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money penalty of not more than $200,000, depend-
ing on the extent and gravity of the violation. 
‘‘(4) NO
FINES
PAID
BY
FOREIGN
PRIN-
CIPALS.—A civil money penalty paid under para-
graph (1) may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by 
a foreign principal. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FINES.—All civil money penalties 
collected under this subsection shall be used to de-
fray the cost of the enforcement unit established 
under subsection (i).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7103. DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
THINGS OF FINANCIAL VALUE CONFERRED 
ON OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) REQUIRING
AGENTS
TO
DISCLOSE
KNOWN 
TRANSACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(10) To the extent that the registrant has 
knowledge of any transaction which occurred in the 
preceding 60 days and in which the foreign principal 
for whom the registrant is acting as an agent con-
ferred on a Federal or State officeholder any thing 
of financial value, including a gift, profit, salary, fa-
vorable regulatory treatment, or any other direct or 
indirect economic or financial benefit, a detailed 
statement describing each such transaction.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to state-
ments filed on or after the expiration of the 90-day 
period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE
FOR CURRENT 
REGISTRANTS.—Not later than the expiration of the 90- 
day period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, each registrant who (prior to the expiration of 
such period) filed a registration statement with the Attor-
ney General under section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a)) and 
who has knowledge of any transaction described in para-
graph (10) of section 2(a) of such Act (as added by sub-
section (a)(1)) which occurred at any time during which 
the registrant was an agent of the foreign principal in-
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volved, shall file with the Attorney General a supplement 
to such statement under oath, on a form prescribed by 
the Attorney General, containing a detailed statement de-
scribing each such transaction. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure 
Reform 
SEC. 7201. EXPANDING SCOPE OF INDIVIDUALS AND AC-
TIVITIES SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF 
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING LEGIS-
LATIVE, POLITICAL, AND STRATEGIC COUNSELING SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, 
AND STRATEGIC COUNSELING SERVICES IN SUPPORT 
OF LOBBYING CONTACTS AS LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
Section 3(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘efforts’’ and inserting 
‘‘any efforts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘research and other back-
ground work’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘leg-
islative, political, and strategic counseling serv-
ices, research, and other background work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND 
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STRATEGIC
COUNSELING
SERVICES
AS
LOBBYING 
CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING SERV-
ICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PROVIDERS OF LEG-
ISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND
STRATEGIC
COUN-
SELING SERVICES.—Any individual who for fi-
nancial or other compensation provides legisla-
tive, political, and strategic counseling services 
which are treated as lobbying activity under 
paragraph (7), and which are used in support 
of a lobbying contact under this paragraph 
which is made by another individual, shall be 
considered to have made the same lobbying con-
tact at the same time and in the same manner 
to the covered executive branch official or cov-
ered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential 
Appointees 
SEC. 7301. RECUSAL OF APPOINTEES. 
Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Any officer or employee appointed by the 
President shall recuse himself or herself from any par-
ticular matter involving specific parties in which a party 
to that matter is— 
‘‘(A) the President who appointed the officer or 
employee, which shall include any entity in which the 
President has a substantial interest; or 
‘‘(B) the spouse of the President who appointed 
the officer or employee, which shall include any enti-
ty in which the spouse of the President has a sub-
stantial interest. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an officer or 
employee is recused under paragraph (1), a career ap-
pointee in the agency of the officer or employee shall per-
form the functions and duties of the officer or employee 
with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term ‘Com-
mission’ means a board, commission, or other agen-
cy for which the authority of the agency is vested in 
more than 1 member. 
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‘‘(ii) If the recusal of a member of a Commis-
sion from a matter under paragraph (1) would result 
in there not being a statutorily required quorum of 
members of the Commission available to participate 
in the matter, notwithstanding such statute or any 
other provision of law, the members of the Commis-
sion not recused under paragraph (1) may— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter without regard to 
the quorum requirement under such statute; 
‘‘(II) delegate the authorities and respon-
sibilities of the Commission with respect to the 
matter to a subcommittee of the Commission; 
or 
‘‘(III) designate an officer or employee of 
the Commission who was not appointed by the 
President who appointed the member of the 
Commission recused from the matter to exercise 
the authorities and duties of the recused mem-
ber with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee who violates paragraph 
(1) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 
216. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this section, the term ‘particular 
matter’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 
207(i).’’. 
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Subtitle E—Severability 
SEC. 7401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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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. 
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. 
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—Severability 
Sec. 8071. 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), by striking ‘‘any salary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any salary (including a bonus)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a pension, 
retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, 
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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 
‘‘SEC. 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 
‘‘(B) shall include the Executive Office of 
the President. 
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‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered 
employee’ means an officer or employee referred to 
in paragraph (2) of section 207(c) 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— 
‘‘(i) instances in which the service 
provided was limited to a speech or similar 
appearance by the covered employee; or 
‘‘(ii) a client of the former employer 
of the covered employee to whom the cov-
ered employee did not personally provide 
such services. 
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‘‘(6) FORMER EMPLOYER.—The term ‘former 
employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served as an employee, officer, direc-
tor, trustee, or general partner during the 2 
year period ending on the date before the date 
on which the covered employee begins service in 
the Federal Government; 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. 
