is directly related to an 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. 
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SEC. 208. 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 the Director considers 
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 
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 
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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 Director 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 
other support services as the Director considers 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. 
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SEC. 209. EXPENSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this title. 
(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 
allowances as are paid subpoenaed witnesses in the courts 
of the United States. 
SEC. 210. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, 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 effec-
tively carry out its duties under this title. 
SEC. 211. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. 
Ninety days after the effective date of this title, the 
Office of Public Records in the Senate and the Office of 
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the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transfer 
all records to the Office of Public Integrity with respect 
to their former duties under the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
of 1995 and the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
SEC. 212. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b) and by section 210, this title shall take effect on Janu-
ary 1, 2007. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Sections 202, 208, and 209 shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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