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Commission to conform with such declaration within 30 
days, failing which the complainant may bring, in the 
name of such complainant, a civil action to remedy the 
violation involved in the original complaint.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply— 
(A) in the case of complaints which are 
dismissed by the Federal Election Commission, 
with respect to complaints which are dismissed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) in the case of complaints upon which 
the Federal Election Commission failed to act, 
with respect to complaints which were filed on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6005. PERMITTING APPEARANCE AT HEARINGS ON RE-
QUESTS FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS BY PER-
SONS OPPOSING THE REQUESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 308 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30108) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) To the extent that the Commission provides an 
opportunity for a person requesting an advisory opinion 
under this section (or counsel for such person) to appear 
before the Commission to present testimony in support of
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the request, and the person (or counsel) accepts such op-
portunity, the Commission shall provide a reasonable op-
portunity for an interested party who submitted written 
comments under subsection (d) in response to the request 
(or counsel for such interested party) to appear before the 
Commission to present testimony in response to the re-
quest.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for advi-
sory opinions under section 308 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 which are made on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6006. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
PENALTY AUTHORITY. 
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 
309(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(v)), as amended by Pub-
lic Law 115–386, is amended by striking ‘‘, and that end 
on or before December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 6007. REQUIRING FORMS TO PERMIT USE OF ACCENT 
MARKS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 311(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
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30111(a)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and shall ensure that 
all such forms (including forms in an electronic format) 
permit the person using the form to include an accent 
mark as part of the person’s identification;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 6008. RESTRICTIONS ON EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 306(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30106(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e) The Commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e)(1) The Commission’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Members and employees of the Commission shall 
be subject to limitations on ex parte communications, as 
provided in the regulations promulgated by the Commis-
sion regarding such communications which are in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 6009. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY OF FEC ATTORNEYS TO 
REPRESENT FEC IN SUPREME COURT. 
(a) CLARIFYING AUTHORITY.—Section 306(f)(4) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
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30106(f)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘any action instituted 
under this Act, either (A) by attorneys’’ and inserting 
‘‘any action instituted under this Act, including an action 
before the Supreme Court of the United States, either (A) 
by the General Counsel of the Commission and other at-
torneys’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to actions insti-
tuted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 6010. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
amendments made by this subtitle shall apply beginning 
January 1, 2022. 
(b) TRANSITION.— 
(1) TERMINATION
OF
SERVICE
OF
CURRENT 
MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the term of 
any individual serving as a member of the Federal 
Election Commission as of December 31, 2021, shall 
expire on that date. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CASES OR PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Nothing in this subtitle or in any 
amendment made by this subtitle shall affect any of 
the powers exercised by the Federal Election Com-
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mission prior to December 31, 2021, including any 
investigation initiated by the Commission prior to 
such date or any proceeding (including any enforce-
ment action) pending as of such date. 
Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC- 
Candidate Coordination 
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Super PAC– 
Candidate Coordination Act’’. 
SEC. 6102. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COORDI-
NATED EXPENDITURES AS CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO CANDIDATES. 
(a) TREATMENT
AS
CONTRIBUTION
TO
CAN-
DIDATE.—Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) any payment made by any person 
(other than a candidate, an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, or a political committee 
of a political party) for a coordinated expendi-
ture (as such term is defined in section 326)
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which is not otherwise treated as a contribution 
under clause (i) or clause (ii).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Title III of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30101 et seq.), as amended by section 4702(a), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 326. PAYMENTS FOR COORDINATED EXPENDITURES. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
301(8)(A)(iii), the term ‘coordinated expenditure’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any expenditure, or any payment for 
a covered communication described in sub-
section (d), which is made in cooperation, con-
sultation, or concert with, or at the request or 
suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, a political committee of 
a political party, or agents of the candidate or 
committee, as defined in subsection (b); or 
‘‘(B) any payment for any communication 
which republishes, disseminates, or distributes, 
in whole or in part, any video or broadcast or 
any written, graphic, or other form of campaign 
material prepared by the candidate or com-
mittee or by agents of the candidate or com-
mittee (including any excerpt or use of any
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video from any such broadcast or written, 
graphic, or other form of campaign material). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
COMMUNICATIONS.—A payment for a communication 
(including a covered communication described in 
subsection (d)) shall not be treated as a coordinated 
expenditure under this subsection if— 
‘‘(A) the communication appears in a news 
story, commentary, or editorial distributed 
through the facilities of any broadcasting sta-
tion, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 
publication, unless such facilities are owned or 
controlled by any political party, political com-
mittee, or candidate; or 
‘‘(B) the communication constitutes a can-
didate debate or forum conducted pursuant to 
regulations adopted by the Commission pursu-
ant to section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or which solely 
promotes such a debate or forum and is made 
by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the de-
bate or forum. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a payment is made ‘in cooperation, consulta-
tion, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
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of,’ a candidate, an authorized committee of a can-
didate, a political committee of a political party, or 
agents of the candidate or committee, if the pay-
ment, or any communication for which the payment 
is made, is not made entirely independently of the 
candidate, committee, or agents. For purposes of the 
previous sentence, a payment or communication not 
made entirely independently of the candidate or 
committee includes any payment or communication 
made pursuant to any general or particular under-
standing with, or pursuant to any communication 
with, the candidate, committee, or agents about the 
payment or communication. 