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‘‘SEC. 602. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ELIGIBILITY 
STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee may not use, 
or attempt to use, the official position of the covered em-
ployee to participate in a particular matter in which the 
covered employee knows a former employer or former cli-
ent of the covered employee has a financial interest. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the covered 
agency employing a covered employee, in consulta-
tion with the Director, may grant a written waiver 
of the restrictions under subsection (a) prior to en-
gaging in the action otherwise prohibited by sub-
section (a) if, and to the extent that, the head of the 
covered agency certifies in writing that— 
‘‘(A) the application of the restriction to 
the particular matter is inconsistent with the 
purposes of the restriction; or 
‘‘(B) it is in the public interest to grant 
the waiver. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The head of the covered 
agency shall provide a waiver under paragraph (1) 
to the Director and post the waiver on the website 
of the agency within 30 calendar days after granting 
such waiver. 
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‘‘SEC. 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 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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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 
‘‘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 ON BEHALF OF REL-
ATIVES.—Section 2103(a) of title 41, United States Code, 
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is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by in-
serting after ‘‘that official’’ the following: ‘‘, or for a rel-
ative (as defined in section 3110 of title 5) of that offi-
cial,’’. 
(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: 
‘‘§ 2108. 
Prohibition 
on 
involvement 
by 
certain 
former contractor employees in procure-
ments 
‘‘An employee of the Federal Government may not 
be personally and substantially involved with any award 
of a contract to, or the administration of a contract award-
ed to, a contractor that is a former employer of the em-
ployee during the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
which the employee leaves the employment of the con-
tractor.’’. 
(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.’’. 
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(d) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall— 
(1) in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management and the Counsel to 
the President, promulgate regulations to carry out 
and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, as amended by this section; 
and 
(2) in consultation with designated agency eth-
ics officials (as that term is defined in section 
109(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)), monitor compliance with that chapter 
by individuals and agencies. 
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), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in 
each instance and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year’’. 
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(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. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts 
of Interest 
SEC. 8011. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Con-
flicts of Interest Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 8012. DIVESTITURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT THAT POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President and 
the Vice President should conduct themselves as if they 
were bound by section 208 of title 18, United States Code, 
by divesting conflicting assets in accordance with that sec-
tion and implementing regulations issued by the Office of 
Government Ethics, or by establishing a qualified blind 
trust (as that term is defined in section 102(f)(3) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)), or 
both. 
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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, or a’’ after 
‘‘Contracts by’’; and 
(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President or Vice President,’’ 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.’’. 
Subtitle C—White House Ethics 
Transparency 
SEC. 8021. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘White House Eth-
ics Transparency Act of 2019’’. 
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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 13770 (82 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) 
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 14 days after receiving a written 
copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
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make such waiver or authorization available to the public 
on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(1) means a full-time, noncareer Presidential or 
Vice Presidential appointee, noncareer 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 
(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 2019’’. 
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 2019 through 2023.’’. 
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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 
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(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 consulta-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘consulting’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Management, rules, and 
regulations to be promulgated by the President 
or the Director,’’ and inserting ‘‘Management 
for input on the promulgation of rules and reg-
ulations to be promulgated by the Director’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; 
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(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 
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), 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 
and, when necessary, investigating an allegation 
to determine whether a violation occurred, and 
ordering’’; and 
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(B) by inserting before the semi-colon the 
following: ‘‘, and recommending appropriate 
disciplinary action’’; 
(8) in paragraph (12)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘evaluating, with the as-
sistance of’’ and inserting ‘‘promulgating, with 
input from’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the need for’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘conflict of interest and 
ethical problems’’ and inserting ‘‘conflict of in-
terest and ethics issues’’; 
(9) in paragraph (13)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with the Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘with the Inspectors Gen-
eral and the Attorney General’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘violations of the conflict 
of interest laws’’ and inserting ‘‘conflict of in-
terest issues and allegations of violations of eth-
ics laws and regulations and this Act’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, as required by section 
535 of title 28, United States Code’’; 
(10) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(11) in paragraph (15)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(12) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) directing and providing final approval, 
when determined appropriate by the Director, for 
designated agency ethics officials regarding the reso-
lution of conflicts of interest as well as any other 
ethics issues under the purview of this Act in indi-
vidual cases; and 
‘‘(17) reviewing and approving, when deter-
mined appropriate by the Director, any recusals, ex-
emptions, or waivers from the conflicts of interest 
and ethics laws, rules, and regulations and making 
approved recusals, exemptions, and waivers made 
publicly available by the relevant agency available in 
a central location on the official website of the Office 
of Government Ethics.’’. 
(b) WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—Section 402(d) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘, by the exercise of any 
authority otherwise available to the Director 
under this title,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the agency is’’. 
(c) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—Section 402(f) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘of such agency’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at 
the end ‘‘and determine that a violation of this 
Act has occurred and issue appropriate admin-
istrative or legal remedies as prescribed in para-
graph (2)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘to the 
President or the President’s des-
ignee if the matter involves em-
ployees of the Executive Office of 
the President or’’ after ‘‘may rec-
ommend’’; 
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(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(II) in subclause (II)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘President 
or’’ after ‘‘determines that the’’; 
and 
(bb) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subclause (II) of clause (iii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘notify in writ-
ing,’’ and inserting ‘‘advise the Presi-
dent in writing or order’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘take appro-
priate disciplinary action including 
reprimand, suspension, demotion, or 
dismissal against the officer or em-
ployee’’ after ‘‘employee’s agency’’; 
and 
(III) by striking ‘‘of the officer’s 
or employee’s noncompliance, except 
that, if the officer or employee in-
volved is the agency head, the notifi-
cation shall instead be submitted to 
the President and Congress and’’; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iv); 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)(iii) 
or (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ before ‘‘In 
order to’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(II)(aa) The Director may secure directly 
from any agency information necessary to en-
able the Director to carry out this Act. Upon 
request of the Director, the head of such agency 
shall furnish that information to the Director. 
