I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9029 
To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial 
Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed 
Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, 
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 ‘‘Anti-Corruption and 
Public Integrity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Applicability. 
TITLE I—PUBLIC INTEGRITY, ETHICS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, 
AND REVOLVING DOOR 
Subtitle A—Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Lobbyist ban. 
Sec. 103. Executive branch conflicts of interest law expansions. 
Sec. 104. Legislative branch conflicts of interest law expansions. 
Sec. 105. Conflicts of interest rules for all senior government officials and non-
conflicted Federal employee investment accounts. 
Sec. 106. Post-employment restrictions. 
Sec. 107. Golden parachutes ban. 
Sec. 108. General public integrity rules. 
Sec. 109. Legal expense funds. 
Sec. 110. Penalties. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 111. Short title. 
Sec. 112. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice 
President that pose a potential conflict of interest. 
Sec. 113. Recusal of appointees. 
Sec. 114. Contracts by the President or Vice President. 
Sec. 115. Presidential transition ethics programs. 
Sec. 116. Criminality of the President or other senior government officials. 
Sec. 117. Presidential obstruction of justice. 
Sec. 118. Sense of Congress regarding violations. 
Sec. 119. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 120. Severability. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening Criminal Anti-Corruption Laws 
Sec. 121. Bribery of public officials and witnesses. 
Sec. 122. Prohibition on undisclosed self-dealing by public officials. 
Subtitle D—Requiring Financial Disclosures Before Taking Office 
Sec. 131. Prohibition on taking office until financial disclosures are filed. 
Subtitle E—Strengthening Inauguration Fund Rules 
Sec. 141. Strengthening Inauguration Fund rules. 
Subtitle F—Political Intelligence Transparency 
Sec. 151. Disclosure of political intelligence activities under lobbying disclosure 
act. 
Sec. 152. Effective date. 
TITLE II—LOBBYING REFORM 
Sec. 201. Enforcement by the Office of Public Integrity. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Registration of lobbyists. 
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Sec. 204. Reports by lobbyists. 
Sec. 205. Prohibition on foreign lobbying. 
Sec. 206. Prohibition on contingent fee lobbying. 
Sec. 207. Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 208. Application of General Schedule to Congress. 
Sec. 209. Reestablishment of Office of Technology Assessment. 
Sec. 210. Progressive tax on lobbying expenditures. 
Sec. 211. Disclosure of registration status. 
TITLE III—RULEMAKING REFORM 
Sec. 301. Disclosure of conflicts of interest. 
Sec. 302. Increasing disclosures relating to studies and research. 
Sec. 303. Disclosure of inter-governmental rule changes. 
Sec. 304. Justification of withdrawn rules. 
Sec. 305. Negotiated rulemaking. 
Sec. 306. Streamlining OIRA review. 
Sec. 307. Limiting temporary court injunctions and postponing of final rules 
pending judicial review. 
Sec. 308. Penalizing individuals that submit false information to agencies. 
Sec. 309. Establishment of the Office of the Public Advocate. 
Sec. 310. Actions by private persons. 
Sec. 311. Scope of review. 
Sec. 312. Expanding rulemaking notifications. 
Sec. 313. Public petitions. 
Sec. 314. Amendment to Congressional Review Act. 
Sec. 315. Cost-benefit analysis. 
Sec. 316. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE IV—JUDICIAL ETHICS 
Sec. 401. Clarification of gift ban. 
Sec. 402. Restrict privately funded educational events and speeches. 
Sec. 403. Code of Conduct. 
Sec. 404. Improving disclosure. 
Sec. 405. Appointment of administrative law judges. 
Sec. 406. Improve reporting on judicial diversity. 
Sec. 407. Pleading standards. 
Sec. 408. Electronic court records reform. 
Sec. 409. Forced arbitration injustice repeal. 
Sec. 410. Restrictions on protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements. 
Sec. 411. Secret settlements ban. 
Sec. 412. Oversight process for disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate 
judge. 
Sec. 413. Complaints against retired judges and judicial discipline. 
Sec. 414. Action by judicial council in response to misconduct by judges. 
Sec. 415. Supreme Court Complaints Review Committee. 
