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‘‘(I) promptly notify the congressional commit-
tees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(II) 
brief 
the 
congressional 
committees 
described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 days 
regarding the status of the investigation and the 
general reasons for delay until the investigation 
is complete. 
‘‘(D) CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION.—If an allegation of 
wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member 
of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph 
(4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office 
of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson 
of the Integrity Committee may conduct any related inves-
tigation referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) 
concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office 
of Special Counsel, as applicable. 
‘‘(E) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) INTEGRITY
COMMITTEE
INVESTIGATIONS.—For 
each investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing 
referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee 
under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integ-
rity Committee shall submit to members of the Integ-
rity Committee and to the Chairperson of the Council 
a report containing the results of the investigation. 
‘‘(ii) OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.—For each allegation 
of wrongdoing referred to the Department of Justice 
or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), 
the Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as 
applicable, shall submit to the Integrity Committee 
a report containing the results of the investigation. 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The congressional commit-
tees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) shall have 
access to any report authored by the Integrity 
Committee. 
‘‘(II) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Subject to any 
other provision of law that would otherwise pro-
hibit disclosure of such information, the Integrity 
Committee may provide any report authored by 
the Integrity Committee to any Member of Con-
gress. 
‘‘(8) ASSESSMENT AND FINAL DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any report received 
under paragraph (7)(E), the Integrity Committee shall— 
‘‘(i) assess the report; 
‘‘(ii) forward the report, with the recommendations 
of the Integrity Committee, including those on discipli-
nary action, within 30 days (to the maximum extent 
practicable) after the completion of the investigation, 
to the Executive Chairperson of the Council and to 
the President (in the case of a report relating to an 
Inspector General of an establishment or any employee 
of that Inspector General) or the head of a designated 
Federal entity (in the case of a report relating to an 
Inspector General of such an entity or any employee 
of that Inspector General) for resolution;
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‘‘(iii) submit the report, with the recommendations 
of the Integrity Committee, to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and other congressional committees 
of jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(iv) following the submission of the report under 
clause (iii) and upon request by any Member of Con-
gress, submit the report, with the recommendations 
of the Integrity Committee, to that Member. 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION.—The Executive Chairperson of the 
Council shall report to the Integrity Committee the final 
disposition of the matter, including what action was taken 
by the President or agency head. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Council shall submit to Con-
gress and the President by December 31 of each year a report 
on the activities of the Integrity Committee during the pre-
ceding fiscal year, which shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of allegations received. 
‘‘(B) The number of allegations referred to the Depart-
ment of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including 
the number of allegations referred for criminal investiga-
tion. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to the Chair-
person of the Integrity Committee for investigation. 
‘‘(D) The number of allegations closed without referral. 
‘‘(E) The date each allegation was received and the 
date each allegation was finally disposed of. 
‘‘(F) In the case of allegations referred to the Chair-
person of the Integrity Committee, a summary of the status 
of the investigation of the allegations and, in the case 
of investigations completed during the preceding fiscal year, 
a summary of the findings of the investigations. 
‘‘(G) Other matters that the Council considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(10) REQUESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.—With respect to 
paragraphs (8) and (9), the Council shall provide more detailed 
information about specific allegations upon request from any 
Member of Congress. 
‘‘(11) NO
RIGHT
OR
BENEFIT.—This subsection is not 
intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or proce-
dural, enforceable at law by a person against the United States, 
its agencies, its officers, or any person. 
‘‘(12) ALLEGATIONS
OF
WRONGDOING
AGAINST
SPECIAL 
COUNSEL OR DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘Special Counsel’ means the Special Counsel 
appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An allegation of wrongdoing 
against the Special Counsel or the Deputy Special 
Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for 
investigation to the same extent and in the same 
manner as in the case of an allegation against an 
Inspector General or against a staff member of an 
Office of Inspector General described under paragraph
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(4)(C), subject to the requirement that the representa-
tive designated by the Special Counsel under para-
graph (5)(A)(ii) shall recuse himself or herself from 
the consideration of any allegation brought under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—This paragraph shall not eliminate access to 
the Merit Systems Protection Board for review under 
section 7701 of title 5. To the extent that an allegation 
brought 
under 
this 
paragraph 
involves 
section 
2302(b)(8) of title 5, a failure to obtain corrective action 
within 120 days after the date on which the allegation 
is received by the Integrity Committee shall, for pur-
poses of section 1221 of title 5, be considered to satisfy 
section 1214(a)(3)(B) of title 5. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Integrity Committee may pre-
scribe any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this 
paragraph, subject to such consultation or other require-
ments as may otherwise apply. 
‘‘(13) COMMITTEE
RECORDS.—The Chairperson of the 
Council shall maintain the records of the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(e) OVERSIGHT.GOV.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘Office of 
Inspector General’ means the Office of— 
‘‘(A) an Inspector General described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (I) of subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction established under section 1229 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 378); 
‘‘(C) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled 
Asset Relief Program established under section 121 of title 
I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
(12 U.S.C. 5231); and 
‘‘(D) the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
Recovery established under section 4018 of the Coronavirus 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9053). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall establish and 
maintain a website entitled ‘oversight.gov’— 
‘‘(A) to consolidate all public reports from each Office 
of Inspector General to improve the access of the public 
to any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report 
(or portion of any such report) made by an Office of 
Inspector General; and 
‘‘(B) that shall include any additional resources, 
information, and enhancements as the Council determines 
are necessary or desirable. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.— 
Each Office of Inspector General that publishes an audit report, 
inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such 
report) on the website of the Office of Inspector General shall, 
or in the case of the office of an Inspector General described 
in subparagraph (I) of subsection (b)(1) may, contemporaneously 
publish the report (or portion of the report) on oversight.gov 
in a manner prescribed by the Council. 
‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection shall take effect 
on the date that is 30 days after the date of receipt by the
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
of an appropriation for the implementation of this subsection.’’. 
(c) ENACTMENT OF PART IV, CHAPTER 131.—Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after part III the following: 
‘‘Part IV—ETHICS REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘Chapter 131—ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF 
FEDERAL PERSONNEL 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘13101. Definitions. 
‘‘13102. Administration of provisions. 
‘‘13103. Persons required to file. 
‘‘13104. Contents of reports. 
‘‘13105. Filing of reports. 
‘‘13106. Failure to file or filing false reports. 
‘‘13107. Custody of and public access to reports. 
‘‘13108. Review of reports. 
‘‘13109. Confidential reports and other additional requirements. 
‘‘13110. Authority of Comptroller General. 
‘‘13111. Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics agreements. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
‘‘13121. Establishment; appointment of Director. 
‘‘13122. Authority and functions. 
‘‘13123. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘13124. Rules and regulations. 
‘‘13125. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘13126. Reports to Congress. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME 
AND EMPLOYMENT 
‘‘13141. Definitions. 
‘‘13142. Administration. 
‘‘13143. Outside earned income limitation. 
‘‘13144. Limitations on outside employment. 
‘‘13145. Civil penalties. 
‘‘13146. Conditional termination. 
‘‘Subchapter I—FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 
REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL PER-
SONNEL 
‘‘§ 13101. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) 
CONGRESSIONAL
ETHICS
COMMITTEES.—The 
term 
‘congressional ethics committees’ means the Select Committee 
on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) DEPENDENT CHILD.—The term ‘dependent child’ means, 
when used with respect to any reporting individual, any indi-
vidual who is a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter and 
who— 
‘‘(A) is unmarried and under age 21 and is living in 
the household of such reporting individual; or 
‘‘(B) is a dependent of such reporting individual within 
the meaning of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 152). 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATED AGENCY ETHICS OFFICIAL.—The term ‘des-
ignated agency ethics official’ means an officer or employee
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who is designated to administer the provisions of this sub-
chapter within an agency. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.—The term ‘executive branch’ 
includes each Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of 
this title), other than the Government Accountability Office, 
and any other entity or administrative unit in the executive 
branch. 
‘‘(5) GIFT.—The term ‘gift’ means a payment, advance, 
forbearance, rendering, or deposit of money, or any thing of 
value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received 
by the donor, but does not include— 
‘‘(A) bequest and other forms of inheritance; 
‘‘(B) suitable mementos of a function honoring the 
reporting individual; 
‘‘(C) food, lodging, transportation, and entertainment 
provided by a foreign government within a foreign country 
or by the United States Government, the District of 
Columbia, or a State or local government or political sub-
division thereof; 
‘‘(D) food and beverages which are not consumed in 
connection with a gift of overnight lodging; 
‘‘(E) communications to the offices of a reporting indi-
vidual, including subscriptions to newspapers and periodi-
cals; or 
‘‘(F) consumable products provided by home-State 
businesses to the offices of a reporting individual who 
is an elected official, if those products are intended for 
consumption by persons other than such reporting indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(6) HONORARIA.—The term ‘honoraria’ means the plural 
of ‘honorarium’ as defined in section 13141 of this title. 
‘‘(7) INCOME.—The term ‘income’ means all income from 
whatever source derived, including but not limited to the fol-
lowing items: compensation for services, including fees, commis-
sions, and similar items; gross income derived from business 
(and net income if the individual elects to include it); gains 
derived from dealings in property; interest; rents; royalties; 
dividends; annuities; income from life insurance and endow-
ment contracts; pensions; income from discharge of indebted-
ness; distributive share of partnership income; and income from 
an interest in an estate or trust. 
‘‘(8) JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Judicial Conference’ 
means the Judicial Conference of the United States. 
‘‘(9) JUDICIAL
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘judicial employee’ 
means any employee of the judicial branch of the Government, 
of the United States Sentencing Commission, of the Tax Court, 
of the Court of Federal Claims, of the Court of Appeals for 
Veterans Claims, or of the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces, who is not a judicial officer and who 
is authorized to perform adjudicatory functions with respect 
to proceedings in the judicial branch, or who occupies a position 
for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 
120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
‘‘(10) JUDICIAL OFFICER.—The term ‘judicial officer’ means 
the Chief Justice of the United States, the Associate Justices 
of the Supreme Court, and the judges of the United States
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courts of appeals, United States district courts, including the 
district courts in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
the Virgin Islands, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 
Court of International Trade, Tax Court, Court of Federal 
Claims, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and any court created 
by Act of Congress, the judges of which are entitled to hold 
office during good behavior. 
‘‘(11) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘legislative branch’ 
includes— 
‘‘(A) the Architect of the Capitol; 
‘‘(B) the Botanic Gardens; 
‘‘(C) the Congressional Budget Office; 
‘‘(D) the Government Accountability Office; 
‘‘(E) the Government Publishing Office; 
‘‘(F) the Library of Congress; 
‘‘(G) the United States Capitol Police; 
‘‘(H) the Office of Technology Assessment; and 
‘‘(I) any other agency, entity, office, or commission 
established in the legislative branch. 
‘‘(12) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Member of Con-
gress’ means a United States Senator, a Representative in 
Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(13) OFFICER
OR
EMPLOYEE
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘officer or employee of Congress’ means an individual described 
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), other than a Member of Con-
gress or the Vice President, whose compensation is disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives. The individuals 
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) are— 
‘‘(A) each officer or employee of the legislative branch 
(except any officer or employee of the Government Account-
ability Office) who, for at least 60 days, occupies a position 
for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater 
than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable 
for GS–15 of the General Schedule; 
‘‘(B) each officer or employee of the Government 
Accountability Office who, for at least 60 consecutive days, 
occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay, minus 
the amount of locality pay that would have been authorized 
under section 5304 of this title (had the officer or employee 
been paid under the General Schedule) for the locality 
within which the position of such officer or employee is 
located (as determined by the Comptroller General), is 
equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum 
rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General 
Schedule; and 
‘‘(C) at least one principal assistant designated for 
purposes of this paragraph by each Member who does 
not have an employee who occupies a position for which 
the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
‘‘(14) PERSONAL HOSPITALITY OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘personal hospitality of any individual’ means hospitality 
extended for a nonbusiness purpose by an individual, not a
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corporation or organization, at the personal residence of that 
individual or the individual’s family or on property or facilities 
owned by that individual or the individual’s family. 
‘‘(15) REIMBURSEMENT.—The term ‘reimbursement’ means 
any payment or other thing of value received by the reporting 
individual, other than gifts, to cover travel-related expenses 
of such individual other than those which are— 
‘‘(A) provided by the United States Government, the 
District of Columbia, or a State or local government or 
political subdivision thereof; 
‘‘(B) required to be reported by the reporting individual 
under section 7342 of this title; or 
‘‘(C) required to be reported under section 304 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104). 
‘‘(16) RELATIVE.—The term ‘relative’ means an individual 
who is related to the reporting individual, as father, mother, 
son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great 
uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, 
grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother- 
in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in- 
law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 
stepsister, half brother, half sister, or who is the grandfather 
or grandmother of the spouse of the reporting individual, and 
shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of the reporting 
individual. 
‘‘(17) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘Secretary con-
cerned’ has the meaning set forth in section 101(a) of title 
10, and, in addition, means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to mat-
ters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with 
respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of State, with respect to matters 
concerning the Foreign Service. 
‘‘(18) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The term ‘supervising 
ethics office’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, 
for Senators, officers and employees of the Senate, and 
other officers or employees of the legislative branch 
required to file financial disclosure reports with the Sec-
retary of the Senate pursuant to section 13105(h) of this 
title; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Rep-
resentatives, for Members, officers and employees of the 
House of Representatives and other officers or employees 
of the legislative branch required to file financial disclosure 
reports with the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
pursuant to section 13105(h) of this title; 
‘‘(C) the Judicial Conference for judicial officers and 
judicial employees; and 
‘‘(D) the Office of Government Ethics for all executive 
branch officers and employees. 