‘‘(bb) The Director may require by sub-
poena the production of all information, docu-
ments, reports, answers, records, accounts, pa-
pers, and other data in any medium and docu-
mentary evidence necessary in the performance 
of the functions assigned by this Act, which 
subpoena, in the case of refusal to obey, shall 
be enforceable by order of any appropriate 
United States district court.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Subject to clause (iv) 
of this subparagraph, before’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Before’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
(iii) or (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(iii)’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
before’’ and inserting ‘‘Before’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B)(iv)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘title 2’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 206’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 104’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(iv),’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) The Office of Government Ethics shall 
provide, on the official website of the Office, public 
access to records made available by agencies of all 
conflicts of interest and ethics laws, rules and regu-
lations, recusals, waivers and exemptions, ethics ad-
visory opinions, ethics agreements of senior executive 
branch personnel and employee certificates of dives-
titure, financial disclosure reports, compliance re-
views, enforcement actions, and any other public 
records concerning conflicts of interest and ethics 
records for the executive branch required by law. 
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‘‘(B) All financial disclosure reports and 
records related to conflict of interest waivers and 
other records of ethics determinations deemed public 
information by the Director or by law shall be made 
available to the public either by internet link to such 
information if publicly available, or at no charge on 
the website of the Office of Government Ethics in a 
searchable, sortable, and downloadable format, and 
at reasonable fees for reproduction of paper docu-
ments at the Office of Government Ethics.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 402 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) For purposes of this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ shall include the Execu-
tive Office of the President; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘officer or employee’ shall include 
any individual occupying a position, providing any 
official services, or acting in an advisory capacity, in 
the White House or the Executive Office of the 
President. 
‘‘(h) In this title, a reference to the head of an agency 
shall include the President or the President’s designee. 
‘‘(i) The Director shall not be required to obtain the 
prior approval, comment, or review of any officer or agen-
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cy of the United States, including the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, before submitting to Congress, or any 
committee or subcommittee thereof, any information, re-
ports, recommendations, testimony, or comments, if such 
submissions include a statement indicating that the views 
expressed therein are those of the Director and do not nec-
essarily represent the views of the President.’’. 
SEC. 8035. AGENCY ETHICS OFFICIALS TRAINING AND DU-
TIES. 
Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c)(1) All designated agency ethics officials and al-
ternate designated agency ethics officials shall register 
with, and report to, the Director as well as with the ap-
pointing authority of the official. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall provide ethics education and 
training to all designated and alternate designated agency 
ethics officials in a time and manner deemed appropriate 
by the Director. 
‘‘(d)(1) The head of each agency shall ensure that 
all records and information provided to the Director under 
this Act shall be provided, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable for-
mat. 
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‘‘(2) The head of each agency shall post on the offi-
cial website of the agency each recusal, waiver, exemption, 
ethics advisory opinion, ethics agreement, and certificate 
of divestiture issued by the agency under this Act and its 
implanting regulations.’’. 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From 
Political Fundraising 
SEC. 8041. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Conflicts from Po-
litical Fundraising Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 8042. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 109 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(19) as paragraphs (5) through (22), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ‘covered contribution’ means a payment, 
advance, forbearance, rendering, or deposit of 
money, or any thing of value— 
‘‘(A)(i) that— 
‘‘(I) is— 
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‘‘(aa) made by or on behalf of a 
covered individual; or 
‘‘(bb) solicited in writing by or at 
the request of a covered individual; 
and 
‘‘(II) is made— 
‘‘(aa) to a political organization, 
as defined in section 527 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(bb) to an organization— 
‘‘(AA) that is described in 
paragraph (4) or (6) of section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; and 
‘‘(BB) that promotes or op-
poses changes in Federal laws or 
regulations that are (or would 
be) administered by the agency in 
which the covered individual has 
been nominated for appointment 
to a covered position or is serving 
in a covered position; or 
‘‘(ii) that is— 
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‘‘(I) solicited in writing by or on be-
half of a covered individual; and 
‘‘(II) made— 
‘‘(aa) by an individual or entity 
the activities of which are subject to 
Federal laws or regulations that are 
(or would be) administered by the 
agency in which the covered individual 
has been nominated for appointment 
to a covered position or is serving in 
a covered position; and 
‘‘(bb) to— 
‘‘(AA) a political organiza-
tion, as defined in section 527 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; or 
‘‘(BB) an organization that 
is described in paragraph (4) or 
(6) of section 501(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) that is made to an organization de-
scribed in item (aa) or (bb) of clause (i)(II) or 
clause (ii)(II)(bb) of subparagraph (A) for 
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which the total amount of such payments, ad-
vances, forbearances, renderings, or deposits of 
money, or any thing of value, during the cal-
endar year in which it is made is not less than 
the contribution limitation in effect under sec-
tion 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)(A)) 
for elections occurring during such calendar 
year; 
‘‘(3) ‘covered individual’ means an individual 
who has been nominated or appointed to a covered 
position; and 
‘‘(4) ‘covered position’— 
‘‘(A) means— 
‘‘(i) a position described under sec-
