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TITLE 
VIII—ETHICS 
REFORMS 
FOR THE PRESIDENT, VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
AND 
FEDERAL 
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch Conflict of Interest 
Sec. 8001. Short title. 
Sec. 8002. Restrictions on private sector payment for government service. 
Sec. 8003. Requirements relating to slowing the revolving door. 
Sec. 8004. Prohibition of procurement officers accepting employment from gov-
ernment contractors. 
Sec. 8005. Revolving door restrictions on employees moving into the private 
sector. 
Sec. 8006. Guidance on unpaid employees. 
Sec. 8007. Limitation on use of Federal funds and contracting at businesses 
owned by certain Government officers and employees. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 8011. Short title. 
Sec. 8012. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice 
President that pose a potential conflict of interest. 
Sec. 8013. Initial financial disclosure. 
Sec. 8014. Contracts by the President or Vice President. 
Sec. 8015. Legal defense funds. 
Subtitle C—White House Ethics Transparency 
Sec. 8021. Short title. 
Sec. 8022. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics require-
ments. 
Subtitle D—Executive Branch Ethics Enforcement 
Sec. 8031. Short title. 
Sec. 8032. Reauthorization of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8033. Tenure of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8034. Duties of Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8035. Agency ethics officials training and duties. 
Sec. 8036. Prohibition on use of funds for certain Federal employee travel in 
contravention of certain regulations. 
Sec. 8037. Reports on cost of Presidential travel. 
Sec. 8038. Reports on cost of senior Federal official travel. 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From Political Fundraising 
Sec. 8041. Short title. 
Sec. 8042. Disclosure of certain types of contributions. 
Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics 
Sec. 8051. Short title.
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Sec. 8052. Presidential transition ethics programs. 
Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge For Senior Executive Branch Employees 
Sec. 8061. Short title. 
Sec. 8062. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Aircraft by Senior Political Appointees 
Sec. 8071. Short title. 
Sec. 8072. Prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 8081. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest Act’’. 
SEC. 8002. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE SECTOR PAYMENT 
FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE. 
Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a); 
(A) by striking ‘‘any salary’’ and inserting 
‘‘any salary (including a bonus)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘as compensation for his 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time, as com-
pensation for serving’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a pension, 
retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, 
profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee wel-
fare or benefit plan that makes payment of any por-
tion of compensation contingent on accepting a posi-
tion in the United States Government shall not be 
considered bona fide.’’. 
SEC. 8003. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SLOWING THE RE-
VOLVING DOOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
VI—ENHANCED 
RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES 
‘‘§ 601. Definitions 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means an Executive agency, as de-
fined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Postal Service and the Postal Rate 
Commission, but does not include the Govern-
ment Accountability Office or the Government 
of the District of Columbia; and
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‘‘(B) shall include the Executive Office of 
the President. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered 
employee’ means an officer or employee referred to 
in paragraph (2) of section 207(c) or paragraph (1) 
of section 207(d) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘execu-
tive branch’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 109. 
‘‘(5) FORMER CLIENT.—The term ‘former cli-
ent’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served personally as an agent, attor-
ney, or consultant during the 2-year period end-
ing on the date before the date on which the 
covered employee begins service in the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any agency or in-
strumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) FORMER EMPLOYER.—The term ‘former 
employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served as an employee, officer, direc-
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tor, trustee, agent, attorney, consultant, or con-
tractor during the 2-year period ending on the 
date before the date on which the covered em-
ployee begins service in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) an entity in the Federal Govern-
ment, including an executive branch agen-
cy; 
‘‘(ii) a State or local government; 
‘‘(iii) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(iv) an Indian tribe, as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304); or 
‘‘(v) the government of a territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(7) PARTICULAR
MATTER.—The term ‘par-
ticular matter’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 207(i) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘§ 602. Conflict of interest and eligibility standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee may not 
participate personally and substantially in a particular 
matter in which the covered employee knows or reasonably
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should have known that a former employer or former cli-
ent of the covered employee has a financial interest. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY HEADS.—With respect to the 
head of a covered agency who is a covered em-
ployee, the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
for the Executive Office of the President, in 
consultation with the Director, may grant a 
written waiver of the restrictions under sub-
section (a) before the head engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the 
Executive Office of the President determines 
and certifies in writing that, in light of all the 
relevant circumstances, the interest of the Fed-
eral Government in the head’s participation 
outweighs the concern that a reasonable person 
may question the integrity of the agency’s pro-
grams or operations. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COVERED EMPLOYEES.—With 
respect to any covered employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), the head of the covered 
agency employing the covered employee, in con-
sultation with the Director, may grant a written
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‘‘(i) provide reasons for the objection 
in writing to the head of the agency who 
granted the waiver not more than 15 cal-
endar days after the waiver was granted; 
and 
‘‘(ii) publish the written objection on 
the website of the Office of Government 
Ethics not more than 30 calendar days 
after the waiver was granted. 