‘‘(19) VALUE.—The term ‘value’ means a good faith estimate 
of the dollar value if the exact value is neither known nor 
easily obtainable by the reporting individual.
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‘‘§ 13102. Administration of provisions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this subchapter shall be 
administered by— 
‘‘(1) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the 
designated agency ethics official, or the Secretary concerned, 
as appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described 
in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 13103(f) of this title; 
‘‘(2) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, as 
appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described 
in paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13103(f) of this title; 
and 
‘‘(3) the Judicial Conference in the case of an officer or 
employee described in paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 
13103(f) of this title. 
‘‘(b) DELEGATION BY JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.—The Judicial Con-
ference may delegate any authority it has under this subchapter 
to an ethics committee established by the Judicial Conference. 
‘‘§ 13103. Persons required to file 
‘‘(a) REPORTS FILED UPON ENTERING
A FILING POSITION.— 
Within 30 days of assuming the position of an officer or employee 
described in subsection (f), an individual shall file a report con-
taining the information described in section 13104(b) of this title 
unless the individual has left another position described in sub-
section (f) within 30 days prior to assuming such new position 
or has already filed a report under this subchapter with respect 
to nomination for the new position or as a candidate for the position. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS FOR NOMINEES TO POSITIONS REQUIRING SENATE 
CONFIRMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Within 5 days of the transmittal by 
the President to the Senate of the nomination of an individual 
(other than an individual nominated for appointment to a posi-
tion as a Foreign Service Officer or a grade or rank in the 
uniformed services for which the pay grade prescribed by sec-
tion 201 of title 37 is O–6 or below) to a position, appointment 
to which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, such 
individual shall file a report containing the information 
described in section 13104(b) of this title. Such individual shall, 
not later than the date of the first hearing to consider the 
nomination of such individual, make current the report filed 
pursuant to this paragraph by filing the information required 
by section 13104(a)(1)(A) of this title with respect to income 
and honoraria received as of the date which occurs 5 days 
before the date of such hearing. Nothing in this chapter shall 
prevent any congressional committee from requesting, as a 
condition of confirmation, any additional financial information 
from any Presidential nominee whose nomination has been 
referred to that committee. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENDED NOMINATION.— 
An individual whom the President or the President-elect has 
publicly announced he or she intends to nominate to a position 
may file the report required by paragraph (1) at any time 
after that public announcement, but not later than is required 
under the 1st sentence of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) REPORTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTED FEDERAL OFFICE.— 
Within 30 days of becoming a candidate as defined in section
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301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101), 
in a calendar year for nomination or election to the office of Presi-
dent, Vice President, or Member of Congress, or on or before May 
15 of that calendar year, whichever is later, but in no event later 
than 30 days before the election, and on or before May 15 of 
each successive year an individual continues to be a candidate, 
an individual other than an incumbent President, Vice President, 
or Member of Congress shall file a report containing the information 
described in section 13104(b) of this title. Notwithstanding the 
preceding sentence, in any calendar year in which an individual 
continues to be a candidate for any office but all elections for 
such office relating to such candidacy were held in prior calendar 
years, such individual need not file a report unless the individual 
becomes a candidate for another vacancy in that office or another 
office during that year. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Any individual who is an officer or 
employee described in subsection (f) during any calendar year and 
performs the duties of the position or office for a period in excess 
of 60 days in that calendar year shall file on or before May 15 
of the succeeding year a report containing the information described 
in section 13104(a) of this title. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION REPORTS.—Any individual who occupies a 
position described in subsection (f) shall, on or before the 30th 
day after termination of employment in such position, file a report 
containing the information described in section 13104(a) of this 
title covering the preceding calendar year if the report required 
by subsection (d) has not been filed and covering the portion of 
the calendar year in which such termination occurs up to the 
date the individual left such office or position, unless such individual 
has accepted employment in another position described in sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(f) INDIVIDUALS
REQUIRED
TO
FILE.—The officers and 
employees referred to in subsections (a), (d), and (e) are— 
‘‘(1) the President; 
‘‘(2) the Vice President; 
‘‘(3) each officer or employee in the executive branch, 
including a special Government employee, as defined in section 
202 of title 18, who occupies a position classified above GS– 
15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not 
under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay 
is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate 
of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; each 
member of a uniformed service whose pay grade is at or in 
excess of O–7 under section 201 of title 37; and each officer 
or employee in any other position determined by the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics to be of equal classification; 
‘‘(4) each employee appointed pursuant to section 3105 
of this title; 
‘‘(5) any employee not described in paragraph (3) who is 
in a position in the executive branch which is excepted from 
the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential 
or policymaking character, except that the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the 
application of this paragraph any individual, or group of individ-
uals, who are in such positions, but only in cases in which 
the Director determines such exclusion would not affect
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adversely the integrity of the Government or the public’s con-
fidence in the integrity of the Government; 
‘‘(6) the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster Gen-
eral, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the United 
States Postal Service and each officer or employee of the United 
States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission who 
occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal 
to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic 
pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; 
‘‘(7) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics and 
each designated agency ethics official; 
‘‘(8) any civilian employee not described in paragraph (3), 
employed in the Executive Office of the President (other than 
a special Government employee) who holds a commission of 
appointment from the President; 
‘‘(9) a Member of Congress as defined in section 13101 
of this title; 
‘‘(10) an officer or employee of the Congress as defined 
in section 13101 of this title; 
‘‘(11) a judicial officer as defined in section 13101 of this 
title; and 
‘‘(12) a judicial employee as defined in section 13101 of 
this title. 
‘‘(g) EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR FILING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Reasonable extensions of time for filing 
any report may be granted under procedures prescribed by 
the supervising ethics office for each branch, but the total 
of such extensions shall not exceed 90 days. 
‘‘(2) ARMED FORCES.— 
‘‘(A) COMBAT ZONE.—In the case of an individual who 
is serving in the Armed Forces, or serving in support 
of the Armed Forces, in an area while that area is des-
ignated by the President by Executive order as a combat 
zone for purposes of section 112 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 112), the date for the filing of 
any report shall be extended so that the date is 180 days 
after the later of— 
‘‘(i) the last day of the individual’s service in such 
area during such designated period; or 
‘‘(ii) the last day of the individual’s hospitalization 
as a result of injury received or disease contracted 
while serving in such area. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES.—The Office of Government Ethics, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may pre-
scribe procedures under this paragraph. 
‘‘(h) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and 
(e) shall not apply to an individual who, as determined by the 
designated agency ethics official or Secretary concerned (or in the 
case of a Presidential appointee under subsection (b), the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics), the congressional ethics 
committees, or the Judicial Conference, is not reasonably expected 
to perform the duties of the individual’s office or position for more 
than 60 days in a calendar year, except that if such individual 
performs the duties of the office or position for more than 60 
days in a calendar year— 
‘‘(1) the report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
be filed within 15 days of the 60th day; and
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‘‘(2) the report required by subsection (e) shall be filed 
as provided in that subsection. 
‘‘(i) REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—The supervising ethics office for 
each branch may grant a publicly available request for a waiver 
of any reporting requirement under this section for an individual 
who is expected to perform or has performed the duties of the 
individual’s office or position less than 130 days in a calendar 
year, but only if the supervising ethics office determines that— 
‘‘(1) such individual is not a full-time employee of the 
Government; 
‘‘(2) such individual is able to provide services specially 
needed by the Government; 
‘‘(3) it is unlikely that the individual’s outside employment 
or financial interests will create a conflict of interest; and 
‘‘(4) public financial disclosure by such individual is not 
necessary in the circumstances. 
‘‘§ 13104. Contents of reports 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL AND TERMINATION REPORTS.—Each report filed 
pursuant to section 13103(d) and (e) of this title shall include 
a full and complete statement with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The source, type, and amount or 
value of income (other than income referred to in subpara-
graph (B)) from any source (other than from current 
employment by the United States Government), and the 
source, date, and amount of honoraria from any source, 
received during the preceding calendar year, aggregating 
$200 or more in value and, effective January 1, 1991, 
the source, date, and amount of payments made to chari-
table organizations in lieu of honoraria, and the reporting 
individual shall simultaneously file with the applicable 
supervising ethics office, on a confidential basis, a cor-
responding list of recipients of all such payments, together 
with the dates and amounts of such payments. 
‘‘(B) 
DIVIDENDS, 
RENTS, 
INTEREST, 
AND
CAPITAL 
GAINS.—The source and type of income which consists of 
dividends, rents, interest, and capital gains, received during 
the preceding calendar year which exceeds $200 in amount 
or value, and an indication of which of the following cat-
egories the amount or value of such item of income is 
within— 
‘‘(i) not more than $1,000; 
‘‘(ii) greater than $1,000 but not more than $2,500; 
‘‘(iii) greater than $2,500 but not more than $5,000; 
‘‘(iv) greater than $5,000 but not more than 
$15,000; 
‘‘(v) greater than $15,000 but not more than 
$50,000; 
‘‘(vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than 
$100,000; 
‘‘(vii) greater than $100,000 but not more than 
$1,000,000; 
‘‘(viii) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than 
$5,000,000; or 
‘‘(ix) greater than $5,000,000. 
‘‘(2) GIFTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) GIFTS.—The identity of the source, a brief descrip-
tion, and the value of all gifts aggregating more than 
the minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of 
this title, or $250, whichever is greater, received from 
any source other than a relative of the reporting individual 
during the preceding calendar year, except that any food, 
lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality 
of an individual need not be reported, and any gift with 
a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted at the 
same time and by the same percentage as the minimal 
value is adjusted, need not be aggregated for purposes 
of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENTS.—The identity of the source and 
a brief description (including a travel itinerary, dates, and 
nature of expenses provided) of reimbursements received 
from any source aggregating more than the minimal value 
as established by section 7342(a)(5) of this title, or $250, 
whichever is greater, and received during the preceding 
calendar year. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—In an unusual case, a gift need not 
be aggregated under subparagraph (A) if a publicly avail-
able request for a waiver is granted. 
‘‘(3) INTERESTS IN PROPERTY.—The identity and category 
of value of any interest in property held during the preceding 
calendar year in a trade or business, or for investment or 
the production of income, which has a fair market value which 
exceeds $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year, 
excluding any personal liability owed to the reporting individual 
by a spouse or by a parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
reporting individual or of the reporting individual’s spouse, 
or any deposits aggregating $5,000 or less in a personal savings 
account. For purposes of this paragraph, a personal savings 
account shall include any certificate of deposit or any other 
form of deposit in a bank, savings and loan association, credit 
union, or similar financial institution. 
‘‘(4) LIABILITIES.—The identity and category of value of 
the total liabilities owed to any creditor other than a spouse, 
or a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual 
or of the reporting individual’s spouse which exceed $10,000 
at any time during the preceding calendar year, excluding— 
‘‘(A) any mortgage secured by real property which is 
a personal residence of the reporting individual or the 
individual’s spouse, except that this exception shall not 
apply to a reporting individual— 
‘‘(i) described in paragraph (1), (2), or (9) of 13103(f) 
of this title; 
‘‘(ii) described in section 13103(b) of this title who 
has been nominated for appointment as an officer or 
employee in the executive branch described in sub-
section (f) of that section, other than— 
‘‘(I) an individual appointed to a position— 
‘‘(aa) as a Foreign Service Officer below 
the rank of ambassador; or 
‘‘(bb) in the uniformed services for which 
the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of 
title 37 is O–6 or below; or
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‘‘(II) a special Government employee, as 
defined under section 202 of title 18; or 
‘‘(iii) described in section 13103(f) of this title who 
is in a position in the executive branch the appointment 
to which is made by the President and requires advice 
and consent of the Senate, other than— 
‘‘(I) an individual appointed to a position— 
‘‘(aa) as a Foreign Service Officer below 
the rank of ambassador; or 
‘‘(bb) in the uniformed services for which 
the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of 
title 37 is O–6 or below; or 
‘‘(II) a special Government employee, as 
defined under section 202 of title 18; and 
‘‘(B) any loan secured by a personal motor vehicle, 
household furniture, or appliances, which loan does not 
exceed the purchase price of the item which secures it. 
With respect to revolving charge accounts, only those with 
an outstanding liability which exceeds $10,000 as of the close 
of the preceding calendar year need be reported under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(5) TRANSACTIONS.—Except as provided in this paragraph, 
a brief description, the date, and category of value of any 
purchase, sale or exchange during the preceding calendar year 
which exceeds $1,000— 
‘‘(A) in real property, other than property used solely 
as a personal residence of the reporting individual or the 
individual’s spouse; or 
‘‘(B) in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other 
forms of securities. 
Reporting is not required under this paragraph of any trans-
action solely by and between the reporting individual, the 
individual’s spouse, or dependent children. 
‘‘(6) POSITIONS WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES AND MAJOR SOURCES 
OF COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) POSITIONS WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES.—The identity 
of all positions held on or before the date of filing during 
the current calendar year (and, for the first report filed 
by an individual, during the 2-year period preceding such 
calendar year) as an officer, director, trustee, partner, 
proprietor, representative, employee, or consultant of any 
corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business 
enterprise, any nonprofit organization, any labor organiza-
tion, or any educational or other institution other than 
the United States. This subparagraph shall not require 
the reporting of positions held in any religious, social, 
fraternal, or political entity and positions solely of an hon-
orary nature. 
‘‘(B) MAJOR SOURCES OF COMPENSATION.—If any per-
son, other than the United States Government, paid a 
nonelected reporting individual compensation in excess of 
$5,000 in any of the 2 calendar years prior to the calendar 
year during which the individual files the individual’s first 
report under this chapter, the individual shall include in 
the report— 
‘‘(i) the identity of each source of such compensa-
tion; and
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‘‘(ii) a brief description of the nature of the duties 
performed or services rendered by the reporting indi-
vidual for each such source. 
