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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5710 
To reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics, 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 ‘‘Ethics in Government 
Reauthorization Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2010’’. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than March 31, 2008, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the President and 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
Office of Government Ethics (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). Such report shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the functions and perform-
ance of the Office, including— 
(A) a determination as to how well the Of-
fice is currently carrying out its statutory re-
sponsibilities; 
(B) possible options for broadening or nar-
rowing in scope or otherwise modifying the stat-
utory responsibilities of the Office (including 
with respect to the possibility of extending to 
any Federal contractors or individuals employed 
under a Federal contract the standards of con-
duct, financial disclosure requirements, and 
other ethical responsibilities that apply to Fed-
eral employees), along with the advantages and 
disadvantages of each such option; and 
(C) whether the Office has established 
strategic and performance goals and, if so, what 
progress it has made toward meeting those 
goals; 
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(2) a study of the advantages and disadvan-
tages— 
(A) of permanently reauthorizing the Of-
fice as a stand-alone entity; and 
(B) of transferring all or any part of the 
functions of the Office to another Federal agen-
cy or department; 
(3) an evaluation of the technologies currently 
being used by the Office and recommendations as to 
whether any new technologies should be deployed to 
allow the Office to carry out its functions more effi-
ciently; and 
(4) any other findings or recommendations of 
the Comptroller General, including recommendations 
for any legislation or administrative action which 
may be necessary. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and any other committees of Congress which 
may be appropriate. 
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