‘‘§ 603. Penalties and injunctions 
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any person who violates 
section 602 shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both. 
‘‘(2) WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—Any person who 
willfully violates section 602 shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court 
of the United States against any person who vio-
lates, or whom the Attorney General has reason to
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believe is engaging in conduct that violates, section 
602. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the court finds by 
a preponderance of the evidence that a person 
violated section 602, the court shall impose a 
civil penalty of not more than the greater of— 
‘‘(i) $100,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of compensation the 
person received or was offered for the con-
duct constituting the violation. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—A civil 
penalty under this subsection may be in addi-
tion to any other criminal or civil statutory, 
common law, or administrative remedy available 
to the United States or any other person. 
‘‘(3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a civil action 
brought under paragraph (1) against a person, 
the Attorney General may petition the court for 
an order prohibiting the person from engaging 
in conduct that violates section 602. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD.—The court may issue an 
order under subparagraph (A) if the court finds
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by a preponderance of the evidence that the 
conduct of the person violates section 602. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The filing 
of a petition seeking injunctive relief under this 
paragraph shall not preclude any other remedy 
that is available by law to the United States or 
any other person.’’. 
SEC. 8004. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS AC-
CEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE 
BY FORMER OFFICIALS OF COMPENSATION FROM CON-
TRACTORS.—Section 2104 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or consultant’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘attorney, 
consultant, 
subcon-
tractor, or lobbyist’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘person-
ally made for the Federal agency’’ and inserting
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‘‘participated personally and substantially in’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FROM AFFILI-
ATES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—A former official respon-
sible for a Government contract referred to in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) may not accept compensa-
tion for 2 years after awarding the contract from any divi-
sion, affiliate, or subcontractor of the contractor.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR PROCUREMENT OFFICERS 
TO DISCLOSE JOB OFFERS MADE TO RELATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2103(a) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after 
‘‘that official’’ the following: ‘‘, or for a relative (as defined 
in section 3110 of title 5) of that official,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
ON AWARD
OF GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTS TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of division B of 
subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2108. 
Prohibition 
on 
involvement 
by 
certain 
former contractor employees in procure-
ments 
‘‘An employee of the Federal Government may not 
participate personally and substantially in any award of 
a contract to, or the administration of a contract awarded 
to, a contractor that is a former employer of the employee 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which 
the employee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2108. Prohibition on involvement by certain former contractor employees 
in procurements.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services, shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of 
title 41, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services, in consultation with designated 
agency ethics officials (as that term is defined in section 
109(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)), shall monitor compliance with such chapter 21 by 
individuals and agencies.
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SEC. 8005. REVOLVING DOOR RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOY-
EES MOVING INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 207 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ONE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TWO-YEAR’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in each instance 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or conducts any lob-
bying activity to facilitate any communication 
to or appearance before,’’ after ‘‘any commu-
nication to or appearance before’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any individual covered by sub-
section (c) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, 
separating from the civil service on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics shall issue guidance on ethical 
standards applicable to unpaid employees of an agency. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Executive 
Office of the President and the White House; and 
(2) the term ‘‘unpaid employee’’ includes any 
individual occupying a position at an agency and 
who is unpaid by operation of section 3110 of title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
but does not include any employee who is unpaid 
due to a lapse in appropriations. 