The preceding sentence shall not require any individual to 
include in such report any information which is considered 
confidential as a result of a privileged relationship, established 
by law, between such individual and any person, nor shall 
it require an individual to report any information with respect 
to any person for whom services were provided by any firm 
or association of which such individual was a member, partner, 
or employee unless such individual was directly involved in 
the provision of such services. 
‘‘(7) AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO OTHER 
EMPLOYMENT.—A description of the date, parties to, and terms 
of any agreement or arrangement with respect to— 
‘‘(A) future employment; 
‘‘(B) a leave of absence during the period of the 
reporting individual’s Government service; 
‘‘(C) continuation of payments by a former employer 
other than the United States Government; and 
‘‘(D) continuing participation in an employee welfare 
or benefit plan maintained by a former employer. 
‘‘(8) QUALIFIED BLIND TRUSTS.—The category of the total 
cash value of any interest of the reporting individual in a 
qualified blind trust, unless the trust instrument was executed 
prior to July 24, 1995, and precludes the beneficiary from 
receiving information on the total cash value of any interest 
in the qualified blind trust. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS
FOR NEW EMPLOYEES, NOMINEES, AND CAN-
DIDATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report filed pursuant to subsections 
(a), (b), and (c) of section 13103 of this title shall include 
a full and complete statement with respect to the information 
required by— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for the year of 
filing and the preceding calendar year; 
‘‘(B) paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) as of 
the date specified in the report but which is less than 
31 days before the filing date; and 
‘‘(C) paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (a) as of 
the filing date but for periods described in such paragraphs. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVES FOR REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) FORMATS.—In lieu of filling out one or more sched-
ules of a financial disclosure form, an individual may 
supply the required information in an alternative format, 
pursuant to either rules adopted by the supervising ethics 
office for the branch in which such individual serves or 
pursuant to a specific written determination by such office 
for a reporting individual. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS.—In lieu of indicating the category of 
amount or value of any item contained in any report filed 
under this subchapter, a reporting individual may indicate 
the exact dollar amount of such item. 
‘‘(c) REPORT AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.—In the case 
of any individual described in section 13103(e) of this title, any 
reference to the preceding calendar year shall be considered also
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to include that part of the calendar year of filing up to the date 
of the termination of employment. 
‘‘(d) CATEGORIES FOR REPORTING AMOUNTS OR VALUES.— 
‘‘(1) PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), (5), AND (8) OF SUBSECTION (A).— 
The categories for reporting the amount or value of the items 
covered in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of subsection (a) 
are— 
‘‘(A) not more than $15,000; 
‘‘(B) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000; 
‘‘(C) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000; 
‘‘(D) greater than $100,000 but not more than $250,000; 
‘‘(E) greater than $250,000 but not more than $500,000; 
‘‘(F) greater than $500,000 but not more than 
$1,000,000; 
‘‘(G) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than 
$5,000,000; 
‘‘(H) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than 
$25,000,000; 
‘‘(I) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than 
$50,000,000; and 
‘‘(J) greater than $50,000,000. 
‘‘(2) VALUATION OF INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.—For the 
purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a), if the current value 
of an interest in real property (or an interest in a real estate 
partnership) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, an indi-
vidual may list (A) the date of purchase and the purchase 
price of the interest in the real property, or (B) the assessed 
value of the real property for tax purposes, adjusted to reflect 
the market value of the property used for the assessment 
if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent 
of such market value, but such individual shall include in 
his or her report a full and complete description of the method 
used to determine such assessed value, instead of specifying 
a category of value pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
If the current value of any other item required to be reported 
under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is not ascertainable with-
out an appraisal, such individual may list the book value of 
a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, the net worth 
of a business partnership, the equity value of an individually 
owned business, or with respect to other holdings, any recog-
nized indication of value, but such individual shall include 
in his or her report a full and complete description of the 
method used in determining such value. In lieu of any value 
referred to in the preceding sentence, an individual may list 
the assessed value of the item for tax purposes, adjusted to 
reflect the market value of the item used for the assessment 
if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent 
of such market value, but a full and complete description of 
the method used in determining such assessed value shall 
be included in the report. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING
INFORMATION
RELATING
TO
SPOUSE
OR 
DEPENDENT CHILD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the last sentence 
of this paragraph, each report required by section 13103 of 
this title shall also contain information listed in paragraphs 
(1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this section respecting the 
spouse or dependent child of the reporting individual as follows:
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‘‘(A) SOURCE
OF
EARNED
INCOME
AND
HONORARIA.— 
The source of items of earned income earned by a spouse 
from any person which exceed $1,000 and the source and 
amount of any honoraria received by a spouse, except that, 
with respect to earned income (other than honoraria), if 
the spouse is self-employed in business or a profession, 
only the nature of such business or profession need be 
reported. 
‘‘(B) 
DIVIDENDS, 
RENTS, 
INTEREST, 
AND
CAPITAL 
GAINS.—All information required to be reported in sub-
section (a)(1)(B) with respect to income derived by a spouse 
or dependent child from any asset held by the spouse 
or dependent child and reported pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3). 
‘‘(C) GIFTS.—In the case of any gifts received by a 
spouse or dependent child which are not received totally 
independent of the relationship of the spouse or dependent 
child to the reporting individual, the identity of the source 
and a brief description of gifts of transportation, lodging, 
food, or entertainment and a brief description and the 
value of other gifts. 
‘‘(D) REIMBURSEMENTS.—In the case of any reimburse-
ments received by a spouse or dependent child which are 
not received totally independent of the relationship of the 
spouse or dependent child to the reporting individual, the 
identity of the source and a brief description of each such 
reimbursement. 
‘‘(E) INTERESTS IN PROPERTY, LIABILITIES, AND TRANS-
ACTIONS.—In the case of items described in paragraphs 
(3) through (5) of subsection (a), all information required 
to be reported under these paragraphs other than items 
(i) which the reporting individual certifies represent the 
spouse’s or dependent child’s sole financial interest or 
responsibility and which the reporting individual has no 
knowledge of, (ii) which are not in any way, past or present, 
derived from the income, assets, or activities of the 
reporting individual, and (iii) from which the reporting 
individual neither derives, nor expects to derive, any finan-
cial or economic benefit. 
‘‘(F) AMOUNTS OR VALUES GREATER THAN $1,000,000.— 
For purposes of this section, categories with amounts or 
values greater than $1,000,000 set forth in subsection 
(a)(1)(B) and subsection (d)(1) shall apply to the income, 
assets, or liabilities of spouses and dependent children 
only if the income, assets, or liabilities are held jointly 
with the reporting individual. All other income, assets, 
or liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required 
to be reported under this section in an amount or value 
greater than $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as an 
amount or value greater than $1,000,000. 
Reports required by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 13103 
of this title shall, with respect to the spouse and dependent 
child of the reporting individual, contain only information listed 
in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of subsection (a), as specified 
in this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATED SPOUSE.—No report shall be required with 
respect to a spouse living separate and apart from the reporting
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individual with the intention of terminating the marriage or 
providing for permanent separation; or with respect to any 
income or obligations of an individual arising from the dissolu-
tion of the individual’s marriage or the permanent separation 
from the individual’s spouse. 
‘‘(f) TRUSTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
each reporting individual shall report the information required 
to be reported pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this 
section with respect to the holdings of and the income from 
a trust or other financial arrangement from which income is 
received by, or with respect to which a beneficial interest in 
principal or income is held by, such individual, the individual’s 
spouse, or any dependent child. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A reporting individual need not report 
the holdings of or the source of income from any of the holdings 
of— 
‘‘(A) any qualified blind trust (as defined in paragraph 
(3)); 
‘‘(B) a trust— 
‘‘(i) which was not created directly by such indi-
vidual, the individual’s spouse, or any dependent child; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the holdings or sources of income of which 
such individual, the individual’s spouse, and any 
dependent child have no knowledge; or 
‘‘(C) an entity described under the provisions of para-
graph (8), 
but such individual shall report the category of the amount 
of income received by the individual, the individual’s spouse, 
or any dependent child from the trust or other entity under 
subsection (a)(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED BLIND TRUST.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘qualified blind trust’ includes any 
trust in which a reporting individual, the individual’s spouse, 
or any minor or dependent child has a beneficial interest in 
the principal or income, and which meets the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(A) TRUSTEE.— 
‘‘(i) The trustee of the trust and any other entity 
designated in the trust instrument to perform fiduciary 
duties is a financial institution, an attorney, a certified 
public accountant, a broker, or an investment advisor 
who— 
‘‘(I) is independent of and not associated with 
any interested party so that the trustee or other 
person cannot be controlled or influenced in the 
administration of the trust by any interested party; 
‘‘(II) is not and has not been an employee 
of or affiliated with any interested party and is 
not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture 
or other investment with, any interested party; 
and 
‘‘(III) is not a relative of any interested party. 
‘‘(ii) Any officer or employee of a trustee or other 
entity who is involved in the management or control 
of the trust—
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‘‘(I) is independent of and not associated with 
any interested party so that such officer or 
employee cannot be controlled or influenced in the 
administration of the trust by any interested party; 
‘‘(II) is not a partner of, or involved in any 
joint venture or other investment with, any 
interested party; and 
‘‘(III) is not a relative of any interested party. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFERRED
ASSET.—Any asset transferred to 
the trust by an interested party is free of any restriction 
with respect to its transfer or sale unless such restriction 
is expressly approved by the supervising ethics office of 
the reporting individual. 
‘‘(C) TRUST INSTRUMENT.—The trust instrument which 
establishes the trust provides that— 
‘‘(i) except to the extent provided in subparagraph 
(B) of this paragraph, the trustee in the exercise of 
the trustee’s authority and discretion to manage and 
control the assets of the trust shall not consult or 
notify any interested party; 
‘‘(ii) the trust shall not contain any asset the 
holding of which by an interested party is prohibited 
by any law or regulation; 
‘‘(iii) the trustee shall promptly notify the reporting 
individual and the reporting individual’s supervising 
ethics office when the holdings of any particular asset 
transferred to the trust by any interested party are 
disposed of or when the value of such holding is less 
than $1,000; 
‘‘(iv) the trust tax return shall be prepared by 
the trustee or the trustee’s designee, and such return 
and any information relating thereto (other than the 
trust income summarized in appropriate categories 
necessary to complete an interested party’s tax return) 
shall not be disclosed to any interested party; 
‘‘(v) an interested party shall not receive any report 
on the holdings and sources of income of the trust, 
except a report at the end of each calendar quarter 
with respect to the total cash value of the interest 
of the interested party in the trust or the net income 
or loss of the trust or any reports necessary to enable 
the interested party to complete an individual tax 
return required by law or to provide the information 
required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, but such 
report shall not identify any asset or holding; 
‘‘(vi) except for communications which solely con-
sist of requests for distributions of cash or other 
unspecified assets of the trust, there shall be no direct 
or indirect communication between the trustee and 
an interested party with respect to the trust unless 
such communication is in writing and unless it relates 
only (I) to the general financial interest and needs 
of the interested party (including, but not limited to, 
an interest in maximizing income or long-term capital 
gain), (II) to the notification of the trustee of a law 
or regulation subsequently applicable to the reporting 
individual which prohibits the interested party from
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holding an asset, which notification directs that the 
asset not be held by the trust, or (III) to directions 
to the trustee to sell all of an asset initially placed 
in the trust by an interested party which in the deter-
mination of the reporting individual creates a conflict 
of interest or the appearance thereof due to the subse-
quent assumption of duties by the reporting individual 
(but nothing herein shall require any such direction); 
and 
‘‘(vii) the interested parties shall make no effort 
to obtain information with respect to the holdings of 
the trust, including obtaining a copy of any trust tax 
return filed or any information relating thereto except 
as otherwise provided in this subsection. 
‘‘(D) APPROVAL BY SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The 
proposed trust instrument and the proposed trustee are 
approved by the reporting individual’s supervising ethics 
office. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, 
‘interested party’ means a reporting individual, the individ-
ual’s spouse, and any minor or dependent child; ‘broker’ 
has the meaning set forth in section 3(a)(4) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)); and ‘investment 
adviser’ includes any investment adviser who, as deter-
mined under regulations prescribed by the supervising 
ethics office, is generally involved in the role as such an 
adviser in the management or control of trusts. 
‘‘(F) TRUST QUALIFIED BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE 
II
OF
ETHICS
REFORM
ACT
OF
1989.—Any trust qualified 
by a supervising ethics office before the effective date of 
title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 shall continue 
to be governed by the law and regulations in effect imme-
diately before such effective date. 
‘‘(4) TRUST ASSET CONSIDERED FINANCIAL INTEREST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An asset placed in a trust by an 
interested party shall be considered a financial interest 
of the reporting individual, for the purposes of any 
applicable conflict of interest statutes, regulations, or rules 
of the Federal Government (including section 208 of title 
18), until such time as the reporting individual is notified 
by the trustee that such asset has been disposed of, or 
has a value of less than $1,000. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(i) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply with respect to a trust created for the benefit 
of a reporting individual, or the spouse, dependent 
child, or minor child of such a person, if the supervising 
ethics office for such reporting individual finds that— 
‘‘(I) the assets placed in the trust consist of 
a well-diversified portfolio of readily marketable 
securities; 
‘‘(II) none of the assets consist of securities 
of entities having substantial activities in the area 
of the reporting individual’s primary area of 
responsibility;
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‘‘(III) the trust instrument prohibits the 
trustee, notwithstanding the provisions of para-
graphs (3)(C)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection, from 
making public or informing any interested party 
of the sale of any securities; 
‘‘(IV) the trustee is given power of attorney, 
notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 
(3)(C)(v) of this subsection, to prepare on behalf 
of any interested party the personal income tax 
returns and similar returns which may contain 
information relating to the trust; and 
‘‘(V) except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, the trust instrument provides (or in the 
case of a trust established prior to the effective 
date of this Act which by its terms does not permit 
amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, 
and any other interested party agree in writing) 
that the trust shall be administered in accordance 
with the requirements of this subsection and the 
trustee of such trust meets the requirements of 
paragraph (3)(A). 