‘‘(2) NO
FINDING
OF
COORDINATION
BASED 
SOLELY ON SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
LEGISLATIVE OR POLICY POSITION.—For purposes 
of this section, a payment shall not be considered to 
be made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or 
concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a 
candidate or committee, solely on the grounds that 
the person or the person’s agent engaged in discus-
sions with the candidate or committee, or with any 
agent of the candidate or committee, regarding that 
person’s position on a legislative or policy matter 
(including urging the candidate or committee to
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adopt that person’s position), so long as there is no 
communication between the person and the can-
didate or committee, or any agent of the candidate 
or committee, regarding the candidate’s or commit-
tee’s campaign advertising, message, strategy, pol-
icy, polling, allocation of resources, fundraising, or 
other campaign activities. 
‘‘(3) NO
EFFECT
ON
PARTY
COORDINATION 
STANDARD.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to affect the determination of coordination 
between a candidate and a political committee of a 
political party for purposes of section 315(d). 
‘‘(4) NO
SAFE
HARBOR
FOR
USE
OF
FIRE-
WALL.—A person shall be determined to have made 
a payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert 
with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate 
or committee, in accordance with this section with-
out regard to whether or not the person established 
and used a firewall or similar procedures to restrict 
the sharing of information between individuals who 
are employed by or who are serving as agents for the 
person making the payment. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS BY COORDINATED SPENDERS FOR 
COVERED COMMUNICATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) PAYMENTS MADE IN COOPERATION, CON-
SULTATION, OR CONCERT WITH CANDIDATES.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A), if the person who 
makes a payment for a covered communication, as 
defined in subsection (d), is a coordinated spender 
under paragraph (2) with respect to the candidate 
as described in subsection (d)(1), the payment for 
the covered communication is made in cooperation, 
consultation, or concert with the candidate. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATED SPENDER DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘coordinated 
spender’ means, with respect to a candidate or an 
authorized committee of a candidate, a person (other 
than a political committee of a political party) for 
which any of the following applies: 
‘‘(A) During the 4-year period ending on 
the date on which the person makes the pay-
ment, the person was directly or indirectly 
formed or established by or at the request or 
suggestion of, or with the encouragement of, 
the candidate (including an individual who later 
becomes a candidate) or committee or agents of 
the candidate or committee, including with the 
approval of the candidate or committee or 
agents of the candidate or committee.
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‘‘(B) The candidate or committee or any 
agent of the candidate or committee solicits 
funds, appears at a fundraising event, or en-
gages in other fundraising activity on the per-
son’s behalf during the election cycle involved, 
including by providing the person with names of 
potential donors or other lists to be used by the 
person in engaging in fundraising activity, re-
gardless of whether the person pays fair market 
value for the names or lists provided. For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘election 
cycle’ means, with respect to an election for 
Federal office, the period beginning on the day 
after the date of the most recent general elec-
tion for that office (or, if the general election 
resulted in a runoff election, the date of the 
runoff election) and ending on the date of the 
next general election for that office (or, if the 
general election resulted in a runoff election, 
the date of the runoff election). 