SEC. 8007. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND 
CONTRACTING AT BUSINESSES OWNED BY 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2022 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no Fed-
eral funds may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
procuring goods or services at any business owned or con-
trolled by a covered individual or any family member of 
such an individual, unless such obligation or expenditure 
of funds is authorized under the Presidential Protection 
Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–524). 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON CONTRACTS.—No Executive 
agency may enter into or hold a contract with a business 
owned or controlled by a covered individual or any family 
member of such an individual.
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(c) DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.—For purposes 
of this section, a business shall be deemed to be owned 
or controlled by a covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual if the covered individual or member 
of family (as the case may be)— 
(1) is a member of the board of directors or 
similar governing body of the business; 
(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls more 
than 50 percent of the voting shares of the business; 
or 
(3) is the beneficiary of a trust which owns or 
controls more than 50 percent of the business and 
can direct distributions under the terms of the trust. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means— 
(A) the President; 
(B) the Vice President; 
(C) the head of any Executive department 
(as that term is defined in section 101 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
(D) any individual occupying a position 
designated by the President as a Cabinet-level 
position.
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(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means an individual with any of the following 
relationships to a covered individual: 
(A) Spouse, and parents thereof. 
(B) Sons and daughters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(C) Parents, and spouses thereof. 
(D) Brothers and sisters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(E) Grandparents and grandchildren, and 
spouses thereof. 
(F) Domestic partner and parents thereof, 
including domestic partners of any individual in 
subparagraphs (A) through (E). 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts 
of Interest 
SEC. 8011. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Con-
flicts of Interest Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 8012. DIVESTITURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT THAT POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after title 
VI (as added by section 8003) the following: 
‘‘TITLE VII—DIVESTITURE OF FI-
NANCIAL CONFLICTS OF IN-
TERESTS OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT 
‘‘§ 701. Divestiture of financial interests posing a con-
flict of interest 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENT.—The President and Vice President shall, 
within 30 days of assuming office, divest of all financial 
interests that pose a conflict of interest because the Presi-
dent or Vice President, the spouse, dependent child, or 
general partner of the President or Vice President, or any 
person or organization with whom the President or Vice 
President is negotiating or has any arrangement con-
cerning prospective employment, has a financial interest, 
by— 
‘‘(1) converting each such interest to cash or 
other investment that meets the criteria established 
by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics
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through regulation as being an interest so remote or 
inconsequential as not to pose a conflict; or 
‘‘(2) placing each such interest in a qualified 
blind trust as defined in section 102(f)(3) or a diver-
sified trust under section 102(f)(4)(B). 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President or Vice President complies with 
section 102.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—Section 102(a) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) With respect to any such report filed by 
the President or Vice President, for any corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, or other business enter-
prise in which the President, Vice President, or the 
spouse or dependent child of the President or Vice 
President, has a significant financial interest— 
‘‘(A) the name of each other person who 
holds a significant financial interest in the firm, 
partnership, association, corporation, or other 
entity; 
‘‘(B) the value, identity, and category of 
each liability in excess of $10,000; and
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‘‘(C) a description of the nature and value 
of any assets with a value of $10,000 or 
more.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Government Ethics shall promulgate regulations to 
define the criteria required by section 701(a)(1) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (as added by subsection 
(a)) and the term ‘‘significant financial interest’’ for pur-
poses of section 102(a)(9) of the Ethics in Government 
Act (as added by subsection (b)). 
SEC. 8013. INITIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. 
Subsection (a) of section 101 of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
‘‘position’’ and adding at the end the following: ‘‘position, 
with the exception of the President and Vice President, 
who must file a new report.’’. 