‘‘(ii) In any instance covered by this subparagraph 
in which the reporting individual is an individual 
whose nomination is being considered by a congres-
sional committee, the reporting individual shall inform 
the congressional committee considering the individ-
ual’s nomination before or during the period of such 
individual’s confirmation hearing of the individual’s 
intention to comply with this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) COPIES.—The reporting individual shall, within 
30 days after a qualified blind trust is approved by the 
individual’s supervising ethics office, file with such office 
a copy of— 
‘‘(i) the executed trust instrument of such trust 
(other than those provisions which relate to the testa-
mentary disposition of the trust assets); and 
‘‘(ii) a list of the assets which were transferred 
to such trust, including the category of value of each 
asset as determined under subsection (d) of this sec-
tion. 
This subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a trust 
meeting the requirements for being considered a qualified 
blind trust under paragraph (7) of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER
OF
ASSET.—The reporting individual 
shall, within 30 days of transferring an asset (other than 
cash) to a previously established qualified blind trust, notify 
the individual’s supervising ethics office of the identity 
of each such asset and the category of value of each asset 
as determined under subsection (d) of this section. 
‘‘(C) DISSOLUTION.—Within 30 days of the dissolution 
of a qualified blind trust, a reporting individual shall— 
‘‘(i) notify the individual’s supervising ethics office 
of such dissolution; and 
‘‘(ii) file with such office a copy of a list of the 
assets of the trust at the time of such dissolution
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and the category of value under subsection (d) of this 
section of each such asset. 
‘‘(D) DOCUMENTS
AVAILABLE
TO
PUBLIC.—Documents 
filed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this para-
graph and the lists provided by the trustee of assets placed 
in the trust by an interested party which have been sold 
shall be made available to the public in the same manner 
as a report is made available under section 13107 of this 
title, and the provisions of that section shall apply with 
respect to such documents and lists. 
‘‘(E) COPY
OF
WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION.—A copy of 
each written communication with respect to the trust under 
paragraph (3)(C)(vi) shall be filed by the person initiating 
the communication with the reporting individual’s super-
vising ethics office within 5 days of the date of the commu-
nication. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) TRUSTEES.—A trustee of a qualified blind trust 
shall not knowingly and willfully, or negligently— 
‘‘(i) disclose any information to an interested party 
with respect to such trust that may not be disclosed 
under paragraph (3) of this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) acquire any holding the ownership of which 
is prohibited by the trust instrument; 
‘‘(iii) solicit advice from any interested party with 
respect to such trust, which solicitation is prohibited 
by paragraph (3) of this subsection or the trust agree-
ment; or 
‘‘(iv) fail to file any document required by this 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING INDIVIDUALS.—A reporting individual 
shall not knowingly and willfully, or negligently— 
‘‘(i) solicit or receive any information with respect 
to a qualified blind trust of which the reporting indi-
vidual is an interested party that may not be disclosed 
under paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection; or 
‘‘(ii) fail to file any document required by this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) CIVIL ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) KNOWING
AND
WILLFUL
VIOLATIONS.—The 
Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appro-
priate United States district court against any indi-
vidual who knowingly and willfully violates the provi-
sions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. 
The court in which such action is brought may assess 
against such individual a civil penalty in any amount 
not to exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(ii) NEGLIGENT VIOLATIONS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may bring a civil action in any appropriate United 
States district court against any individual who neg-
ligently violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of this paragraph. The court in which such 
action is brought may assess against such individual 
a civil penalty in any amount not to exceed $5,000. 
‘‘(7) TRUST CONSIDERED TO BE QUALIFIED BLIND TRUST.— 
Any trust may be considered to be a qualified blind trust 
if—
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‘‘(A) the trust instrument is amended to comply with 
the requirements of paragraph (3) or, in the case of a 
trust instrument which does not by its terms permit amend-
ment, the trustee, the reporting individual, and any other 
interested party agree in writing that the trust shall be 
administered in accordance with the requirements of this 
subsection and the trustee of such trust meets the require-
ments of paragraph (3)(A); except that in the case of any 
interested party who is a dependent child, a parent or 
guardian of such child may execute the agreement referred 
to in this subparagraph; 
‘‘(B) a copy of the trust instrument (except testa-
mentary provisions) and a copy of the agreement referred 
to in subparagraph (A), and a list of the assets held by 
the trust at the time of approval by the supervising ethics 
office, including the category of value of each asset as 
determined under subsection (d) of this section, are filed 
with such office and made available to the public as pro-
vided under paragraph (5)(D) of this subsection; and 
‘‘(C) the supervising ethics office determines that 
approval of the trust arrangement as a qualified blind 
trust is in the particular case appropriate to assure compli-
ance with applicable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(8) EXCEPTED INVESTMENT FUNDS.—A reporting individual 
shall not be required to report the financial interests held 
by a widely held investment fund (whether such fund is a 
mutual fund, regulated investment company, pension or 
deferred compensation plan, or other investment fund)— 
‘‘(A) if— 
‘‘(i) the fund is publicly traded; or 
‘‘(ii) the assets of the fund are widely diversified; 
and 
‘‘(B) if the reporting individual neither exercises control 
over nor has the ability to exercise control over the financial 
interests held by the fund. 
‘‘(g) POLITICAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS.—Political campaign funds, 
including campaign receipts and expenditures, need not be included 
in any report filed pursuant to this subchapter. 
‘‘(h) GIFTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS RECEIVED WHILE INDIVIDUAL 
NOT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A report 
filed pursuant to subsection (a), (d), or (e) of section 13103 of 
this title need not contain the information described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to gifts 
and reimbursements received in a period when the reporting indi-
vidual was not an officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(i) NON-REPORTABLE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—A reporting indi-
vidual shall not be required under this subchapter to report— 
‘‘(1) financial interests in or income derived from— 
‘‘(A) any retirement system under this title (including 
the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 
84 of this title); or 
‘‘(B) any other retirement system maintained by the 
United States for officers or employees of the United States, 
including the President, or for members of the uniformed 
services; or 
‘‘(2) benefits received under the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
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‘‘§ 13105. Filing of reports 
‘‘(a) REPORTS FILED WITH DESIGNATED AGENCY ETHICS OFFI-
CIAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the reports 
required under this subchapter shall be filed by the reporting 
individual with the designated agency ethics official at the agency 
by which the reporting individual is employed (or in the case 
of an individual described in section 13103(e) of this title, was 
employed) or in which the individual will serve. The date any 
report is received (and the date of receipt of any supplemental 
report) shall be noted on such report by the designated agency 
ethics official. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS FILED WITH DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT 
ETHICS.—The President, the Vice President, and independent 
counsel and persons appointed by independent counsel under 
chapter 40 of title 28, shall file reports required under this sub-
chapter with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(c) COPIES
OF REPORTS TRANSMITTED
TO
THE OFFICE
OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS.—Copies of the reports required to be filed 
under this subchapter by the Postmaster General, the Deputy Post-
master General, the Governors of the Board of Governors of the 
United States Postal Service, designated agency ethics officials, 
employees described in section 105(a)(2)(A) or (B), 106(a)(1)(A) or 
(B), or 107(a)(1)(A) or (b)(1)(A)(i) of title 3, candidates for the office 
of President or Vice President and officers and employees in (and 
nominees to) offices or positions which require confirmation by 
the Senate or by both Houses of Congress other than individuals 
nominated to be judicial officers and those referred to in subsection 
(f) shall be transmitted to the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics. The Director shall forward a copy of the report of each 
nominee to the congressional committee considering the nomination. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY
TO PUBLIC.—Reports required to be filed 
under this subchapter by the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics shall be filed in the Office of Government Ethics and, imme-
diately after being filed, shall be made available to the public 
in accordance with this subchapter. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS FILED WITH FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.— 
Each individual identified in section 13103(c) of this title who 
is a candidate for nomination or election to the Office of President 
or Vice President shall file the reports required by this subchapter 
with the Federal Election Commission. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS FILED WITH SECRETARY CONCERNED.—Reports 
required of members of the uniformed services shall be filed with 
the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(g) FORMS
FOR REPORTING.—Each supervising ethics office 
shall develop and make available forms for reporting the informa-
tion required by this subchapter. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS FILED
BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) OFFICIALS WITH WHOM REPORTS ARE FILED.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTS BY MEMBERS AND STAFF OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) REPORTS FILED WITH CLERK OF THE HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The reports required under 
this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting indi-
vidual with the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, in the case of a Representative in Congress, 
a Delegate to Congress, the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico, an officer or employee
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of the Congress whose compensation is disbursed 
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives, an officer or employee of the 
Architect of the Capitol, the United States Capitol 
Police, the United States Botanic Garden, the 
Congressional Budget Office, the Government Pub-
lishing Office, the Library of Congress, or the 
Copyright Royalty Tribunal (including any indi-
vidual terminating service, under section 13103(e) 
of this title, in any office or position referred to 
in this subclause), or an individual described in 
section 13103(c) of this title who is a candidate 
for nomination or election as a Representative in 
Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident 
Commissioner from Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(II) REPORTS FILED WITH SECRETARY OF THE 
SENATE.—The reports required under this sub-
chapter shall be filed by a reporting individual 
with the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of 
a Senator, an officer or employee of the Congress 
whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate, an officer or employee of the Govern-
ment Accountability Office, the Office of Tech-
nology Assessment, or the Office of the Attending 
Physician (including any individual terminating 
service, under section 13103(e) of this title, in any 
office or position referred to in this subclause), 
or an individual described in section 13103(c) of 
this title who is a candidate for nomination or 
election as a Senator. 
‘‘(ii) OTHER
REPORTS.—In the case of an officer 
or employee of the Congress as described under section 
13103(f)(10) of this title who is employed by an agency 
or commission established in the legislative branch 
after November 30, 1989, the reports required under 
this subchapter shall be filed by a reporting individual 
with— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives, as the case may 
be, as designated in the statute establishing such 
agency or commission; or 
‘‘(II) if such statute does not designate such 
committee, the Secretary of the Senate for agencies 
and commissions established in even numbered 
calendar years, and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives for agencies and commissions 
established in odd numbered calendar years. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS FILED WITH JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.—The 
reports required under this subchapter shall be filed by 
a reporting individual with the Judicial Conference with 
regard to a judicial officer or employee described under 
paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 13103(f) of this title 
(including individuals terminating service in such office 
or position under section 13103(e) of this title or imme-
diately preceding service in such office or position).
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‘‘(2) DATE
REPORT
RECEIVED.—The date any report is 
received (and the date of receipt of any supplemental report) 
shall be noted on such report by such committee. 
‘‘(i) COPIES OF REPORTS TO STATE OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A copy of each report filed under this 
subchapter by a Member or an individual who is a candidate 
for the office of Member shall be sent by the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate, as the 
case may be, to the appropriate State officer designated under 
section 312(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(52 U.S.C. 30113(a)) of the State represented by the Member 
or in which the individual is a candidate, as the case may 
be, within the 30-day period beginning on the day the report 
is filed with the Clerk or Secretary. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR ELECTRONICALLY FILED REPORTS.—The 
requirements of paragraph (1) do not apply to any report filed 
under this subchapter which is filed electronically and for which 
there is online public access, in accordance with the systems 
developed by the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate 
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 
8(b) of the STOCK Act. 
‘‘(j) COPIES OF REPORTS TO ETHICS COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—A copy of each report 
filed under this subchapter with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives shall be sent by the Clerk to the Committee 
on Ethics of the House of Representatives within the 7-day 
period beginning on the day the report is filed. 
‘‘(2) SENATE.—A copy of each report filed under this sub-
chapter with the Secretary of the Senate shall be sent by 
the Secretary to the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate 
within the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is 
filed. 
‘‘(k) ASSISTANCE OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.—In car-
rying out their responsibilities under this subchapter with respect 
to candidates for office, the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
and the Secretary of the Senate shall avail themselves of the 
assistance of the Federal Election Commission. The Commission 
shall make available to the Clerk and the Secretary on a regular 
basis a complete list of names and addresses of all candidates 
registered with the Commission, and shall cooperate and coordinate 
its candidate information and notification program with the Clerk 
and the Secretary to the greatest extent possible. 
‘‘(l) PERIODIC TRANSACTION REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after receiving notification of any transaction required to be reported 
under section 13104(a)(5)(B of this title, but in no case later than 
45 days after such transaction, the following persons, if required 
to file a report under any subsection of section 13103 of this title, 
subject to any waivers and exclusions, shall file a report of the 
transaction: 
‘‘(1) The President. 
‘‘(2) The Vice President. 
‘‘(3) Each officer or employee in the executive branch, 
including a special Government employee as defined in section 
202 of title 18, who occupies a position classified above GS– 
15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not 
under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay 
is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate
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of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; each 
member of a uniformed service whose pay grade is at or in 
excess of O–7 under section 201 of title 37; and each officer 
or employee in any other position determined by the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics to be of equal classification. 
‘‘(4) Each employee appointed pursuant to section 3105 
of this title. 
‘‘(5) Any employee not described in paragraph (3) who 
is in a position in the executive branch which is excepted 
from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential 
or policymaking character, except that the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the 
application of this paragraph any individual, or group of individ-
uals, who are in such positions, but only in cases in which 
the Director determines such exclusion would not affect 
adversely the integrity of the Government or the public’s con-
fidence in the integrity of the Government. 