Sec. 416. Expedited impeachment of Federal judges. 
Sec. 417. Judicial workplace climate surveys. 
Sec. 418. Pilot program to provide access to counsel in Federal court. 
TITLE V—ENFORCEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of Public Integrity 
Sec. 511. Establishment of Office of Public Integrity. 
Sec. 512. Designated agency ethics officials. 
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Subtitle B—Inspectors General 
Sec. 531. General supervision and removal of Inspectors General. 
Subtitle C—Office of Congressional Ethics 
Sec. 551. Definitions. 
Sec. 552. The Office of Congressional Ethics. 
Sec. 553. Establishment of the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics. 
Sec. 554. Duties and Powers of the Office and the Board. 
Sec. 555. Review process of submissions. 
Sec. 556. Personnel matters. 
Sec. 557. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 558. Conforming amendments and rules of construction. 
Subtitle D—Applicability 
Sec. 571. Applicability. 
TITLE VI—TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT RECORDS 
Subtitle A—Transparency for Federal Personnel and Candidates for Federal 
Office 
Sec. 601. Categories relating to the amount or value of certain income. 
Sec. 602. Disclosure of personal income tax returns by Presidents, Vice Presi-
dents, Members of Congress, and certain candidates. 
Sec. 603. Transparency relating to candidates for Federal office and Members 
of Congress. 
Subtitle B—Think Tank, Nonprofit, and Advocate Transparency 
Sec. 611. Amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 612. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening FOIA Enforcement 
Sec. 621. Strengthening FOIA enforcement. 
Sec. 622. Exemptions from disclosure. 
Sec. 623. Public interest balancing test. 
Sec. 624. Affirmative disclosure of agency records on website. 
Sec. 625. Applicability. 
Subtitle D—Federal Contractor Transparency 
Sec. 631. Expanding applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to Fed-
eral contractors. 
Sec. 632. Public disclosure by large contractors. 
Subtitle E—Congressional Transparency 
Sec. 641. Increased transparency of committee work. 
Sec. 642. Increased transparency of recorded votes. 
Sec. 643. Increased transparency of appropriations bills. 
TITLE VII—CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Requirements Relating to Preventing Conflicts of Interest 
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PART I—REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REGISTERED LOBBYISTS AND 
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS 
Sec. 701. Requirements relating to registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 702. Disclosure of political spending by government contractors. 
Sec. 703. Repeal of restriction of use of funds by internal revenue service to 
bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit or-
ganizations. 
Sec. 704. Repeal of revenue procedure that eliminated requirement to report in-
formation regarding contributors to certain tax-exempt organi-
zations. 
PART II—REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CORPORATIONS 
Sec. 711. Banning corporations from fundraising. 
Sec. 712. Banning contributions to members of Congress from corporations 
under the jurisdiction of their committees. 
Sec. 713. Corporate PAC ban. 
Sec. 714. Disclosure of campaign-related disbursements. 
PART III—REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONALS 
Sec. 721. Banning foreign-owned and partially foreign-owned corporations from 
spending on United States elections. 
PART IV—ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 
SUBPART A—CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
Sec. 731. Clarification on treatment of information used to influence an election 
for Federal office as a contribution; clarification regarding pur-
pose of influencing an election for Federal office. 
Sec. 732. Prohibition on Super PAC–Candidate coordination. 
Sec. 733. Disclosure of major donors, bundlers, and finance events in presi-
dential campaigns. 
Sec. 734. Lowering contribution limits; repeal of special contribution limits for 
contributions to national parties for certain purposes. 
Sec. 735. Restrictions on testing the waters. 
Sec. 736. Personal use ban for leadership PACS. 
Sec. 737. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees. 
SUBPART B—PROHIBITION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF BIG DONOR 
AMBASSADORS AND CHIEFS OF MISSION 
Sec. 738. Prohibition on the appointment of big donor ambassadors and chiefs 
of mission. 
Subtitle B—Strengthening Oversight of Online Political Advertising 
Sec. 741. Expansion of definition of public communication. 
Sec. 742. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. 
Sec. 743. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. 
Sec. 744. Political record requirements for online platforms. 
Sec. 745. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, 
and disbursements for electioneering communications by for-
eign nationals in the form of online advertising. 