‘‘(C) The person is established, directed, or 
managed by the candidate or committee or by 
any person who, during the 4-year period end-
ing on the date on which the person makes the 
payment, has been employed or retained as a
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the functional equivalent of express advocacy); 
or 
‘‘(C) refers to the candidate or an oppo-
nent of the candidate but is not described in 
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B), but 
only if the communication is disseminated dur-
ing the applicable election period. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE ELECTION PERIOD.—In para-
graph (1)(C), the ‘applicable election period’ with re-
spect to a communication means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a communication which 
refers to a candidate in a general, special, or 
runoff election, the 120-day period which ends 
on the date of the election; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a communication which 
refers to a candidate in a primary or preference 
election, or convention or caucus of a political 
party that has authority to nominate a can-
didate, the 60-day period which ends on the 
date of the election or convention or caucus. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN-
VOLVING
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATES.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, a public communication 
shall not be considered to be a covered communica-
tion with respect to a candidate for election for an
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office other than the office of President or Vice 
President unless it is publicly disseminated or dis-
tributed in the jurisdiction of the office the can-
didate is seeking. 
‘‘(e) PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—Any per-
son who knowingly and willfully commits a violation 
of this Act by making a contribution which consists 
of a payment for a coordinated expenditure shall be 
fined an amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a person who makes a 
contribution which consists of a payment for a 
coordinated expenditure in an amount exceeding 
the applicable contribution limit under this Act, 
300 percent of the amount by which the 
amount of the payment made by the person ex-
ceeds such applicable contribution limit; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a person who is prohib-
ited under this Act from making a contribution 
in any amount, 300 percent of the amount of 
the payment made by the person for the coordi-
nated expenditure. 
‘‘(2) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—Any di-
rector, manager, or officer of a person who is subject 
to a penalty under paragraph (1) shall be jointly and
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severally liable for any amount of such penalty that 
is not paid by the person prior to the expiration of 
the 1-year period which begins on the date the Com-
mission imposes the penalty or the 1-year period 
which begins on the date of the final judgment fol-
lowing any judicial review of the Commission’s ac-
tion, whichever is later.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ON CO-
ORDINATION.—Effective upon the expiration of the 
90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(A) the regulations on coordinated commu-
nications adopted by the Federal Election Com-
mission which are in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act (as set forth in 11 CFR 
Part 109, Subpart C, under the heading ‘‘Co-
ordination’’) are repealed; and 
(B) the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate new regulations on coordinated 
communications which reflect the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to payments 
made on or after the expiration of the 120-day pe-
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riod which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, without regard to whether or not the Fed-
eral Election Commission has promulgated regula-
tions in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) as of the 
expiration of such period. 
SEC. 6103. CLARIFICATION OF BAN ON FUNDRAISING FOR 
SUPER PACS BY FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND 
OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 323(e)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) solicit, receive, direct, or transfer 
funds to or on behalf of any political committee 
which accepts donations or contributions that 
do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, 
and reporting requirements of this Act (or to or 
on behalf of any account of a political com-
mittee which is established for the purpose of 
accepting such donations or contributions), or
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to or on behalf of any political organization 
under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 which accepts such donations or con-
tributions (other than a committee of a State or 
local political party or a candidate for election 
for State or local office).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1, 2020. 
Subtitle C—Disposal of 
Contributions or Donations 
SEC. 6201. TIMEFRAME FOR AND PRIORITIZATION OF DIS-
POSAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS. 
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 5113 
and section 5302, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.— 
‘‘(1) TIMEFRAME.—Contributions or donations 
described in subsection (a) may only be used— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who is 
not a candidate with respect to an election for
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any Federal office for a 6-year period beginning 
on the day after the date of the most recent 
such election in which the individual was a can-
didate for any such office, during such 6-year 
period; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who be-
comes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, before the date on 
which such individual becomes such a registered 
lobbyist. 
‘‘(2) MEANS OF DISPOSAL; PRIORITIZATION.— 
Beginning on the date the 6-year period described in 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) ends (or, in the 
case of an individual described in subparagraph (B) 
of such paragraph, the date on which the individual 
becomes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995), contributions or donations 
that remain available to an individual described in 
such paragraph shall be disposed of, not later than 
30 days after such date, as follows: 
‘‘(A) First, to pay any debts or obligations 
owed in connection with the campaign for elec-
tion for Federal office of the individual. 
‘‘(B) Second, to the extent such contribu-
tion or donations remain available after the ap-
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plication of subparagraph (A), through any of 
the following means of disposal (or a combina-
tion thereof), in any order the individual con-
siders appropriate: 
‘‘(i) Returning such contributions or 
donations to the individuals, entities, or 
both, who made such contributions or do-
nations. 