SEC. 8014. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESI-
DENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the 
President, Vice President, Cabinet Mem-
ber, or a’’ after ‘‘Contracts by’’; and
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(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President, Vice President, or any Cabi-
net member’’ after ‘‘Whoever, being’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 431 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘431. Contracts by the President, Vice President, or a Member of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 8015. LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics; 
(2) the term ‘‘legal defense fund’’ means a 
trust— 
(A) that has only one beneficiary; 
(B) that is subject to a trust agreement 
creating an enforceable fiduciary duty on the 
part of the trustee to the beneficiary, pursuant 
to the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which 
the trust is established; 
(C) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that provides for the mandatory public disclo-
sure of all donations and disbursements; 
(D) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
purpose other than—
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(i) the administration of the trust; 
(ii) the payment or reimbursement of 
legal fees or expenses incurred in investiga-
tive, civil, criminal, or other legal pro-
ceedings relating to or arising by virtue of 
service by the trust’s beneficiary as an offi-
cer or employee, as defined in this section, 
or as an employee, contractor, consultant 
or volunteer of the campaign of the Presi-
dent or Vice President; or 
(iii) the distribution of unused re-
sources to a charity selected by the trustee 
that has not been selected or recommended 
by the beneficiary of the trust; 
(E) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
other purpose or personal legal matters, includ-
ing tax planning, personal injury litigation, pro-
tection of property rights, divorces, or estate 
probate; and 
(F) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the acceptance of donations, ex-
cept in accordance with this section and the 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics;
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(3) the term ‘‘lobbying activity’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602); 
(4) the term ‘‘officer or employee’’ means— 
(A) an officer (as that term is defined in 
section 2104 of title 5, United States Code) or 
employee (as that term is defined in section 
2105 of such title) of the executive branch of 
the Government; 
(B) the Vice President; and 
(C) the President; and 
(5) the term ‘‘relative’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3110 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS.—An officer or em-
ployee may not accept or use any gift or donation for the 
payment or reimbursement of legal fees or expenses in-
curred in investigative, civil, criminal, or other legal pro-
ceedings relating to or arising by virtue of the officer or 
employee’s service as an officer or employee, as defined 
in this section, or as an employee, contractor, consultant 
or volunteer of the campaign of the President or Vice 
President except through a legal defense fund that is cer-
tified by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
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(c) LIMITS ON GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall promulgate regulations establishing lim-
its with respect to gifts and donations described in sub-
section (b), which shall, at a minimum— 
(1) prohibit the receipt of any gift or donation 
described in subsection (b)— 
(A) from a single contributor (other than 
a relative of the officer or employee) in a total 
amount of more than $5,000 during any cal-
endar year; 
(B) from a registered lobbyist; 
(C) from a foreign government or an agent 
of a foreign principal; 
(D) from a State government or an agent 
of a State government; 
(E) from any person seeking official action 
from, or seeking to do or doing business with, 
the agency employing the officer or employee; 
(F) from any person conducting activities 
regulated by the agency employing the officer 
or employee; 
(G) from any person whose interests may 
be substantially affected by the performance or
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nonperformance of the official duties of the offi-
cer or employee; 
(H) from an officer or employee of the ex-
ecutive branch; or 
(I) from any organization a majority of 
whose members are described in (A)–(H); and 
(2) require that a legal defense fund, in order 
to be certified by the Director, only permit distribu-
tions to the applicable officer or employee. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee who 
wishes to accept funds or have a representative ac-
cept funds from a legal defense fund shall first en-
sure that the proposed trustee of the legal defense 
fund submits to the Director the following informa-
tion: 
(A) The name and contact information for 
any proposed trustee of the legal defense fund. 
(B) A copy of any proposed trust docu-
ment for the legal defense fund. 
(C) The nature of the legal proceeding (or 
proceedings), investigation or other matter 
which give rise to the establishment of the legal 
defense fund.
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including all distributions from the trust for 
any purpose. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make publicly available online— 
(A) each report submitted under para-
graph (1) in a searchable, sortable, and 
downloadable form; 
(B) each trust agreement and any amend-
ment thereto; 
(C) the written notice and acknowledgment 
required by subsection (d); and 
(D) the Director’s written certification of 
the legal defense fund. 