Subtitle C—Public Financing 
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PART I—SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF SENATE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 
Sec. 751. Eligibility requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of sen-
ate election campaigns. 
Sec. 752. Exception to limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party 
committees with participating candidates. 
Sec. 753. Assessments against fines and penalties. 
PART II—PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
SUBPART A—PRIMARY ELECTIONS 
Sec. 761. Increase in and modifications to matching payments. 
Sec. 762. Eligibility requirements for matching payments. 
Sec. 763. Repeal of expenditure limitations. 
Sec. 764. Period of availability of matching payments. 
Sec. 765. Examination and audits of matchable contributions. 
Sec. 766. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary 
candidates. 
Sec. 767. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. 
SUBPART B—GENERAL ELECTIONS 
Sec. 771. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing. 
Sec. 772. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign con-
tributions. 
Sec. 773. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts. 
Sec. 774. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures. 
Sec. 775. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments. 
Sec. 776. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund. 
Sec. 777. Use of general election payments for general election legal and ac-
counting compliance. 
Sec. 778. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. 
SUBPART C—PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTIONS 
Sec. 779. Payments for Presidential nominating conventions. 
SUBPART D—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 779A. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Enhancing FEC Enforcement 
Sec. 781. Membership of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 782. Assignment of powers to Chair of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 783. Revision to enforcement process. 
Sec. 784. Permitting appearance at hearings on requests for advisory opinions 
by persons opposing the requests. 
Sec. 785. Permanent extension of administrative penalty authority. 
Sec. 786. Requiring forms to permit use of accent marks. 
Sec. 787. Restrictions on ex parte communications. 
Sec. 788. Clarifying authority of FEC attorneys to represent FEC in Supreme 
Court. 
Sec. 789. Effective date; transition. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
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Sec. 791. Comptroller general report and briefing on campaign donations by 
nominees before the Senate. 
Sec. 792. Effective date. 
Sec. 793. Severability. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
Except as provided otherwise in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall apply on and after 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE 
I—PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY, 
ETHICS, CONFLICTS OF IN-
TEREST, 
AND 
REVOLVING 
DOOR 
Subtitle A—Conflicts of Interest 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AGENT
OF
A
FOREIGN
PRINCIPAL.—The 
term ‘‘agent of a foreign principal’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 1 of the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611). 
(2) BANK
HOLDING
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘bank holding company’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act 
of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841). 
(3) CORPORATE
LOBBYIST.—The term ‘‘cor-
porate lobbyist’’ has the meaning given the term in 
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section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as 
amended by section 202 of this Act. 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means any entity that is— 
(A)(i) a for-profit company; or 
(ii) a bank holding company, a savings and 
loan holding company, or any other financial in-
stitution; and 
(B)(i) operating under Federal settlement, 
including a Federal consent decree; or 
(ii) the subject of an enforcement action in 
a court of the United States or by an agency. 
(5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent and all components thereof, including 
the White House Office; and 
(ii) the Office of the Vice President. 
(6) GROSS
RECEIPTS.—The term ‘‘gross re-
ceipts’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
993(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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(7) LOBBYIST.—The term ‘‘lobbyist’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended by section 202 
of this Act. 
(8) QUALIFIED
SMALL
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘qualified small business’’ means a corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, or other business enter-
prise, that has gross receipts for the previous tax-
able year of less than $5,000,000. 
(9) SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘savings and loan holding company’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 10(a) of the 
Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)). 
(10) SENIOR
EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘‘senior 
executive’’ includes— 
(A) a chief executive officer; 
(B) a chief financial officer; 
(C) a chief operating officer; 
(D) a chief compliance officer; 
(E) any senior government relationship of-
ficial; and 
(F) any other senior executive, as deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity. 