‘‘(ii) Making contributions to an orga-
nization described in section 170(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(iii) Making transfers to a national, 
State, or local committee of a political 
party.’’. 
SEC. 6202. 1-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b), any contributions or donations 
remaining available to the individual shall be disposed of— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section; and 
(2) in accordance with the prioritization speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(c)(2) of section 313 of the Federal Election Cam-
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paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended 
by section 6201 of this subtitle. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual who, as of the 
date of the enactment of this section— 
(1)(A) is not a candidate with respect to an 
election for any Federal office for a period of not 
less than 6 years beginning on the day after the date 
of the most recent such election in which the indi-
vidual was a candidate for any such office; or 
(B) is an individual who becomes a registered 
lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; 
and 
(2) would be in violation of subsection (c) of 
section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 
6201 of this subtitle. 
Subtitle D—Recommendations to 
Ensure Filing of Reports Before 
Date of Election 
SEC. 6301. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE FILING OF RE-
PORTS BEFORE DATE OF ELECTION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall 
submit a report to Congress providing recommendations,
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including recommendations for changes to existing law, on 
how to ensure that each political committee under the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, including a com-
mittee which accepts donations or contributions that do 
not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and report-
ing requirements of such Act, will file a report under sec-
tion 304 of such Act prior to the date of the election for 
which the committee receives contributions or makes dis-
bursements, without regard to the date on which the com-
mittee first registered under such Act, and shall include 
specific recommendations to ensure that such committees 
will not delay until after the date of the election the re-
porting of the identification of persons making contribu-
tions that will be used to repay debt incurred by the com-
mittee. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
SEC. 6401. 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.
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DIVISION C—ETHICS 
TITLE VII—ETHICAL STANDARDS 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
Sec. 7001. Code of conduct for Federal judges. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Agents Registration 
Sec. 7101. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 7102. Authority to impose civil money penalties. 
Sec. 7103. Disclosure of transactions involving things of financial value con-
ferred on officeholders. 
Sec. 7104. Ensuring online access to registration statements. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure Reform 
Sec. 7201. Expanding scope of individuals and activities subject to require-
ments of Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 7202. Prohibiting receipt of compensation for lobbying activities on behalf 
of foreign countries violating human rights. 
Sec. 7203. Requiring lobbyists to disclose status as lobbyists upon making any 
lobbying contacts. 
Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential Appointees 
Sec. 7301. Recusal of appointees. 
Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on Lobbying Information 
Sec. 7401. Establishment of clearinghouse. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
Sec. 7501. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
SEC. 7001. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FEDERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 964. Code of conduct 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Judicial Conference shall issue 
a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge
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of the United States, except that the code of conduct may 
include provisions that are applicable only to certain cat-
egories of judges or justices.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 963 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘964. Code of conduct.’’. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Agents 
Registration 
SEC. 7101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FARA INVESTIGATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE. 
Section 8 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Attorney General shall establish a unit within 
the counterespionage section of the National Secu-
rity Division of the Department of Justice with re-
sponsibility for the enforcement of this Act. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The unit established under this 
subsection is authorized to—
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‘‘(A) take appropriate legal action against 
individuals suspected of violating this Act; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate any such legal action with 
the United States Attorney for the relevant ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In operating the unit es-
tablished under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, as appropriate, consult with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the activities of the unit established under this sub-
section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 7102. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE CIVIL MONEY PEN-
ALTIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY.—Section 8 of the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 618) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION
STATEMENTS.—Whoever 
fails to file timely or complete a registration state-
ment as provided under section 2(a) shall be subject
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to a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 
per violation. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTS.—Whoever fails to file 
timely or complete supplements as provided under 
section 2(b) shall be subject to a civil money penalty 
of not more than $1,000 per violation. 
‘‘(3) OTHER VIOLATIONS.—Whoever knowingly 
fails to— 
‘‘(A) remedy a defective filing within 60 
days after notice of such defect by the Attorney 
General; or 
‘‘(B) comply with any other provision of 
this Act, 
shall upon proof of such knowing violation by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil 
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).’’.
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(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: 
‘‘(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.’’.
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(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-
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. 