‘‘(6) The Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster Gen-
eral, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the United 
States Postal Service and each officer or employee of the United 
States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission who 
occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal 
to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic 
pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
‘‘(7) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics and 
each designated agency ethics official. 
‘‘(8) Any civilian employee not described in paragraph (3), 
employed in the Executive Office of the President (other than 
a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of 
title 18) who holds a commission of appointment from the 
President. 
‘‘(9) A Member of Congress, as defined under section 13101 
of this title. 
‘‘(10) An officer or employee of the Congress, as defined 
under section 13101 of this title. 
‘‘§ 13106. Failure to file or filing false reports 
‘‘(a) VIOLATION.— 
‘‘(1) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The Attorney General may bring a 
civil action in any appropriate United States district court 
against any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies 
or who knowingly and willfully fails to file or report any 
information that such individual is required to report pursuant 
to section 13104 of this title. The court in which such action 
is brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty 
in any amount, not to exceed $50,000. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) VIOLATIONS.—It shall be unlawful for any person 
to knowingly and willfully— 
‘‘(i) falsify any information that such person is 
required to report under section 13104 of this title; 
and 
‘‘(ii) fail to file or report any information that such 
person is required to report under section 13104 of 
this title. 
‘‘(B) PENALTIES.—Any person who—
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‘‘(i) violates subparagraph (A)(i) shall be fined 
under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both; and 
‘‘(ii) violates subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be fined 
under title 18. 
‘‘(b) REFERRAL
TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The head of each 
agency, each Secretary concerned, the Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, each congressional ethics committee, or the 
Judicial Conference, as the case may be, shall refer to the Attorney 
General the name of any individual which such official or committee 
has reasonable cause to believe has willfully failed to file a report 
or has willfully falsified or willfully failed to file information 
required to be reported. Whenever the Judicial Conference refers 
a name to the Attorney General under this subsection, the Judicial 
Conference also shall notify the judicial council of the circuit in 
which the named individual serves of the referral. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL ACTION.—The President, the Vice President, 
the Secretary concerned, the head of each agency, the Office of 
Personnel Management, a congressional ethics committee, and the 
Judicial Conference, may take any appropriate personnel or other 
action in accordance with applicable law or regulation against any 
individual failing to file a report or falsifying or failing to report 
information required to be reported. 
‘‘(d) LATE FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who files a report 
required to be filed under this subchapter more than 30 days 
after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date such report is required to be filed pursu-
ant to the provisions of this subchapter and the rules 
and regulations promulgated under this subchapter; or 
‘‘(B) if a filing extension is granted to such individual 
under section 13103(g) of this title, the last day of the 
filing extension period, 
shall, at the direction of and pursuant to regulations issued 
by the supervising ethics office, pay a filing fee of $200. All 
such fees shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts of 
the Treasury. The authority under this paragraph to direct 
the payment of a filing fee may be delegated by the supervising 
ethics office in the executive branch to other agencies in the 
executive branch. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The supervising ethics office may waive the 
filing fee under this subsection in extraordinary circumstances. 
‘‘§ 13107. Custody of and public access to reports 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS TO PUBLIC.—Each agency, each 
supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial branch, the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the 
Senate shall make available to the public, in accordance with sub-
section (b), each report filed under this subchapter with such agency 
or office or with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, except 
that— 
‘‘(1) this section does not require public availability of a 
report filed by any individual in the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intel-
ligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, or any indi-
vidual engaged in intelligence activities in any agency of the
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United States, if the President finds or has found that, due 
to the nature of the office or position occupied by such indi-
vidual, public disclosure of such report would, by revealing 
the identity of the individual or other sensitive information, 
compromise the national interest of the United States; and 
such individuals may be authorized, notwithstanding section 
13106(a) of this title, to file such additional reports as are 
necessary to protect their identity from public disclosure if 
the President first finds or has found that such filing is nec-
essary in the national interest; and 
‘‘(2) any report filed by an independent counsel whose 
identity has not been disclosed by the division of the court 
under chapter 40 of title 28, and any report filed by any 
person appointed by that independent counsel under such 
chapter, shall not be made available to the public under this 
subchapter. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTION OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the second sen-
tence of this subsection, each agency, each supervising ethics 
office in the executive or judicial branch, the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate 
shall, within 30 days after any report is received under this 
subchapter by such agency or office or by the Clerk or the 
Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, permit inspection 
of such report by or furnish a copy of such report to any 
person requesting such inspection or copy. With respect to 
any report required to be filed by May 15 of any year, such 
report shall be made available for public inspection within 
30 calendar days after May 15 of such year or within 30 
days of the date of filing of such a report for which an extension 
is granted pursuant to section 13103(g) of this title. The agency, 
office, Clerk, or Secretary of the Senate, as the case may 
be, may require a reasonable fee to be paid in any amount 
which is found necessary to recover the cost of reproduction 
or mailing of such report excluding any salary of any employee 
involved in such reproduction or mailing. A copy of such report 
may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge if 
it is determined that waiver or reduction of the fee is in 
the public interest. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE
FOR
REQUESTING
REPORTS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), a report may not be made available 
under this section to any person nor may any copy of the 
report be provided under this section to any person except 
upon a written application by such person stating— 
‘‘(A) that person’s name, occupation, and address; 
‘‘(B) the name and address of any other person or 
organization on whose behalf the inspection or copy is 
requested; and 
‘‘(C) that such person is aware of the prohibitions on 
the obtaining or use of the report. 
Any such application shall be made available to the public 
throughout the period during which the report is made available 
to the public. 
‘‘(3) JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—This section does not require the 
immediate and unconditional availability of reports filed 
by an individual described in paragraph (9) or (10) of
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section 13101 of this title if a finding is made by the 
Judicial Conference, in consultation with the United States 
Marshals Service, that revealing personal and sensitive 
information could endanger that individual or a family 
member of that individual. 
‘‘(B) REDACTION.—A report may be redacted pursuant 
to this paragraph only— 
‘‘(i) to the extent necessary to protect the individual 
who filed the report or a family member of that indi-
vidual; and 
‘‘(ii) for as long as the danger to such individual 
exists. 
‘‘(C) REDACTION
REPORT.—The Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts shall submit to the Committees 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of 
the Senate and the Senate Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee 
on Oversight and Reform an annual report with respect 
to the operation of this paragraph including— 
‘‘(i) the total number of reports redacted pursuant 
to this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of individuals whose reports 
have been redacted pursuant to this paragraph; 
‘‘(iii) the types of threats against individuals whose 
reports are redacted, if appropriate; 
‘‘(iv) the nature or type of information redacted; 
‘‘(v) what steps or procedures are in place to ensure 
that sufficient information is available to litigants to 
determine if there is a conflict of interest; 
‘‘(vi) principles used to guide implementation of 
redaction authority; and 
‘‘(vii) any public complaints received relating to 
redaction. 
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—The Judicial Conference, in con-
sultation with the Department of Justice, shall issue regu-
lations setting forth the circumstances under which redac-
tion is appropriate under this paragraph and the proce-
dures for redaction. 
‘‘(E) EXPIRATION OF PARAGRAPH.—This paragraph shall 
expire on December 31, 2027, and apply to filings through 
calendar year 2027. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED USES OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any person to 
obtain or use a report— 
‘‘(A) for any unlawful purpose; 
‘‘(B) for any commercial purpose, other than by news 
and communications media for dissemination to the general 
public; 
‘‘(C) for determining or establishing the credit rating 
of any individual; or 
‘‘(D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation 
of money for any political, charitable, or other purpose. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The Attorney General may bring a 
civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report 
for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
The court in which such action is brought may assess against 
such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $10,000.
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Such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available 
under statutory or common law. 
‘‘(d) RETENTION OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any report filed with or transmitted 
to an agency or supervising ethics office or to the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate 
pursuant to this subchapter shall be retained by such agency 
or office or by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or 
the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Such report shall be made avail-
able to the public— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a Member of Congress, until a 
date that is 6 years from the date the individual ceases 
to be a Member of Congress; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of all other reports filed pursuant 
to this subchapter, for a period of 6 years after receipt 
of the report. 
‘‘(3) DESTRUCTION OF REPORTS.—After the relevant time 
period identified under paragraph (2), the report shall be 
destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation, except 
that in the case of an individual who filed the report pursuant 
to section 13103(b) of this title and was not subsequently con-
firmed by the Senate, or who filed the report pursuant to 
section 13103(c) of this title and was not subsequently elected, 
such reports shall be destroyed 1 year after the individual 
either is no longer under consideration by the Senate or is 
no longer a candidate for nomination or election to the Office 
of President, Vice President, or as a Member of Congress, 
unless needed in an ongoing investigation or inquiry. 
‘‘§ 13108. Review of reports 
‘‘(a) TIME FOR REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—Each designated agency ethics 
official or Secretary concerned shall make provisions to ensure 
that each report filed with the designated agency ethics official 
or Secretary under this subchapter is reviewed within 60 days 
after the date of such filing, except that the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics shall review only those reports 
required to be transmitted to the Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics under this subchapter within 60 days after 
the date of transmittal. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE AND JUDICIAL CON-
FERENCE.—Each congressional ethics committee and the 
Judicial Conference shall make provisions to ensure that each 
report filed under this subchapter is reviewed within 60 days 
after the date of such filing. 
‘‘(b) RESULTS OF REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLIANCE.—If after reviewing any report under sub-
section (a), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, 
the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics official, 
a person designated by the congressional ethics committee, 
or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, as the case 
may be, is of the opinion that on the basis of information 
contained in such report the individual submitting such report 
is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he or 
she shall state such opinion on the report, and shall sign 
such report.
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED OR POSSIBLE NON-
COMPLIANCE.—If the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics 
official, a person designated by the congressional ethics com-
mittee, or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, 
after reviewing any report under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) believes additional information is required to be 
submitted, he or she shall notify the individual submitting 
such report what additional information is required and 
the time by which it must be submitted; or 
‘‘(B) is of the opinion, on the basis of information 
submitted, that the individual is not in compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations, he or she shall notify 
the individual, afford a reasonable opportunity for a written 
or oral response, and after consideration of such response, 
reach an opinion as to whether or not, on the basis of 
information submitted, the individual is in compliance with 
such laws and regulations. 
‘‘(3) NONCOMPLIANCE
AND
NOTIFICATION
OF
STEPS
TO 
ASSURE COMPLIANCE.—If the Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the designated agency 
ethics official, a person designated by a congressional ethics 
committee, or a person designated by the Judicial Conference, 
reaches an opinion under paragraph (2)(B) that an individual 
is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the 
official or committee shall notify the individual of that opinion 
and, after an opportunity for personal consultation (if prac-
ticable), determine and notify the individual of which steps, 
if any, would in the opinion of such official or committee be 
appropriate for assuring compliance with such laws and regula-
tions and the date by which such steps should be taken. Such 
steps may include, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) divestiture; 
‘‘(B) restitution; 
‘‘(C) the establishment of a blind trust; 
‘‘(D) request for an exemption under section 208(b) 
of title 18; or 
‘‘(E) voluntary request for transfer, reassignment, 
limitation of duties, or resignation. 
The use of any such steps shall be in accordance with such 
rules or regulations as the supervising ethics office may pre-
scribe. 
‘‘(4) REFERRAL
OF
INDIVIDUALS
IN
POSITIONS
REQUIRING 
SENATE CONFIRMATION.—If steps for assuring compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations are not taken by the date 
set under paragraph (3) by an individual in a position in 
the executive branch (other than in the Foreign Service or 
the uniformed services), appointment to which requires the 
advice and consent of the Senate, the matter shall be referred 
to the President for appropriate action. 
‘‘(5) REFERRAL OF MEMBER OF FOREIGN SERVICE OR UNI-
FORMED
SERVICES.—If steps for assuring compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations are not taken by the date 
set under paragraph (3) by a member of the Foreign Service 
or the uniformed services, the Secretary concerned shall take 
appropriate action.
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‘‘(6) REFERRAL OF OTHER OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.—If steps 
for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations 
are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by any 
other officer or employee, the matter shall be referred to the 
head of the appropriate agency, the congressional ethics com-
mittee, or the Judicial Conference, for appropriate action, except 
that in the case of the Postmaster General or Deputy Post-
master General, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
shall recommend to the Governors of the Board of Governors 
of the United States Postal Service the action to be taken. 
‘‘(7) ADVISORY
OPINIONS.—Each supervising ethics office 
may render advisory opinions interpreting this subchapter 
within its respective jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the individual to whom a public advisory 
opinion is rendered in accordance with this paragraph, and 
any other individual covered by this subchapter who is involved 
in a fact situation which is indistinguishable in all material 
aspects, and who acts in good faith in accordance with the 
provisions and findings of such advisory opinion shall not, 
as a result of such act, be subject to any penalty or sanction 
provided by this subchapter. 
‘‘§ 13109. Confidential reports and other additional require-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
REQUIRE
CONFIDENTIAL
FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE
REPORTS.—Each supervising ethics office may 
require officers and employees under its jurisdiction (including 
special Government employees as defined in section 202 of 
title 18) to file confidential financial disclosure reports, in such 
form as the supervising ethics office may prescribe. The 
information required to be reported under this subsection by 
the officers and employees of any department or agency shall 
be set forth in rules or regulations prescribed by the supervising 
ethics office, and may be less extensive than otherwise required 
by this subchapter, or more extensive when determined by 
the supervising ethics office to be necessary and appropriate 
in light of sections 202 through 209 of title 18, regulations 
promulgated under those sections, or the authorized activities 
of such officers or employees. Any individual required to file 
a report pursuant to section 13103 of this title shall not be 
required to file a confidential report pursuant to this subsection, 
except with respect to information which is more extensive 
than information otherwise required by this subchapter. Sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) of section 13107 of this title shall 
not apply with respect to any such report. 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information required to be pro-
vided by an individual under this subsection shall be confiden-
tial and shall not be disclosed to the public. 
