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publicly available by the relevant agency available in 
a central location on the official website of the Office 
of Government Ethics.’’. 
(c) WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 402(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, by the exercise of any author-
ity otherwise available to the Director under this 
title,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the agency is’’; and 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘filed by’’ the following: 
‘‘, or written documentation of recusals, waivers, or 
ethics authorizations relating to,’’. 
(d) 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 be-
fore the period at the end ‘‘and determine that 
a violation of this Act has occurred and issue 
appropriate administrative or legal remedies as 
prescribed in paragraph (2)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(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’’; 
(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 or order’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘to take appro-
priate disciplinary action including 
reprimand, suspension, demotion, or 
dismissal against the officer or em-
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ployee (provided, however, that any 
order issued by the Director shall not 
affect an employee’s right to appeal a 
disciplinary action under applicable 
law, regulation, collective bargaining 
agreement, or contractual provision).’’ 
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’’; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iv); 
(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 se-
cure directly from any agency infor-
mation necessary to enable the Direc-
tor to carry out this Act. Upon re-
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quest of the Director, the head of 
such agency shall furnish that infor-
mation to the Director. 
‘‘(bb) The Director may re-
quire by subpoena the production 
of all information, documents, re-
ports, answers, records, accounts, 
papers, and other data in any 
medium and documentary evi-
dence necessary in the perform-
ance of the functions assigned by 
this Act, which subpoena, in the 
case of refusal to obey, shall be 
enforceable by order of any ap-
propriate 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 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
(iii) or (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(iii)’’; 
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(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 106’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(iv),’’. 
(e) 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-
cy of the United States, including the Office of Manage-
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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. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding a period at the 
end of the matter following paragraph (2); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) All designated agency ethics officials and al-
ternate designated agency ethics officials shall register 
with the Director as well as with the appointing authority 
of the official. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall provide ethics education 
and training to all designated and alternate des-
ignated agency ethics officials in a time and manner 
deemed appropriate by the Director. 
‘‘(3) Each designated agency ethics official and 
each alternate designated agency ethics official shall 
biannually attend ethics education and training, as 
provided by the Director under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(d) Each Designated Agency Ethics Official, includ-
ing the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the Execu-
tive Office of the President— 
‘‘(1) shall provide to the Director, in writing, in 
a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format, all 
approvals, authorizations, certifications, compliance 
reviews, determinations, directed divestitures, public 
financial disclosure reports, notices of deficiency in 
compliance, records related to the approval or ac-
ceptance of gifts, recusals, regulatory or statutory 
advisory opinions, waivers, including waivers under 
section 207 or 208 of title 18, United States Code, 
and any other records designated by the Director, 
unless disclosure is prohibited by law; 
‘‘(2) shall, for all information described in para-
graph (1) that is permitted to be disclosed to the 
public under law, make the information available to 
the public by publishing the information on the 
website of the Office of Government Ethics, pro-
viding a link to download an electronic copy of the 
information, or providing printed paper copies of 
such information to the public; and 
‘‘(3) may charge a reasonable fee for the cost 
of providing paper copies of the information pursu-
ant to paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(e)(1) For all information that is provided by an 
agency to the Director under paragraph (1) of subsection 
(d), the Director shall make the information available to 
the public in a searchable, sortable, downloadable format 
by publishing the information on the website of the Office 
of Government Ethics or providing a link to download an 
electronic copy of the information. 
‘‘(2) The Director may, upon request, provide printed 
paper copies of the information published under para-
graph (1) and charge a reasonable fee for the cost of print-
ing such copies.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 408 of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 8036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEE 
TRAVEL 
IN 
CON-
TRAVENTION OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, no Federal funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in any fiscal year may be used for 
the travel expenses of any senior Federal official in con-
travention of sections 301–10.260 through 301–10.266 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORT ON TRAVEL.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days 
thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate detailing travel on Government 
aircraft by any senior Federal official employed at 
the applicable agency. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Any report required under 
paragraph (1) shall not include any classified travel, 
and nothing in this Act shall be construed to super-
sede, alter, or otherwise affect the application of sec-
tion 101–37.408 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation. 
(c) TRAVEL REGULATION REPORT.—Not later than 
one year after enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Con-
gress detailing suggestions on strengthening Federal trav-
el regulations. On the date such report is so submitted, 
the Director shall publish such report on the Office’s pub-
lic website. 
(d) SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 101–37.100 of title 41, Code 
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of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and includes any senior executive branch 
official (as that term is defined in such section). 
SEC. 8037. REPORTS ON COST OF PRESIDENTIAL 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, in consultation 
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 
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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. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Required use travel, as outlined in 
Department of Defense Directive 4500.56, shall not be in-
cluded in reports under subsection (a). 
(c) SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8036(d). 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From 
Political Fundraising 
SEC. 8041. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Conflicts from Po-
litical Fundraising Act of 2021’’. 
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 
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