tions 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(ii) a position placed in level IV or V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 
5317 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) a position as a limited term ap-
pointee, limited emergency appointee, or 
noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu-
tive Service, as defined under paragraphs 
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(5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(iv) a position in the executive 
branch of the Government of a confidential 
or 
policy-determining 
character 
under 
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include a position if the in-
dividual serving in the position has been ex-
cluded 
from 
the 
application 
of 
section 
101(f)(5);’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—The Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in section 101— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘With-
in’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and inserting 
‘‘and, if the individual is assuming a cov-
ered position, the information described in 
section 102(j), except that, subject to para-
graph (2), the individual shall not be re-
quired to file a report if’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) If an individual has left a position described in 
subsection (f) that is not a covered position and, within 
30 days, assumes a position that is a covered position, the 
individual shall, within 30 days of assuming the covered 
position, file a report containing the information described 
in section 102(j)(2)(A).’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘and the information re-
quired by section 102(j)’’ after ‘‘described in 
section 102(b)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and, if 
the individual is serving in a covered position, 
the 
information 
required 
by 
section 
102(j)(2)(A)’’ 
after 
‘‘described 
in 
section 
102(a)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘and, if 
the individual was serving in a covered position, 
the 
information 
required 
by 
section 
102(j)(2)(A)’’ 
after 
‘‘described 
in 
section 
102(a)’’; and 
(2) in section 102— 
(A) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘Political 
campaign funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
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vided in subsection (j), political campaign 
funds’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘applicable period’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a report filed pursuant 
to subsection (a) or (b) of section 101, the year 
of filing and the 4 calendar years preceding the 
year of the filing; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a report filed pursuant 
to subsection (d) or (e) of section 101, the pre-
ceding calendar year; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered gift’ means a gift that— 
‘‘(i) is made to a covered individual, the 
spouse of a covered individual, or the dependent 
child of a covered individual; 
‘‘(ii) is made by an entity described in item 
(aa) or (bb) of section 109(2)(A)(i)(II); and 
‘‘(iii) would have been required to be re-
ported under subsection (a)(2) if the covered in-
dividual had been required to file a report 
under section 101(d) with respect to the cal-
endar year during which the gift was made. 
‘‘(2)(A) A report filed pursuant to subsection (a), (b), 
(d), or (e) of section 101 by a covered individual shall in-
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‘‘(3) A report filed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) 
of section 101 by a covered individual shall include the 
information described in subsection (a)(2) with respect to 
each covered gift received during the applicable period.’’. 
(c) PROVISION OF REPORTS AND ETHICS AGREE-
MENTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 105 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Not later than 30 days after receiving a written 
request from the Chairman or Ranking Member of a com-
mittee or subcommittee of either House of Congress, the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall provide 
to the Chairman and Ranking Member each report filed 
under this title by the covered individual and any ethics 
agreement entered into between the agency and the cov-
ered individual.’’. 
(d) RULES ON ETHICS AGREEMENTS.—The Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics shall promptly issue 
rules regarding how an agency in the executive branch 
shall address information required to be disclosed under 
the amendments made by this subtitle in drafting ethics 
agreements between the agency and individuals appointed 
to positions in the agency. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in section 101(f)— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 109(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(15)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘section 109(13)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(16)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘section 109(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(13)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (12), by striking 
‘‘section 109(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(11)’’; 
(B) in section 103(l)— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 109(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(15)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘section 109(13)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(16)’’; and 
(C) in section 105(b)(3)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 109(8) or 109(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 109(11) or 109(13)’’. 
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(2) Section 3(4)(D) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(4)(D)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 109(13)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
109(16)’’. 
(3) Section 21A of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)(2)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘section 109(11) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(11)))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 109 of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.))’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘section 109(8) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(8))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 109 of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 109(10) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
109(10))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 109 of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’. 
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(4) Section 499(j)(2) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 290b(j)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 109(16) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘section 109 of the Eth-
ics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’. 
Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics 
SEC. 8051. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Transition Team 
Ethics Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 8052. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ETHICS PROGRAMS. 