‘‘(3) NO
EXEMPTION
FROM
OTHER
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this subsection exempts any individual 
otherwise covered by the requirement to file a public financial 
disclosure report under this subchapter from such requirement. 
‘‘(b) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this subchapter requiring 
the reporting of information shall supersede any general require-
ment under any other provision of law or regulation with respect 
to the reporting of information required for purposes of preventing
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conflicts of interest or apparent conflicts of interest. Such provisions 
of this subchapter shall not supersede the requirements of section 
7342 of this title. 
‘‘(c) NO AUTHORIZATION
FOR ACTIVITY OTHERWISE PROHIB-
ITED.—Nothing in this chapter requiring reporting of information 
shall be deemed to authorize the receipt of income, gifts, or 
reimbursements; the holding of assets, liabilities, or positions; or 
the participation in transactions that are prohibited by law, Execu-
tive order, rule, or regulation. 
‘‘§ 13110. Authority of Comptroller General 
‘‘(a) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.—The Comp-
troller General shall have access to financial disclosure reports 
filed under this subchapter for the purposes of carrying out the 
Comptroller General’s statutory responsibilities. 
‘‘(b) STUDIES.—Not later than December 31, 1992, and regularly 
thereafter, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study to deter-
mine whether the provisions of this subchapter are being carried 
out effectively. 
‘‘§ 13111. Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics agree-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an individual agrees 
with that individual’s designated agency ethics official, the Office 
of Government Ethics, a Senate confirmation committee, a congres-
sional ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, to take any 
action to comply with this chapter or any other law or regulation 
governing conflicts of interest of, or establishing standards of con-
duct applicable with respect to, officers or employees of the Govern-
ment, that individual shall notify in writing the designated agency 
ethics official, the Office of Government Ethics, the appropriate 
committee of the Senate, the congressional ethics committee, or 
the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, of any action taken 
by the individual pursuant to that agreement. Such notification 
shall be made not later than the date specified in the agreement 
by which action by the individual must be taken, or not later 
than 3 months after the date of the agreement, if no date for 
action is so specified. 
‘‘(b) RECUSAL.—If an agreement described in subsection (a) 
requires that the individual recuse himself or herself from particular 
categories of agency or other official action, the individual shall 
reduce to writing those subjects regarding which the recusal agree-
ment will apply and the process by which it will be determined 
whether the individual must recuse himself or herself in a specific 
instance. An individual shall be considered to have complied with 
the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to such recusal 
agreement if such individual files a copy of the document setting 
forth the information described in the preceding sentence with 
such individual’s designated agency ethics official or the appropriate 
supervising ethics office within the time prescribed in the last 
sentence of subsection (a).
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‘‘Subchapter II—OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
‘‘§ 13121. Establishment; appointment of Director 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an executive agency 
to be known as the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—There shall be at the head of the Office of 
Government Ethics a Director (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘Director’), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. Effective with respect to 
any individual appointed or reappointed by the President as 
Director on or after October 1, 1983, the term of service of the 
Director shall be 5 years. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—The Director may— 
‘‘(1) appoint officers and employees, including attorneys, 
in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
53 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) contract for financial and administrative services 
(including those related to budget and accounting, financial 
reporting, personnel, and procurement) with the General Serv-
ices Administration, or such other Federal agency as the 
Director determines appropriate, for which payment shall be 
made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the 
Office of Government Ethics in such amounts as may be agreed 
upon by the Director and the head of the agency providing 
such services. 
Contract authority under paragraph (2) shall be effective for any 
fiscal year only to the extent that appropriations are available 
for that purpose. 
‘‘§ 13122. Authority and functions 
‘‘(a) OVERALL
DIRECTION
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
POLICIES 
RELATING
TO
PREVENTION
OF
CONFLICTS
OF
INTEREST.—The 
Director shall provide, in consultation with the Office of Personnel 
Management, overall direction of executive branch policies related 
to preventing conflicts of interest on the part of officers and 
employees of any executive agency, as defined in section 105 of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.—The responsibilities of the 
Director shall include— 
‘‘(1) developing, in consultation with the Attorney General 
and the Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations 
to be promulgated by the President or the Director pertaining 
to conflicts of interest and ethics in the executive branch, 
including rules and regulations establishing procedures for the 
filing, review, and public availability of financial statements 
filed by officers and employees in the executive branch as 
required by subchapter I; 
‘‘(2) developing, in consultation with the Attorney General 
and the Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations 
to be promulgated by the President or the Director pertaining 
to the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest; 
‘‘(3) monitoring and investigating compliance with the 
public financial disclosure requirements of subchapter I by 
officers and employees of the executive branch and executive
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agency officials responsible for receiving, reviewing, and making 
available financial statements filed pursuant to subchapter I; 
‘‘(4) conducting a review of financial statements to deter-
mine whether such statements reveal possible violations of 
applicable conflict of interest laws or regulations and recom-
mending appropriate action to correct any conflict of interest 
or ethical problems revealed by such review; 
‘‘(5) monitoring and investigating individual and agency 
compliance with any additional financial reporting and internal 
review requirements established by law for the executive 
branch; 
‘‘(6) interpreting rules and regulations issued by the Presi-
dent or the Director governing conflict of interest and ethical 
problems and the filing of financial statements; 
‘‘(7) consulting, when requested, with agency ethics coun-
selors and other responsible officials regarding the resolution 
of conflict of interest problems in individual cases; 
‘‘(8) establishing a formal advisory opinion service whereby 
advisory opinions are rendered on matters of general applica-
bility or on important matters of first impression after, to 
the extent practicable, providing interested parties with an 
opportunity to transmit written comments with respect to the 
request for such advisory opinion, and whereby such advisory 
opinions are compiled, published, and made available to agency 
ethics counselors and the public; 
‘‘(9) ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and 
employees which the Director deems necessary; 
‘‘(10) requiring such reports from executive agencies as 
the Director deems necessary; 
‘‘(11) assisting the Attorney General in evaluating the 
effectiveness of the conflict of interest laws and in recom-
mending appropriate amendments; 
‘‘(12) evaluating, with the assistance of the Attorney Gen-
eral and the Office of Personnel Management, the need for 
changes in rules and regulations issued by the Director and 
the agencies regarding conflict of interest and ethical problems, 
with a view toward making such rules and regulations con-
sistent with and an effective supplement to the conflict of 
interest laws; 
‘‘(13) cooperating with the Attorney General in developing 
an effective system for reporting allegations of violations of 
the conflict of interest laws to the Attorney General, as required 
by section 535 of title 28; 
‘‘(14) providing information on and promoting under-
standing of ethical standards in executive agencies; and 
‘‘(15) developing, in consultation with the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, and promulgating such rules and regula-
tions as the Director determines necessary or desirable with 
respect to the evaluation of any item required to be reported 
by subchapter I. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In the development of policies, rules, regu-
lations, procedures, and forms to be recommended, authorized, or 
prescribed by the Director, the Director shall consult when appro-
priate with the executive agencies affected and with the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(d) ESTABLISHED WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, by the exercise of 
any authority otherwise available to the Director under this 
subchapter, ensure that each executive agency has established 
written procedures relating to how the agency is to collect, 
review, evaluate, and, if applicable, make publicly available, 
financial disclosure statements filed by any of its officers or 
employees. 
‘‘(2) CONFORMANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that each 
agency’s procedures are in conformance with all applicable 
requirements, whether established by law, rule, regulation, or 
Executive order. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.—In carrying out sub-
section (b)(10), the Director shall prescribe regulations under 
which— 
‘‘(1) each executive agency shall be required to submit 
to the Office an annual report containing— 
‘‘(A) a description and evaluation of the agency’s ethics 
program, including any educational, counseling, or other 
services provided to officers and employees, in effect during 
the period covered by the report; 
‘‘(B) the position title and duties of— 
‘‘(i) each official who was designated by the agency 
head to have primary responsibility for the administra-
tion, coordination, and management of the agency’s 
ethics program during any portion of the period covered 
by the report; and 
‘‘(ii) each officer or employee who was designated 
to serve as an alternate to the official having primary 
responsibility during any portion of such period; and 
‘‘(C) any other information that the Director may 
require in order to carry out the responsibilities of the 
Director under this subchapter; and 
‘‘(2) each executive agency shall be required to inform the 
Director upon referral of any alleged violation of Federal conflict 
of interest law to the Attorney General pursuant to section 
535 of title 28, except that nothing under this paragraph shall 
require any notification or disclosure which would otherwise 
be prohibited by law. 
‘‘(f) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.—In carrying out subsection (b)(9) 
with respect to executive agencies, the Director— 
‘‘(A) may— 
‘‘(i) order specific corrective action on the part of 
an agency based on the failure of such agency to estab-
lish a system for the collection, filing, review, and, 
when applicable, public inspection of financial disclo-
sure statements, in accordance with applicable require-
ments, or to modify an existing system in order to 
meet applicable requirements; or 
‘‘(ii) order specific corrective action involving the 
establishment or modification of an agency ethics pro-
gram (other than with respect to any matter under 
clause (i)) in accordance with applicable requirements; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall, if an agency has not complied with an order 
under subparagraph (A) within a reasonable period of time,
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notify the President and the Congress of the agency’s non-
compliance in writing (including, with the notification, any 
written comments which the agency may provide). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (b)(9) 
with respect to individual officers and employees— 
‘‘(i) the Director may make such recommendations 
and provide such advice to such officers and employees 
as the Director considers necessary to ensure compli-
ance with rules, regulations, and Executive orders 
relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct; 
‘‘(ii) if the Director has reason to believe that an 
officer or employee is violating, or has violated, any 
rule, regulation, or Executive order relating to conflicts 
of interest or standards of conduct, the Director— 
‘‘(I) may recommend to the head of the officer’s 
or employee’s agency that such agency head inves-
tigate the possible violation and, if the agency 
head finds such a violation, that such agency head 
take any appropriate disciplinary action (such as 
reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal) 
against the officer or employee, except that, if the 
officer or employee involved is the agency head, 
any such recommendation shall instead be sub-
mitted to the President; and 
‘‘(II) shall notify the President in writing if 
the Director determines that the head of an agency 
has not conducted an investigation pursuant to 
subclause (I) within a reasonable time after the 
Director recommends such action; 
‘‘(iii) if the Director finds that an officer or 
employee is violating any rule, regulation, or Executive 
order relating to conflicts of interest or standards of 
conduct, the Director— 
‘‘(I) may order the officer or employee to take 
specific action (such as divestiture, recusal, or the 
establishment of a blind trust) to end such viola-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) shall, if the officer or employee has not 
complied with the order under subclause (I) within 
a reasonable period of time, notify, in writing, 
the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency of 
the officer’s or employee’s noncompliance, except 
that, if the officer or employee involved is the 
agency head, the notification shall instead be sub-
mitted to the President; and 
‘‘(iv) if the Director finds that an officer or 
employee is violating, or has violated, any rule, regula-
tion, or Executive order relating to conflicts of interest 
or standards of conduct, the Director— 
‘‘(I) may recommend to the head of the officer’s 
or employee’s agency that appropriate disciplinary 
action (such as reprimand, suspension, demotion, 
or dismissal) be brought against the officer or 
employee, except that if the officer or employee
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involved is the agency head, any such rec-
ommendations shall instead be submitted to the 
President; and 
‘‘(II) may notify the President in writing if 
the Director determines that the head of an agency 
has not taken appropriate disciplinary action 
within a reasonable period of time after the 
Director recommends such action. 
‘‘(B) INVESTIGATIONS AND FINDINGS CONCERNING POS-
SIBLE VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—In order to carry 
out the Director’s duties and responsibilities under 
subparagraph (A)(iii) or (iv) with respect to individual 
officers and employees, the Director may conduct inves-
tigations and make findings concerning possible viola-
tions of any rule, regulation, or Executive order 
relating to conflicts of interest or standards of conduct 
applicable to officers and employees of the executive 
branch. 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION
OF
ALLEGED
VIOLATION
AND 
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.— 
‘‘(I) NOTIFICATION
BEFORE
A
FINDING
IS 
MADE.—Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
before any finding is made under subparagraphs 
(A)(iii) or (iv), the officer or employee involved 
shall be afforded notification of the alleged viola-
tion, and an opportunity to comment, either orally 
or in writing, on the alleged violation. 
‘‘(II) PROCEDURES.—The Director shall, in 
accordance with section 553 of this title, establish 
procedures for such notification and comment. 
‘‘(iii) HEARING.—Subject to clause (iv) of this 
subparagraph, before any action is ordered under 
subparagraph (A)(iii), the officer or employee involved 
shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing, if 
requested by such officer or employee, except that any 
such hearing shall be conducted on the record. 
‘‘(iv) EXCEPTION.—The procedures described in 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph do not apply 
to findings or orders for action made to obtain compli-
ance with the financial disclosure requirements in sub-
chapter I. For those findings and orders, the procedures 
in section 13108 of this title shall apply. 
‘‘(3) COPIES OF ORDERS RELATING TO FINDING OF VIOLA-
TION.—The Director shall send a copy of any order under para-
graph (2)(A)(iii) to— 
‘‘(A) the officer or employee who is the subject of such 
order; and 
‘‘(B) the head of the officer’s or employee’s agency or, 
if such officer or employee is the agency head, to the 
President. 