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(11) SENIOR
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL.—The 
term ‘‘senior government official’’ means— 
(A) any individual described in section 
101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), including— 
(i) any individual appointed to a posi-
tion on any level of the Executive Schedule 
under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 
5, United States Code, including positions 
identified in sections 5312 through 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code; 
(ii) a noncareer officer or employee 
serving in the Executive Office of Presi-
dent, including the White House Office, 
and in the Office of the Vice President; 
and 
(iii) an individual employed in a posi-
tion in the executive branch of the Govern-
ment who is excepted from the competitive 
service by reason of being of a confidential 
or 
policy-determining 
character 
under 
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulations), except that the 
Director of the Office of Public Integrity 
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may, by regulation, exclude from the appli-
cation of this paragraph any individual, or 
group of individuals, who are in such posi-
tions, but only in cases in which the Direc-
tor determines such exclusion would not 
affect adversely the integrity of the Gov-
ernment or the confidence of the public in 
the integrity of the Government; 
(B) an individual employed in a position in 
the Senior Executive Service; 
(C) an individual employed in a position at 
the GS–15 level or higher; and 
(D) an individual employed in a position 
not under the General Schedule for which the 
rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than the 
minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 
of the General Schedule. 
SEC. 102. LOBBYIST BAN. 
(a) LOBBYISTS.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.— 
(A) LOBBYISTS.—No former registered 
lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal who has 
engaged in a lobbying contact, as defined in 
section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602), during his or her reg-
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istration may be hired as an officer or employee 
of an Executive agency during the 2-year period 
beginning on the date on which the registered 
lobbyist terminates his or her registration in ac-
cordance with section 4(d) of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(d)) or the 
agent terminates his or her status, as applica-
ble. 
(B) CORPORATE
LOBBYISTS.—No former 
registered corporate lobbyist may be hired as an 
officer or employee of an Executive agency dur-
ing the 6-year period beginning on the date on 
which the registered corporate lobbyist termi-
nates its registration in accordance with section 
4(d) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1603(d)) or the agent terminates its sta-
tus, as applicable. 
(C) WAIVER RULES AND ELIGIBILITY.— 
(i) POSITIONS
REQUIRING
SENATE 
CONFIRMATION.—The President may waive 
the ban described in subparagraph (A) for 
any appointment to a position in an Exec-
utive agency that requires the advice and 
consent of the Senate based on a compel-
ling national need. 
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(ii) OTHER
POSITIONS.—The Presi-
dent or the Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity may waive the ban described in 
subparagraph (A) and the prior employer 
recusal provision described in section 
208(e) of title 18, United States Code, as 
added by section 103 of this Act for any 
appointment to a position in an Executive 
agency that does not require the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(iii) REQUIREMENTS.—A waiver made 
under this subparagraph shall— 
(I) be made publicly available 
and searchable by the Director of the 
Office of Public Integrity within 30 
days of issuance; 
(II) include a justification sent to 
Congress within 30 days of issuance 
for why the registered lobbyist or 
agent of a foreign principal, as appli-
cable, brings unique and relevant ex-
pertise such that it is not practical to 
find an alternative candidate with the 
same skill set; and 
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(III) with respect to a nomina-
tion to a position described in clause 
(i)— 
(aa)(AA) include a certifi-
cation by the President that a 
search was conducted in good 
faith to find an alternative can-
didate with comparable qualifica-
tions who was not a lobbyist; or 
(BB) specifically identify the 
next-best candidate who was not 
a registered lobbyist or agent of 
a foreign principal, as applicable; 
and 
(bb) include a justification 
for why the next-best candidate 
was not nominated for the posi-
tion. 
(2) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.— 
(A) LOBBYISTS.—No former registered 
lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal may be 
hired as an officer or employee of a Member of 
Congress or a committee of either House of 
Congress during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date on which the registered lobbyist termi-
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nates its registration in accordance with section 
4(d) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1603(d)) or the agent terminates its sta-
tus, as applicable. 
(B) CORPORATE
LOBBYISTS.—No former 
registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign prin-
cipal may be hired as an officer or employee of 
a Member of Congress or a committee of either 
House of Congress during the 6-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the registered cor-
porate lobbyist terminates its registration in ac-
cordance with section 4(d) of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(d)) or the 
agent terminates its status, as applicable. 