The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 
102 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(f), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The President-elect shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report with a 
list of— 
‘‘(A) any individual for whom an application for 
a security clearance was submitted, not later than 
10 days after the date on which the application was 
submitted; and 
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‘‘(B) any individual provided a security clear-
ance, not later than 10 days after the date on which 
the security clearance was provided.’’; 
(2) in section 4— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘nonpublic information’— 
‘‘(A) means information from the Federal 
Government that a transition team member ob-
tains as part of the employment of such mem-
ber that the member knows or reasonably 
should know has not been made available to the 
general public; and 
‘‘(B) includes information that has not 
been released to the public that a transition 
team member knows or reasonably should 
know— 
‘‘(i) is exempt from disclosure under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
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or otherwise protected from disclosure by 
law; and 
‘‘(ii) is not authorized by the appro-
priate agency or official to be released to 
the public; and’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘No-
vember’’ and inserting ‘‘October’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ETHICS PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each memorandum of 
understanding under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude an agreement that the eligible candidate 
will implement and enforce an ethics plan to 
guide the conduct of the transition beginning on 
the date on which the eligible candidate be-
comes the President-elect. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The ethics plan shall 
include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) a description of the ethics re-
quirements that will apply to all transition 
team members, including specific require-
ments for transition team members who 
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will have access to nonpublic or classified 
information; 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the transi-
tion team will— 
‘‘(I) address the role on the tran-
sition team of— 
‘‘(aa) 
registered 
lobbyists 
under the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) and individuals who were 
formerly 
registered 
lobbyists 
under that Act; 
‘‘(bb) 
persons 
registered 
under the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 611 et seq.), foreign na-
tionals, and other foreign agents; 
and 
‘‘(cc) transition team mem-
bers with sources of income or 
clients that are not disclosed to 
the public; 
‘‘(II) prohibit a transition team 
member with personal financial con-
flicts of interest as described in sec-
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tion 208 of title 18, United States 
Code, from working on particular 
matters involving specific parties that 
affect the interests of such member; 
and 
‘‘(III) address how the covered 
eligible candidate will address their 
own personal financial conflicts of in-
terest during a Presidential term if 
the covered eligible candidate becomes 
the President-elect; 
‘‘(iii) a Code of Ethical Conduct, to 
which each transition team member will 
sign and be subject to, that reflects the 
content of the ethics plans under this para-
graph and at a minimum requires each 
transition team member to— 
‘‘(I) 
seek 
authorization 
from 
transition team leaders or their des-
ignees before seeking, on behalf of the 
transition, access to any nonpublic in-
formation; 
‘‘(II) keep confidential any non-
public information provided in the 
course of the duties of the member 
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with the transition and exclusively use 
such information for the purposes of 
the transition; and 
‘‘(III) not use any nonpublic in-
formation provided in the course of 
transition duties, in any manner, for 
personal or private gain for the mem-
ber or any other party at any time 
during or after the transition; and 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the transi-
tion team will enforce the Code of Ethical 
Conduct, including the names of the tran-
sition team members responsible for en-
forcement, oversight, and compliance. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The transi-
tion team shall make the ethics plan described 
in this paragraph publicly available on the 
internet website of the General Services Admin-
istration the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the day on which the memo-
randum of understanding is completed; or 
‘‘(ii) October 1.’’; and 
(3) in section 6(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) a list of all positions each transition team 
member has held outside the Federal Government 
for the previous 12-month period, including paid and 
unpaid positions; 
‘‘(D) sources of compensation for each transi-
tion team member exceeding $5,000 a year for the 
previous 12-month period; 
‘‘(E) a description of the role of each transition 
team member, including a list of any policy issues 
that the member expects to work on, and a list of 
agencies the member expects to interact with, while 
serving on the transition team; 
‘‘(F) a list of any issues from which each tran-
sition team member will be recused while serving as 
a member of the transition team pursuant to the 
transition team ethics plan outlined in section 
4(g)(3); and 
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‘‘(G) an affirmation that no transition team 
member has a financial conflict of interest that pre-
cludes the member from working on the matters de-
scribed in subparagraph (E).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘not 
later than 2 business days’’ after ‘‘public’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The head of a Federal department or agency, 
or their designee, shall not permit access to the Federal 
department or agency, or employees of such department 
or agency, that would not be provided to a member of the 
public for any transition team member who does not make 
the disclosures listed under paragraph (1).’’. 
Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge for Sen-
ior Executive Branch Employees 
SEC. 8061. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Ethics in Public 
Service Act’’. 
SEC. 8062. ETHICS PLEDGE REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR EX-
ECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES. 
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title I the 
following new title: 
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‘‘TITLE II—ETHICS PLEDGE 
‘‘SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this title, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘executive agency’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code, and includes the Executive Office of 
the President, the United States Postal Service, and 
Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include 
the Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘appointee’ means any full-time, 
noncareer Presidential or Vice Presidential ap-
pointee, noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
Service (or other SES-type system), or appointee to 
a position that has been excepted from the competi-
tive service by reason of being of a confidential or 
policymaking character (Schedule C and other posi-
tions excepted under comparable criteria) in an exec-
utive agency, but does not include any individual ap-
pointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service 
or solely as a uniformed service commissioned offi-
cer. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘gift’ means anything having 
monetary value. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘covered executive branch offi-
cial’ and ‘lobbyist’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘registered lobbyist or lobbying 
organization’ means a lobbyist or an organization fil-
ing a registration pursuant to section 4(a) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1603(a)), and in the case of an organization filing 
such a registration, ‘registered lobbyist’ includes 
each of the lobbyists identified therein. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘lobby’ and ‘lobbied’ mean to act 
or have acted as a registered lobbyist. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘former employer’ is any person 
for whom the appointee has within the 2 years prior 
to the date of his or her appointment served as an 
employee, officer, director, trustee, or general part-
ner, except that ‘former employer’ does not include 
any executive agency or other entity of the Federal 
Government, State or local government, the District 
of Columbia, Native American tribe, or any United 
States territory or possession. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘former client’ is any person for 
whom the appointee served personally as agent, at-
torney, or consultant within the 2 years prior to the 
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date of his or her appointment, but excluding in-
stances where the service provided was limited to a 
speech or similar appearance. It does not include cli-
ents of the appointee’s former employer to whom the 
appointee did not personally provide services. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘directly and substantially re-
lated to my former employer or former clients’ 
means matters in which the appointee’s former em-
ployer or a former client is a party or represents a 
party. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘participate’ means to partici-
pate personally and substantially. 