‘‘(4) AGENCY
HEADED
BY
BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR
OTHER 
GROUP.—For purposes of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii), (iii), (iv), and 
(3)(B), in the case of an officer or employee within an agency 
which is headed by a board, committee, or other group of 
individuals (rather than by a single individual), any notifica-
tion, recommendation, or other matter which would otherwise
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be sent to an agency head shall instead be sent to the officer’s 
or employee’s appointing authority. 
‘‘(5) NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE FINDINGS OF CRIMINAL LAW 
VIOLATIONS.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be considered 
to allow the Director (or any designee) to make any finding 
that a provision of title 18, or any criminal law of the United 
States outside of title 18, has been or is being violated. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no record developed pursu-
ant to the authority of this section concerning an investigation 
of an individual for a violation of any rule, regulation, or 
Executive order relating to a conflict of interest shall be made 
available pursuant to section 552(a)(3) of this title, unless the 
request for such information identifies the individual to whom 
such records relate and the subject matter of any alleged viola-
tion to which such records relate, except that nothing in this 
subsection shall affect the application of the provisions of sec-
tion 552(b) of this title to any record so identified. 
‘‘§ 13123. Administrative provisions 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE
TO
DIRECTOR.—Upon the request of the 
Director, each executive agency is directed to— 
‘‘(1) make its services, personnel, and facilities available 
to the Director to the greatest practicable extent for the 
performance of functions under this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) except when prohibited by law, furnish to the Director 
all information and records in its possession which the Director 
may determine to be necessary for the performance of the 
Director’s duties. 
The authority of the Director under this section includes the 
authority to request assistance from the inspector general of an 
agency in conducting investigations pursuant to the Office of 
Government Ethics responsibilities under this chapter. The head 
of any agency may detail such personnel and furnish such services, 
with or without reimbursement, as the Director may request to 
carry out the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to accept 
and utilize on behalf of the United States, any gift, donation, 
bequest, or devise of money, use of facilities, personal property, 
or services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work 
of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No gift may be accepted— 
‘‘(A) 
that 
attaches 
conditions 
inconsistent 
with 
applicable laws or regulations; or 
‘‘(B) that is conditioned upon or will require the 
expenditure of appropriated funds that are not available 
to the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATENESS OF GIFT 
ACCEPTANCE.—The Director shall establish written rules setting 
forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the accept-
ance of contributions of money, services, use of facilities, or 
personal property under this subsection would reflect unfavor-
ably upon the ability of the Office of Government Ethics, or 
any employee of such Office, to carry out its responsibilities 
or official duties in a fair and objective manner, or would
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compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity 
of its programs or any official involved in those programs. 
‘‘§ 13124. Rules and regulations 
‘‘In promulgating rules and regulations pertaining to financial 
disclosure, conflict of interest, and ethics in the executive branch, 
the Director shall issue rules and regulations in accordance with 
chapter 5 of this title. Any person may seek judicial review of 
any such rule or regulation. 
‘‘§ 13125. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subchapter such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007. 
‘‘§ 13126. Reports to Congress 
‘‘The Director shall, no later than April 30 of each year in 
which the second session of a Congress begins, submit to the Con-
gress a report containing— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the actions taken by the Director during 
a 2-year period ending on December 31 of the preceding year 
in order to carry out the Director’s functions and responsibilities 
under this subchapter; and 
‘‘(2) such other information as the Director may consider 
appropriate. 
‘‘Subchapter III—LIMITATIONS ON OUT-
SIDE EARNED INCOME AND EMPLOY-
MENT 
‘‘§ 13141. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘charitable 
organization’ means an organization described in section 170(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 170(c)). 
‘‘(2) HONORARIUM.—The term ‘honorarium’ means a pay-
ment of money or any thing of value for an appearance, speech 
or article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or arti-
cles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual’s 
official duties or the payment is made because of the individ-
ual’s status with the Government) by a Member, officer or 
employee, excluding any actual and necessary travel expenses 
incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent 
that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, 
and the amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by 
the amount of any such expenses to the extent that such 
expenses are not paid or reimbursed. 
‘‘(3) MEMBER.—The term ‘Member’ means a Senator in, 
a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
‘‘(4) OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘officer or employee’ 
means any officer or employee of the Government except any 
special Government employee (as defined in section 202 of 
title 18). 
‘‘(5) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The term ‘travel expenses’ means, 
with respect to a Member, officer or employee, or a relative
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of any such individual, the cost of transportation, and the 
cost of lodging and meals while away from his or her residence 
or principal place of employment. 
‘‘§ 13142. Administration 
‘‘This subchapter shall be subject to the rules and regulations 
of— 
‘‘(1) and administered by— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Ethics of the House of Rep-
resentatives, with respect to Members, officers, and 
employees of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of Senators and legislative branch 
officers and employees other than those officers and 
employees specified in subparagraph (A), the committee 
to which reports filed by such officers and employees under 
subchapter I are transmitted under that subchapter, except 
that the authority of this section may be delegated by 
such committee with respect to such officers and employees; 
‘‘(2) the Office of Government Ethics and administered 
by designated agency ethics officials with respect to officers 
and employees of the executive branch; and 
‘‘(3) and administered by the Judicial Conference of the 
United States (or such other agency as it may designate) with 
respect to officers and employees of the judicial branch. 
‘‘§ 13143. Outside earned income limitation 
‘‘(a) OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
a Member or an officer or employee who is a noncareer officer 
or employee and who occupies a position classified above GS– 
15 of the General Schedule or, in the case of positions not 
under the General Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay 
is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate 
of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule, may 
not in any calendar year have outside earned income attrib-
utable to such calendar year which exceeds 15 percent of the 
annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5313 of this title, as of January 1 of such calendar 
year. 
‘‘(2) PORTION OF YEAR.—In the case of any individual who 
during a calendar year becomes a Member or an officer or 
employee who is a noncareer officer or employee and who 
occupies a position classified above GS–15 of the General 
Schedule or, in the case of positions not under the General 
Schedule, for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or greater 
than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable 
for GS–15 of the General Schedule, such individual may not 
have outside earned income attributable to the portion of that 
calendar year which occurs after such individual becomes a 
Member or such an officer or employee which exceeds 15 percent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5313 of this title, as of January 1 
of such calendar year multiplied by a fraction the numerator 
of which is the number of days such individual is a Member 
or such officer or employee during such calendar year and 
the denominator of which is 365.
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‘‘(b) HONORARIA PROHIBITION.—An individual may not receive 
any honorarium while that individual is a Member, officer or 
employee. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Any hono-
rarium which, except for subsection (b), might be paid to a Member, 
officer or employee, but which is paid instead on behalf of such 
Member, officer or employee to a charitable organization, shall 
be deemed not to be received by such Member, officer or employee. 
No such payment shall exceed $2,000 or be made to a charitable 
organization from which such individual or a parent, sibling, spouse, 
child, or dependent relative of such individual derives any financial 
benefit. 
‘‘§ 13144. Limitations on outside employment 
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS.—A Member or an officer or employee who 
is a noncareer officer or employee and who occupies a position 
classified above GS–15 of the General Schedule or, in the case 
of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate 
of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum 
rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule shall 
not— 
‘‘(1) receive compensation for affiliating with or being 
employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or 
other entity which provides professional services involving a 
fiduciary relationship; 
‘‘(2) permit that Member’s, officer’s, or employee’s name 
to be used by any such firm, partnership, association, corpora-
tion, or other entity; 
‘‘(3) receive compensation for practicing a profession which 
involves a fiduciary relationship; 
‘‘(4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of 
the board of any association, corporation, or other entity; or 
‘‘(5) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior 
notification and approval of the appropriate entity referred 
to in section 13142 of this title. 
‘‘(b) TEACHING
COMPENSATION
OF
JUSTICES
AND
JUDGES 
RETIRED FROM REGULAR ACTIVE SERVICE.—For purposes of the 
limitation under section 13143(a) of this title, any compensation 
for teaching approved under subsection (a)(5) of this section shall 
not be treated as outside earned income— 
‘‘(1) when received by a justice of the United States retired 
from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28; 
‘‘(2) when received by a judge of the United States retired 
from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28, 
for teaching performed during any calendar year for which 
such judge has met the requirements of subsection (e) of section 
371 of title 28, as certified in accordance with such subsection; 
or 
‘‘(3) when received by a justice or judge of the United 
States retired from regular active service under section 372(a) 
of title 28. 
‘‘§ 13145. Civil penalties 
‘‘(a) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General may bring a civil 
action in any appropriate United States district court against any 
individual who violates any provision of section 13143 or 13144 
of this title. The court in which such action is brought may assess
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against such individual a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 
or the amount of compensation, if any, which the individual received 
for the prohibited conduct, whichever is greater. 
‘‘(b) ADVISORY OPINIONS.—Any entity described in section 13142 
of this title may render advisory opinions interpreting this sub-
chapter, in writing, to individuals covered by this subchapter. Any 
individual to whom such an advisory opinion is rendered and any 
other individual covered by this subchapter who is involved in 
a fact situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, 
and who, after the issuance of such advisory opinion, acts in good 
faith in accordance with its provisions and findings shall not, as 
a result of such actions, be subject to any sanction under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘§ 13146. Conditional termination 
‘‘This subchapter shall cease to be effective if the provisions 
of section 703 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 
194, 5 U.S.C. 5318 note) are repealed.’’. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
UPDATE
REFERENCES
TO
FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 
(1) Section 204(b) (matter before paragraph (1)) of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1534(b) 
(matter before paragraph (1)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(2) Section 3(8)(B)(vi) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act;’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code;’’. 
(3) Section 411(c)(1)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act;’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1001 of title 5;’’. 
(4) Section 2(6) of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–648, 5 U.S.C. 561 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(5) Section 562(7) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of this title’’. 
(6) Section 11(e)(1) of the Administrative Dispute Resolu-
tion Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–320, 5 U.S.C. 563 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 9 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1008 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(7) Section 565(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of this title’’. 
(8) Section 566 of title 5, United State Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 10(e) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1009(e) of this title,’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘section 10(b) and 
(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1009(b) and (c) of this title,’’; and
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(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘section 10(b) and 
(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1009(b) and (c) of this title.’’. 
(9) Section 568(c) (matter before paragraph (1)) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 7(d) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1006(d) of this title,’’. 
(10) Section 8473(f) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of this title’’. 
(11) Section 606 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–306, 6 U.S.C. 101 note) 
is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(12) Section 210D(h) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124k(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE FED-
ERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in section text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(13) Section 232(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 162(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.))’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code)’’. 
(14) Section 311(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 191(i)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT
EXEMPTION’’ and inserting 
‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(15) Section 508(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 318(e)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including subsections (a), 
(b), and (d) of section 10 of such Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code, including subsections 
(a), (b), and (d) of section 1009 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code,’’.
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(16) Section 871(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 451(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Public Law 92–463,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(17) Section 1016(g)(4) of the National Security Intelligence 
Reform Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(g)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(18) Section 2224(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 673(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(19) Section 2(a)(15)(E) of the Commodity Exchange Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2(a)(15)(E)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
5, UNITED
STATES 
CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(20) Section 21(b) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(21) Section 3(c)(11)(F) of the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(11)(F)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(22) Section 5 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390c) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(23) Section 3a(c)(2) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 
473a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(24) Section 5 of the Act of August 23, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
511d) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(25) Section 2(b)(3)(B) of the Mandatory Price Reporting 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–239, 7 U.S.C. 1635k note) is 
amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and
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(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(26) Section 205(e) of the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1725(e)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(27) Section 11(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(o)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(28) Section 607(b)(3) of the Rural Development Act of 
1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
(29) Section 921(g)(1) of the Federal Agriculture Improve-
ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2279b(g)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.);’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code;’’. 
(30) Section 1806(2) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2286(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(31) Section 1408(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(f)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘section 9(c) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(32) Section 1408A(a)(2)(E) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3123a(a)(2)(E)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘section 9(c) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(33) Section 1409A(e) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3124a(e)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’.
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(34) Section 1413B of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3129a) 
is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
ACT 
EXEMPTION’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 
5, UNITED STATES CODE,’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(35) Section 1417(k) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(k)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(36) Section 2(j) of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 3157(j)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(37) Section 1434(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(f)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(38) Section 1634(l) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843(l)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14(a) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(39) Section 2119(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘(in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2 et seq.)) (hereafter referred to in this section 
as the ‘Board’)’’ and inserting ‘‘(hereafter referred to in this 
section as the ‘Board’) in accordance with chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(40) Section 420(b)(3) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7721(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(41) Section 1308(c)(5) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7958(c)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and
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(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(42) Section 1210(d)(3)(B) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8740(d)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(43) Section 1210(d)(3)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9040(d)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(44) Section 286(k) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(45) Section 343(e)(9) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14’’and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, other than section 1013 of title 5’’. 
(46) Section 946(j) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5’’. 
(47) Section 723(d)(6) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65, 10 U.S.C. 1071 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(48) Section 722(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484, 10 U.S.C. 1073 
note) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(49) Section 718(g)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375, 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’.
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(50) Section 1783 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1001(2) of 
title 5’’. 
(51) Section 2012(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(52) Section 2164(d)(6) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), but may close meetings in accordance with 
such Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, but may close 
meetings in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(53) Section 2705(d)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(54) Section 202(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1708(b)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Section 7 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1006 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(55) Section 1205(f) of the Financial Institutions Reform, 
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–73, 
12 U.S.C. 1818 note) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(56) Section 5.12 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2246) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(57) Section 104(d) of the Community Development 
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 
4703(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, except that section 14 of that Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, except 
that section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(58) Section 111(g) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
(12 U.S.C. 5321(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(59) Section 1013(h) of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493(h)) is amended—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code, such chapter’’. 
(60) Section 2925(a)(3) of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5’’. 