(f) RECUSAL.—An officer or employee, other than the 
President and the Vice President, who is the beneficiary 
of a legal defense fund may not participate personally and 
substantially in any particular matter in which the officer 
or employee knows a donor of any source of a gift or dona-
tion to the legal defense fund established for the officer 
or employee has a financial interest, for a period of 2 years 
from the date of the most recent gift or donation to the 
legal defense fund.
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Subtitle C—White House Ethics 
Transparency 
SEC. 8021. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘White House Eth-
ics Transparency Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 8022. PROCEDURE FOR WAIVERS AND AUTHORIZA-
TIONS RELATING TO ETHICS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or em-
ployee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursu-
ant to section 3 of Executive Order No. 13770 (82 6 Fed. 
Reg. 9333), or any subsequent similar order, such officer 
or employee shall— 
(1) transmit a written copy of such waiver or 
authorization to the Director of the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics; and 
(2) make a written copy of such waiver or au-
thorization available to the public on the website of 
the employing agency of the covered employee. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In the case of a 
waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) issued 
during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and 
ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing 
officer or employee of such waiver or authorization shall 
comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2)
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of such subsection not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS PUBLIC AVAIL-
ABILITY.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a written 
copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
make such waiver or authorization available to the public 
on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to 
Congress on the impact of the application of subsection 
(b), including the name of any individual who received a 
waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) and 
who, by operation of subsection (b), submitted the infor-
mation required by such subsection. 
(e) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(1) means a non-career Presidential or Vice 
Presidential appointee, non-career appointee in the 
Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type sys-
tem), or an appointee to a position that has been ex-
cepted from the competitive service by reason of 
being of a confidential or policymaking character
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(Schedule C and other positions excepted under com-
parable criteria) in an executive agency; and 
(2) does not include any individual appointed as 
a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as 
a uniformed service commissioned officer. 
Subtitle D—Executive Branch 
Ethics Enforcement 
SEC. 8031. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 8032. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERN-
MENT ETHICS. 
Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
SEC. 8033. TENURE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS. 
Section 401(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, subject to removal only for 
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The 
Director may continue to serve beyond the expiration of 
the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified, 
except that the Director may not continue to serve for
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more than one year after the date on which the term would 
otherwise expire under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 8034. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOV-
ERNMENT ETHICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, in consultation with the Office of Personnel 
Management,’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—Section 
402(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘developing, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and the Office of 
Personnel Management, rules and regulations 
to be promulgated by the President or the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘developing and promul-
gating rules and regulations’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) providing mandatory education and train-
ing programs for designated agency ethics officials, 
which may be delegated to each agency or the White
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House Counsel as deemed appropriate by the Direc-
tor;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘title II’’ and 
inserting ‘‘title I’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘problems’’ 
and inserting ‘‘issues’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘issued by the President or 
the Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘problems’’ and inserting 
‘‘issues’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, when requested,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘conflict of interest prob-
lems’’ and inserting ‘‘conflicts of interest, as 
well as other ethics issues’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘ordering’’ and inserting 
‘‘receiving allegations of violations of this Act or 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics 
and, when necessary, investigating an allegation 
to determine whether a violation occurred, and 
ordering’’; and
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with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department 
of Defense in support of Presidential travel. Each such 
report shall include costs incurred for travel to a property 
owned or operated by the individual serving as President 
or an immediate family member of such individual. 
(b) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘immediate family member’’ means the 
spouse of such individual, the adult or minor child of such 
individual, or the spouse of an adult child of such indi-
vidual. 
SEC. 8038. REPORTS ON COST OF SENIOR FEDERAL OFFI-
CIAL TRAVEL. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department 
of Defense in support of travel by senior Federal officials 
on military aircraft. Each such report shall include wheth-
er spousal travel furnished by the Department was reim-
bursed to the Federal Government.