‘‘(11) The term ‘post-employment restrictions’ 
includes the provisions and exceptions in section 
207(c) of title 18, United States Code, and the im-
plementing regulations. 
‘‘(12) The term ‘Government official’ means 
any employee of the executive branch. 
‘‘(13) The term ‘Administration’ means all 
terms of office of the incumbent President serving at 
the time of the appointment of an appointee covered 
by this title. 
‘‘(14) The term ‘pledge’ means the ethics 
pledge set forth in section 202 of this title. 
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‘‘(15) All references to provisions of law and 
regulations shall refer to such provisions as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this title. 
‘‘SEC. 202. ETHICS PLEDGE. 
‘‘Each appointee in every executive agency appointed 
on or after the date of enactment of this section shall be 
required to sign an ethics pledge upon appointment. The 
pledge shall be signed and dated within 30 days of taking 
office and shall include, at a minimum, the following ele-
ments: 
‘‘ ‘As a condition, and in consideration, of my employ-
ment in the United States Government in a position in-
vested with the public trust, I commit myself to the fol-
lowing obligations, which I understand are binding on me 
and are enforceable under law: 
‘‘ ‘(1) Lobbyist Gift Ban.—I will not accept 
gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organiza-
tions for the duration of my service as an appointee. 
‘‘ ‘(2) Revolving Door Ban; Entering Govern-
ment.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) All Appointees Entering Govern-
ment.—I will not, for a period of 2 years from 
the date of my appointment, participate in any 
particular matter involving specific party or 
parties that is directly and substantially related 
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to my former employer or former clients, in-
cluding regulations and contracts. 
‘‘ ‘(B) Lobbyists Entering Government.—If 
I was a registered lobbyist within the 2 years 
before the date of my appointment, in addition 
to abiding by the limitations of subparagraph 
(A), I will not for a period of 2 years after the 
date of my appointment: 
‘‘ ‘(i) participate in any particular 
matter on which I lobbied within the 2 
years before the date of my appointment; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) participate in the specific issue 
area in which that particular matter falls; 
or 
‘‘ ‘(iii) seek or accept employment with 
any executive agency that I lobbied within 
the 2 years before the date of my appoint-
ment. 
‘‘ ‘(3) Revolving Door Ban; Appointees Leaving 
Government.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) All Appointees Leaving Govern-
ment.—If, upon my departure from the Govern-
ment, I am covered by the post-employment re-
strictions on communicating with employees of 
my former executive agency set forth in section 
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207(c) of title 18, United States Code, I agree 
that I will abide by those restrictions for a pe-
riod of 2 years following the end of my appoint-
ment. 
‘‘ ‘(B) Appointees Leaving Government To 
Lobby.—In addition to abiding by the limita-
tions of subparagraph (A), I also agree, upon 
leaving Government service, not to lobby any 
covered executive branch official or noncareer 
Senior Executive Service appointee for the re-
mainder of the Administration. 
‘‘ ‘(4) 
Employment 
Qualification 
Commit-
ment.—I agree that any hiring or other employment 
decisions I make will be based on the candidate’s 
qualifications, competence, and experience. 
‘‘ ‘(5) Assent to Enforcement.—I acknowledge 
that title II of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978, which I have read before signing this docu-
ment, defines certain of the terms applicable to the 
foregoing obligations and sets forth the methods for 
enforcing them. I expressly accept the provisions of 
that title as a part of this agreement and as binding 
on me. I understand that the terms of this pledge 
are in addition to any statutory or other legal re-
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strictions applicable to me by virtue of Federal Gov-
ernment service.’ ’’. 
‘‘SEC. 203. WAIVER. 
‘‘(a) The President or the President’s designee may 
grant to any current or former appointee a written waiver 
of any restrictions contained in the pledge signed by such 
appointee if, and to the extent that, the President or the 
President’s designee certifies (in writing) that— 
‘‘(1) the literal application of the restriction is 
inconsistent with the purposes of the restriction; or 
‘‘(2) it is in the public interest to grant the 
waiver. 
‘‘(b) Any waiver under this section shall take effect 
when the certification is signed by the President or the 
President’s designee. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the public in-
terest shall include exigent circumstances relating to na-
tional security or to the economy. De minimis contact with 
an executive agency shall be cause for a waiver of the re-
strictions contained in paragraph (2)(B) of the pledge. 
‘‘SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) The head of each executive agency shall, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, establish such rules or procedures (conforming as 
nearly as practicable to the agency’s general ethics rules 
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and procedures, including those relating to designated 
agency ethics officers) as are necessary or appropriate to 
ensure— 
‘‘(1) that every appointee in the agency signs 
the pledge upon assuming the appointed office or 
otherwise becoming an appointee; 
‘‘(2) that compliance with paragraph (2)(B) of 
the pledge is addressed in a written ethics agree-
ment with each appointee to whom it applies; 
‘‘(3) that spousal employment issues and other 
conflicts not expressly addressed by the pledge are 
addressed in ethics agreements with appointees or, 
where no such agreements are required, through eth-
ics counseling; and 
‘‘(4) compliance with this title within the agen-
cy. 