(61) Section 2944 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(62) Section 11A(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (which shall be in addition 
to the National Market Advisory Board established pursuant 
to subsection (d) of this section)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code (which shall be in addition to 
the National Market Advisory Board established pursuant to 
subsection (d) of this section),’’. 
(63) Section 17A(f)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q–1(f)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act;’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(64) Section 39(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78pp(i)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(65) Section 25(m)(4) of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(m)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA 
APPLICABILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Section 14 of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(66) Section 7(b) of the Small Business Computer Security 
and Education Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–362, 15 U.S.C.
H. R. 5961—118 
633 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(67) Section 31(b)(2)(D) of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2080(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(68) Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f)(2) — 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’; 
(B) in subsection (l)(3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(69) Section 26(b)(4)(E) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(70) Section 604(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–358, 15 U.S.C. 
3701 note) is amended— 
(A) in the clause heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(71) Section 24(k)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719(k)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(72) Section 273(i) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4603(i)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(73) Section 5203 of the Competitiveness Policy Council 
Act (15 U.S.C. 4802) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
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(74) Section 5207 of the Competitiveness Policy Council 
Act (15 U.S.C. 4806) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)(6), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
subsection 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in text, by striking ‘‘subsections (e) and (f) 
of section 10, of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (e) and (f) of section 1009 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(75) Section 101(b)(3) of the High-Performance Computing 
Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(76) Section 214(c) of the Protecting Children in the 21st 
Century Act (15 U.S.C. 6554(c)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(77) Section 11(c) of the National Construction Safety Team 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7310(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(78) Section 4(f) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(f)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(79) Section 5 of the San Francisco Maritime National 
Historical Park Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 410nn–3) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 
86 Stat. 776),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013(b) of title 5, 
United States Code,’’. 
(80) Section 6(e) of Public Law 100–479 (16 U.S.C. 410oo– 
5(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(81) Section 3(g)(4) of Public Law 100–571 (16 U.S.C. 
410qq–2(g)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 
Stat. 776),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013(b) of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(82) Section 106(h) of the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 410tt–4(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and
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(B) in text, by striking ‘‘section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, and except as otherwise provided 
in this title, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013(b) 
of title 5, United States Code, and except as otherwise 
provided in this title, the provisions of chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(83) Section 201(i) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww–21(i)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(84) Section 307(c) of the California Desert Protection Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–6(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(85) Section 407(c) of the California Desert Protection Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–27(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(86) Section 518(c) of the California Desert Protection Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–58(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(87) Section 10(d) of the Great Sand Dunes National Park 
and Preserve Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410hhh–8(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(88) Section 7001(e)(9) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 410lll(e)(9)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA NON-
APPLICABILITY’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NONAPPLICABILITY
OF 
CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(89) Section 3032(k)(9) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (16 U.S.C. 410qqq(k)(9)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA NON-
APPLICABILITY’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NONAPPLICABILITY
OF 
CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(90) Section 5(e) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g– 
8(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(91) Section 14 of the Winding Stair Mountain National 
Recreation and Wilderness Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460vv–12) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Public Law 92–463),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’.
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(92) Section 206(e) of the West Virginia National Interest 
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–5(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act 
of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776). The provisions of section 
14(b) of such Act (relating to the charter of the Committee)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. The 
provisions of section 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to the charter of the Committee),’’. 
(93) Section 1029(g)(4) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g)(4)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(94) Section 522(h) of the Land Between the Lakes Protec-
tion Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–22(h)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(95) Section 8(c)(1) of the McInnis Canyons National Con-
servation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 460mmm–6(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code;’’. 
(96) Section 131(h) of the Steens Mountain Cooperative 
Management and Protection Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn– 
51(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(97) Section 2407(c)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460zzz–6(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.);’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code;’’. 
(98) Section 8(a) of Public Law 93–535 (16 U.S.C. 541g(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(86 Stat. 770),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(99) Section 4(o) of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(o)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(100) Section 1(a)(2) [title IX, §902(f)] of Public Law 106– 
553 (16 U.S.C. 669 note) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘INAPPLICABILITY
OF CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(101) Section 11(e) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Res-
toration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–2(e)) is amended—
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(131) Section 6(c) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act 
of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6605(c)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(132) Section 804(d)(12) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6803(d)(12)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(133) Section 503(d)(1)(C) of the Western and Central 
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 
6902(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(134) Section 208(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(135) Section 3056(a)(7) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(136) Section 105 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 
107–56, 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(137) Section 13031(k) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Reform and Extension Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 58c(k)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1013 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(138) Section 135(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2155(f)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) 
and (b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) of 
sections 1009 and 1010 of title 5, United States Code’’; 
and 
(D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2) 
of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a) of section 1013 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(139) Section 127(j) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission 
Act (Public Law 105–277, 19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and
H. R. 5961—126 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(140) Section 306(h) of the Convention on Cultural Property 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2605(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. Appendix I) shall 
apply to the Committee except that the requirements of 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and section 11 of 
such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply to the Committee, except that the require-
ments of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1009 and section 
1010 of title 5, United States Code’’. 
(141) Section 102(b)(1) of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3312(b)(1)) is 
amended (matter at end) by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(142) Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3512(b)(1)(B)) is amended (matter at 
end) by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(143) Section 109 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4316) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 10(f) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1009(f) of title 5, United States Code,’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; 
relating to the termination of advisory committees)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(144) Section 702(g) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4422(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE FED-
ERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 10 and section 
11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1009 and section 1010 of title 5, United States 
Code’’. 
(145) Section 12(g) of the National Museum of the American 
Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q–10(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE FED-
ERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’.
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(146) Section 114(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(d)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee, 
except that section 14 of such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Com-
mittee, except that section 1013 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(147) Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I)’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(148) Section 492(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098a(c)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(149) Section 114(d)(1)(D) of the Vocational Education Act 
of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)(1)(D)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
5, UNITED
STATES 
CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(150) Section 9(b)(6) of the National Environmental Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 5508(b)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(151) Section 11(f) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 
L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5607b(f)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(152) Section 1601(b)(4)(A) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6571(b)(4)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.);’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code;’’. 
(153) Section 114(g) of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9514(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(154) Section 302(h) of the National Assessment of Edu-
cational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621(h)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to the Assessment 
Board, other than sections 10, 11, and 12 of such Act.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply with respect to the Assessment Board, other than 
sections 1009, 1010, and 1011 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
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(155) Section 513(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the ‘‘Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(156) Section 520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(3)) is amended (matter at end) 
by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(157) Section 567(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–6(a)(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(158) Section 572(d)(3)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc–1(d)(3)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 
2.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(159) Section 712(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379d–1(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(160) Section 917(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387q(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE’’; and 
(ii) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(161) Section 410(h) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 679a(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(162) Section 810(i)(1) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1908(i)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(163) Section 543(b) of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 290m–2(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(164) Section 8(a) of the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–186, 22 U.S.C. 1621 note) is 
amended—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(165) Section 301(h) of the International Travel Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2124(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(166) Section 234A(b)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194b(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(167) Section 637(g) of the HELP Commission Act (22 
U.S.C. 2394b(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(168) Section 8D(f) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2507d(f)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(169) Section 406(f)(3) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4356(f)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee to the extent that the provisions 
of this title are inconsistent with that Act.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee to the extent that the provisions 
of this title are inconsistent with that chapter.’’. 
(170) Section 303(d) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 
U.S.C. 4833(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(171) Section 202(e) of the Support for East European 
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5422(e)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(172) Section 206 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6434) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(173) Section 1238(g) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 
7002(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and
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(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(174) Section 5204(h)(2) of the Intelligent Transportation 
Systems Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–178, 23 U.S.C. 502 note) 
is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(175) Section 6011(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240, 23 U.S.C. 
502 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(176) Section 5305(h)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109– 
59, 23 U.S.C. 512 note) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(177) Section 5307(a)(4)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 
109–59, 23 U.S.C. 512 note) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(178) Section 515(h)(5) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(179) Section 4(d)(2) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and 
District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 
225b(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(180) Section 19 of Public Law 103–435 (25 U.S.C. 166) 
is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(181) Section 3307(j) of the Youth Drug and Mental Health 
Services Act (Public Law 106–310, 25 U.S.C. 1671 note) is
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amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(182) Section 1138(b) of the Education Amendments of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2018(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 7(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1006(d) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(183) Section 15(m) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2812(m)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(184) Section 306(c) of the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4046(c)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(185) Section 9 of the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform 
and Business Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–447, 
25 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 
10 OF TITLE, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(186) Section 15(d)(2)(F) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49l–2(d)(2)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(187) Section 205(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 765(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(188) Section 904(a)(6) of the Food and Drug Administration 
Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law 112–144, 29 U.S.C. 
792 note) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA 
WAIVER’’ and inserting ‘‘WAIVER OF CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 
5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(189) Section 512(e) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1142(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating
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to termination)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United 
States Code (relating to termination),’’. 
(190) Section 517(f)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1147(f)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(191) Section 4002(h)(8) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1302(h)(8)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(192) Section 166(i)(4)(G) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221(i)(4)(G)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(193) Section 9(f) of the Mining and Mineral Resources 
Institutes Act (30 U.S.C. 1229(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Section 1009 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(194) Section 624(d) of the Treasury and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554, 31 U.S.C. 
1105 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
(195) Section 202(c)(2) of the Government Securities Act 
Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103–202, 31 U.S.C. 3121 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 10(c) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1009(c) of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(196) Section 5135(h) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(197) Section 1564(c) of the Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money 
Laundering Act (Public Law 102–550, 31 U.S.C. 5311 note) 
is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(198) Section 8(f)(9) of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(9)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’.
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(199) Section 8004(g)(2)(D) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114, 33 U.S.C. 652 note) 
is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(200) Section 3(a) of the Oceans Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–256, 33 U.S.C. 857–19 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except for 
sections 3, 7, and 12,’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code, except for sections 1001, 1006, and 1011,’’. 
(201) Section 311(t)(2)(C)(viii) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(t)(2)(C)(viii)) is amended— 
(A) in the clause heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(202) Section 302(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 
other than section 1013,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(203) Section 2034(j) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2343(j)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(204) Section 2035(g) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2344(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(205) Section 5008(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2738(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(206) Section 903(b) of the Oceans and Human Health 
Act (33 U.S.C. 3102(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(207) Section 9003(h) of the National Levee Safety Act 
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302(h)) is amended—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(208) Section 12005(b) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3405(b)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(209) Section 12304(d)(4)(E) of the Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)(4)(E)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(210) Section 807(e) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10226(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(211) Section 210303(b)(2) of the DNA Identification Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12591(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(212) Section 7(n) of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
2003 (34 U.S.C. 30306(n)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
(213) Section 215(d) of the National Crime Prevention and 
Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40314(d)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(214) Section 217 [Article VIII(a) of the National Crime 
Prevention and Privacy Compact] of the National Crime Preven-
tion and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40316) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(215) Section 5(h) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5’’. 
(216) Section 8(b) of the World War I Centennial Commis-
sion Act (Public Law 112–272, 36 U.S.C. note prec. 101) is 
amended—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 14(a)(2) of 
such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(217) Section 545(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 14 of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’. 
(218) Section 546(f) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
10 of title 5’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 14 of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’. 
(219) Section 7314(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(220) Section 7320(e)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(221) Section 2(b)(4) of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–287, 
38 U.S.C. 7325 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(222) Section 303(a) of the Veterans Health Programs 
Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–422, 38 U.S.C. 7328 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(223) Section 7329(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(224) Section 7330(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(225) Section 7330A(c)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’. 
(226) Section 407(b)(3) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5)’’. 
(227) Section 217(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 218(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14(a) of the
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Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(228) Section 319L(e)(2) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(229) Section 337(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254j(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013 of title 
5, United States Code,’’. 
(230) Section 399U(e) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g–10(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘Appendix 2 
of title 5, United States Code.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(231) Section 402(b) (matter after last paragraph) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b) (matter after last 
paragraph)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(232) Section 405(c) (matter after paragraph (4)) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(233) Section 14(d) of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children 
Act (42 U.S.C. 284m–1(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(234) Section 452(c)(1) (matter after subparagraph (F)) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g–4(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(235) Section 3(d)(1) of the ICCVAM Authorization Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–3(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(236) Section 501(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290aa(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(237) Section 749(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 293l(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under 
this section only to the extent that the provisions of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this 
section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(238) Section 757(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 294f(g)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and
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(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under 
this section only to the extent that the provisions of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this 
section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(239) Section 5101(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 294q(c)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 5 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1004 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(240) Section 851(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 297t(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act shall apply to the Advisory Committee under 
this section only to the extent that the provisions of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this 
section only to the extent that the provisions of chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(241) Section 915(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 299b–4(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘Appendix 2 
of title 5, United States Code.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(242) Section 942(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 299c(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14(a) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(243) Section 941(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 299c–1(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14(a) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1013(a) of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(244) Section 1111(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300b–10(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 14 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, an advisory committee established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government under 
section 9(a) of such Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code, an advisory committed estab-
lished by the President or an officer of the Federal Govern-
ment under section 1008(a) of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(245) Section 1446(d) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–5(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 14(a) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to termi-
nation)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1013(a) of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to termination),’’. 
(246) Section 3002(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300jj–12(e)) is amended—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code, other than section 1013 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(247) Section 3302(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300mm–1(a)(6)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(248) Section 3(b)(3) of the Social Security Disability Bene-
fits Reform Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–460, 42 U.S.C. 423 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code)’’. 
(249) Section 703(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
903(h)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(250) Section 5006(e)(1) of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 1320b–24) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(251) Section 1834A(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m–1(f)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(252) Section 1847(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–3(c)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FACA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; 
and 
(B) in text, by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(253) Section 3134(b)(1)(A) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148, 42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(254) Section 4012(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
(Pub. L. 105–33, 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act