(C) WAIVER RULES AND ELIGIBILITY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Any Member of 
Congress may waive the ban described in 
subparagraph (A) for an officer or em-
ployee of that Member of Congress or of a 
committee of either House of Congress on 
which the Member serves as a chair or 
ranking member based on a compelling na-
tional need. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—A waiver made 
under this subparagraph shall— 
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(I) within 30 days of issuance be 
submitted to the Select Committee on 
Ethics of the Senate or the Committee 
on Ethics of the House of Representa-
tives, as applicable, and to the Office 
of Congressional Ethics; 
(II) be made publicly available 
and searchable by the Office of Con-
gressional Ethics within 30 days of 
issuance; 
(III) include a justification made 
publicly available for why the reg-
istered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
principal, as applicable, brings unique 
and relevant expertise such that it is 
not practical to find an alternative 
candidate with the same skill set; and 
(IV) be made only after the Con-
gressional Ethics Board submits to 
the Member of Congress and to the 
Select Committee on Ethics of the 
Senate or the Committee on Ethics of 
the House of Representatives, as ap-
plicable, a public recommendation or 
opinion regarding such a waiver. 
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(b) OTHER HIRING RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) CONTRACTORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No former employee of 
a for-profit entity that was awarded a Federal 
contract or Federal license by an Executive 
agency may be an officer or employee of the 
Executive agency that awarded the contract or 
Federal license during the 4-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the employee termi-
nates its employment with the entity. 
(B) WAIVER.—The ban described in sub-
paragraph (A) may be waived in accordance 
with subsection (a)(1)(C). 
(2) SENIOR
EXECUTIVES
OF
LAW-BREAKING 
COMPANIES.—No former senior executive of a cov-
ered entity may be an officer or employee of an Ex-
ecutive agency during the 6-year period beginning on 
the later of— 
(A) the date of the settlement; and 
(B) the date on which the enforcement ac-
tion has concluded. 
SEC. 103. EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
LAW EXPANSIONS. 
Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) SECURITIES OWNERSHIP
AND TRADING RE-
STRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection and sub-
section (f), the term ‘Executive agency’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) includes the Executive Office of the 
President and all components thereof, including 
the White House Office and the Office of the 
Vice President. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No officer or em-
ployee of an Executive agency may own an in-
terest in or trade (except a trade that is a di-
vestment required or approved by the Director 
of the Office of Public Integrity or the des-
ignated agency ethics official of the Executive 
agency that employs the individual for compli-
ance with this section) any individual stock, 
bond, commodity, future, or other form of secu-
rity, including an interest in a hedge fund, a 
derivative, option, or other complex investment 
vehicle if the Director of the Office of Public 
Integrity (or the designated agency ethics offi-
cial of the Executive agency that employs the 
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individual) determines that the financial inter-
ests of the officer or employee may be directly 
influenced by an action of the Executive agency. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) a widely held investment fund de-
scribed in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978 (5 App. U.S.C. 
102(f)(8)), if such investment meets the 
requirements 
described 
in 
section 
105(b)(2) of the Anti-Corruption and Pub-
lic Integrity Act; 
‘‘(ii) shares of Settlement Common 
Stock issued under section 7(g)(1)(A) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1606(g)(1)(A)); or 
‘‘(iii) shares of Settlement Common 
Stock, as defined in section 3 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602). 
‘‘(C) PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub-
paragraph (A) shall be subject to the penalties 
set forth in section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(D) WAIVER.—The Director of the Office 
of Public Integrity may waive subparagraph (A) 
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for an officer or employee of an Executive agen-
cy on a case-by-case basis if the Director— 
‘‘(i) determines that there is no possi-
bility for, or the appearance of, a conflict 
of interest; or 
‘‘(ii) approves a plan for necessary 
recusals that ensures that no conflict of in-
terest exists under this section. 
‘‘(f) RECUSAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), each officer and employee of any 
Executive agency shall not participate personally 
and substantially as a Government officer or em-
ployee, through decision, approval, disapproval, rec-
ommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, 
or otherwise, in any particular matter, including an 
adjudication, procurement, or rulemaking, that the 
officer or employee knows has or is likely to have a 
direct and predictable effect on the financial interest 
of— 
‘‘(A) any person for whom the officer or 
employee had, during the previous 4-year pe-
riod, served as an officer, director, trustee, gen-
eral partner, agent, attorney, consultant, con-
tractor, employee, or direct competitor; or 
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