‘‘(b) With respect to the Executive Office of the 
President, the duties set forth in subsection (a) shall be 
the responsibility of the Counsel to the President. 
‘‘(c) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the pledge and a copy of this 
title are made available for use by agencies in ful-
filling their duties under subsection (a); 
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‘‘(2) in consultation with the Attorney General 
or the Counsel to the President, when appropriate, 
assist designated agency ethics officers in providing 
advice to current or former appointees regarding the 
application of the pledge; 
‘‘(3) adopt such rules or procedures as are nec-
essary or appropriate— 
‘‘(A) to carry out the responsibilities as-
signed by this subsection; 
‘‘(B) to apply the lobbyist gift ban set 
forth in paragraph 1 of the pledge to all execu-
tive branch employees; 
‘‘(C) to authorize limited exceptions to the 
lobbyist gift ban for circumstances that do not 
implicate the purposes of the ban; 
‘‘(D) to make clear that no person shall 
have violated the lobbyist gift ban if the person 
properly disposes of a gift; 
‘‘(E) to ensure that existing rules and pro-
cedures for Government employees engaged in 
negotiations for future employment with private 
businesses that are affected by their official ac-
tions do not affect the integrity of the Govern-
ment’s programs and operations; and 
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‘‘(F) to ensure, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, that the requirement set forth in para-
graph (4) of the pledge is honored by every em-
ployee of the executive branch; 
‘‘(4) in consultation with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, report to the 
President on whether full compliance is being 
achieved with existing laws and regulations gov-
erning executive branch procurement lobbying disclo-
sure and on steps the executive branch can take to 
expand to the fullest extent practicable disclosure of 
such executive branch procurement lobbying and of 
lobbying for Presidential pardons, and to include in 
the report both immediate action the executive 
branch can take and, if necessary, recommendations 
for legislation; and 
‘‘(5) provide an annual public report on the ad-
ministration of the pledge and this title. 
‘‘(d) All pledges signed by appointees, and all waiver 
certifications with respect thereto, shall be filed with the 
head of the appointee’s agency for permanent retention 
in the appointee’s official personnel folder or equivalent 
folder.’’. 
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Subtitle H—Severability 
SEC. 8071. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or any amendment made 
by this title, or any application of such provision or 
amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this 
title and the amendments made by this title, and the appli-
cation of the provision or amendment to any other person 
or circumstance, shall not be affected. 
TITLE IX—CONGRESSIONAL 
ETHICS REFORM 
Subtitle A—Requiring Members of Congress To Reimburse Treasury for 
Amounts Paid as Settlements and Awards Under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 
Sec. 9001. Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts 
paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination 
acts by Members. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
Sec. 9101. Prohibiting Members of House of Representatives from serving on 
boards of for-profit entities. 
Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional 
staff. 
Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure 
Sec. 9201. Short title. 
Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election 
Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 9203. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 9301. Short title. 
Sec. 9302. Definitions. 
Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports. 
Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. 
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Sec. 9307. Implementation. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
Sec. 9401. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Requiring Members of 
Congress To Reimburse Treas-
ury for Amounts Paid as Settle-
ments and Awards Under Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 
1995 
SEC. 9001. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REIM-
BURSE TREASURY FOR AMOUNTS PAID AS 
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS UNDER CON-
GRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 
IN ALL CASES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINA-
TION ACTS BY MEMBERS. 
(a) REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause (i) of sec-
tion 415(d)(1)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(d)(1)(C)), as amended by section 
111(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
Reform Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO NOTI-
FICATION OF POSSIBILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Clause 
(i) of section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1402(b)(2)(B)), as amended 
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by section 102(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 Reform Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) a violation of section 201(a) or 
section 206(a); or’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Re-
form Act. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
SEC. 9101. PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES FROM SERVING ON BOARDS 
OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. 
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause 19 as clause 20; 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause 18 the following 
new clause: 
‘‘19. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
may not serve on the board of directors of any for-profit 
entity.’’. 
SEC. 9102. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES FOR MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 
No Member, officer, or employee of a committee or 
Member of either House of Congress may knowingly use 
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his or her official position to introduce or aid the progress 
or passage of legislation, a principal purpose of which is 
to further only his or her pecuniary interest, only the pecu-
niary interest of his or her immediate family, or only the 
pecuniary interest of a limited class of persons or enter-
prises, when he or she, or his or her immediate family, 
or enterprises controlled by them, are members of the af-
fected class. 
SEC. 9103. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 
The provisions of this subtitle are enacted by the 
Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-
spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 
part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 
that House to which they specifically apply, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change such rules (so far 
as relating to such House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 
any other rule of such House. 
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Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and 
Lobbying Disclosure 
SEC. 9201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Connecting Lobby-
ists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act’’ or 
the ‘‘CLEAR Act’’. 
SEC. 9202. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE IN CERTAIN REPORTS 
FILED WITH FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED 
LOBBYISTS. 
(a) REPORTS FILED BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.— 
Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) if any person identified in subparagraph 
(A), (E), (F), or (G) of paragraph (3) is a registered 
lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 
a separate statement that such person is a reg-
istered lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
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(b) REPORTS FILED BY PERSONS MAKING INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURES.—Section 304(c)(2) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) if the person filing the statement, or a 
person whose identification is required to be dis-
closed under subparagraph (C), is a registered lob-
byist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, a 
separate statement that such person is a registered 
lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(c) REPORTS FILED
BY PERSONS MAKING DIS-
BURSEMENTS
FOR
ELECTIONEERING
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—Section 304(f)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30104(f)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) If the person making the disburse-
ment, or a contributor described in subpara-
graph (E) or (F), is a registered lobbyist under 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, a sepa-
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rate statement that such person or contributor 
is a registered lobbyist under such Act.’’. 
(d) REQUIRING COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH LINK TO 
WEBSITES OF CLERK OF HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF 
SENATE.—Section 304 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104), 
as amended by section 4308(a), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) REQUIRING
INFORMATION
ON
REGISTERED 
LOBBYISTS TO BE LINKED TO WEBSITES OF CLERK OF 
HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) LINKS
TO
WEBSITES.—The Commission 
shall ensure that the Commission’s public database 
containing information described in paragraph (2) is 
linked electronically to the websites maintained by 
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives containing information 
filed pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Information disclosed under para-
graph (9) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (D) of subsection (c)(2). 
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‘‘(C) Information disclosed under subpara-
graph (G) of subsection (f)(2).’’. 
SEC. 9203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply 
with respect to reports required to be filed under the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 on or after the expira-
tion of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Access to 
Congressionally Mandated Reports 
SEC. 9301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 9302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
The term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’— 
(A) means a report that is required to be 
submitted to either House of Congress or any 
committee of Congress, or subcommittee there-
of, by a statute, resolution, or conference report 
that accompanies legislation enacted into law; 
and 
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(B) does not include a report required 
under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office. 
(4) OPEN FORMAT.—The term ‘‘open format’’ 
means a file format for storing digital data based on 
an underlying open standard that— 
(A) is not encumbered by any restrictions 
that would impede reuse; and 
(B) is based on an underlying open data 
standard that is maintained by a standards or-
ganization. 
(5) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘re-
ports online portal’’ means the online portal estab-
lished under section (3)(a). 
SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE POR-
TAL.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
establish and maintain an online portal accessible by 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic 
copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one 
place. The Director may publish other reports on the 
online portal. 
(2) EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent 
possible, the Director shall meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals 
and functionality under the authority of the Direc-
tor. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
title, the Director shall consult with the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, and the Librarian of Congress regarding the re-
quirements for and maintenance of congressionally 
mandated reports on the reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall 
ensure that the reports online portal includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to 
each congressionally mandated report, each of the 
following: 
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(A) A citation to the statute, conference 
report, or resolution requiring the report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, in-
cluding any transmittal letter associated with 
the report, in an open format that is platform 
independent and that is available to the public 
without restrictions, including restrictions that 
would impede the re-use of the information in 
the report. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the 
extent practicable, through searches based on 
each, and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee re-
ceiving the report, if applicable. 
(v) The statute, resolution, or con-
ference report requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
for the report that is consistent across re-
port editions. 
(viii) The serial number, Super-
intendent of Documents number, or other 
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identification number for the report, if ap-
plicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information 
specified by the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted, and on which the report 
was submitted, to the reports online portal. 
(E) Access to the report not later than 30 
calendar days after its submission to Congress. 
(F) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congres-
sionally mandated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports 
as the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each 
Federal agency to submit to the reports online por-
tal each congressionally mandated report of the 
agency, as required by section 4. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
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(A) reports submitted within the required 
time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on 
which such reports were required to be sub-
mitted; and 
(C) reports not submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED.—If a Federal 
agency does not submit a congressionally mandated 
report to the Director, the Director shall to the ex-
tent practicable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection 
(b)(1)(C); and 
(ii) the date on which the report was 
required to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated 
report on the list described in subsection 
(b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Fed-
eral agency submits a congressionally mandated re-
port that is not in an open format, the Director shall 
include the congressionally mandated report in an-
other format on the reports online portal. 
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(d) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a 
fee, require registration, or impose any other limitation 
in exchange for access to the reports online portal. 
(e) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online por-
tal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this subtitle. 
SEC. 9304. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RE-
PORTS.—Concurrently with the submission to Congress of 
each congressionally mandated report, the head of the 
Federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated 
report shall submit to the Director the information re-
quired under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
3(b)(1) with respect to the congressionally mandated re-
port. Nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a Federal agen-
cy of any other requirement to publish the congressionally 
mandated report on the online portal of the Federal agen-
cy or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated re-
port to Congress or specific committees of Congress, or 
subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Di-
rector, shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementa-
tion of this Act. 
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vided under section 6103(l)(23) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as added by this section). 
(4) TREATMENT
AS
A
REPORT
UNDER
THE 
FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.—For 
purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, any income tax return submitted under para-
graph (1) or provided under section 6103(l)(23) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by 
this section) shall, after redaction under paragraph 
(3) or subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section, be treat-
ed as a report filed under the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971. 
(c) DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS OF PRESIDENTS AND 
VICE
PRESIDENTS
AND
CERTAIN
CANDIDATES
FOR 
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(l) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION 
OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS AND CER-
TAIN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon written request 
by the chairman of the Federal Election Com-
mission under section 10001(b)(2) of the For 
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