SEC. 7104. ENSURING ONLINE ACCESS TO REGISTRATION 
STATEMENTS. 
(a) REQUIRING
STATEMENTS
FILED
BY
REG-
ISTRANTS TO BE IN DIGITIZED FORMAT.—Section 2(g) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
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amended (22 U.S.C. 612(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
electronic form’’ and inserting ‘‘in a digitized format 
which will enable the Attorney General to meet the re-
quirements of section 6(d)(1) (relating to public access to 
an electronic database of statements and updates)’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF 
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
AND UPDATES.—Section 
6(d)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 616(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘to the extent technically practicable,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘includes 
the information’’ and inserting ‘‘includes in a 
digitized format the information’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to statements filed 
on or after the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 COUN-
SELING SERVICES.—
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(1) TREATMENT OF COUNSELING SERVICES IN 
SUPPORT OF LOBBYING CONTACTS AS LOBBYING AC-
TIVITY.—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: 
‘‘counseling in support of such preparation and 
planning activities, research, and other back-
ground work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF COUNSELING SERVICES AS LOB-
BYING CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING 
SERVICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1602(8)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
PROVIDERS
OF 
COUNSELING
SERVICES.—Any individual, with 
authority to direct or substantially influence a 
lobbying contact or contacts made by another 
individual, and for financial or other compensa-
tion provides counseling services in support of 
preparation and planning activities which are 
treated as lobbying activities under paragraph
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(7) for that other individual’s lobbying contact 
or contacts and who has knowledge that the 
specific lobbying contact or contacts were made, 
shall be considered to have made the same lob-
bying contact at the same time and in the same 
manner to the covered executive branch official 
or covered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
(b) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE EXEMPTION FOR 
DETERMINATION
OF THRESHOLD
OF LOBBYING CON-
TACTS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER AS 
LOBBYISTS.—Section 3(10) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(10)) is amended by striking 
‘‘less than 20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘less than 10 per-
cent’’. 
(c) 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. 
SEC. 7202. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 5 the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, no person may accept financial or other 
compensation for lobbying activity under this Act on be-
half of a client who is a government which the President 
has determined is a government that engages in gross vio-
lations of human rights. 
‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF DIPLO-
MATIC OR CONSULAR OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect any activity of a duly accred-
ited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government 
who is so recognized by the Department of State, while 
said officer is engaged in activities which are recognized 
by the Department of State as being within the scope of 
the functions of such officer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying activity 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 which occurs 
pursuant to contracts entered into on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 7203. REQUIRING LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE STATUS AS 
LOBBYISTS UPON MAKING ANY LOBBYING 
CONTACTS. 
(a) MANDATORY DISCLOSURE
AT TIME
OF CON-
TACT.—Section 14 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION AT TIME OF LOB-
BYING CONTACT.—Any person or entity that makes a lob-
bying contact with a covered legislative branch official or 
a covered executive branch official shall, at the time of 
the lobbying contact— 
‘‘(1) indicate whether the person or entity is 
registered under this chapter and identify the client 
on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and 
‘‘(2) indicate whether such client is a foreign 
entity and identify any foreign entity required to be 
disclosed under section 4(b)(4) that has a direct in-
terest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) 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 offi-
cer or employee, which shall include any entity 
in which the President has a substantial inter-
est; or 
‘‘(B) the spouse of the President who ap-
pointed the officer or employee, which shall in-
clude any entity in which the spouse of the 
President has a substantial interest. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an offi-
cer or employee is recused under paragraph (1), a 
career appointee in the agency of the officer or em-
ployee shall perform the functions and duties of the 
officer or employee with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term 
‘Commission’ means a board, commission, or
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other agency for which the authority of the 
agency is vested in more than 1 member. 
‘‘(ii) If the recusal of a member of a 
Commission from a matter under para-
graph (1) would result in there not being 
a statutorily required quorum of members 
of the Commission available to participate 
in the matter, notwithstanding such stat-
ute or any other provision of law, the 
members of the Commission not recused 
under paragraph (1) may— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter without 
regard to the quorum requirement 
under such statute; 
‘‘(II) delegate the authorities and 
responsibilities of the Commission 
with respect to the matter to a sub-
committee of the Commission; or 
‘‘(III) designate an officer or em-
ployee of the Commission who was not 
appointed by the President who ap-
pointed the member of the Commis-
sion recused from the matter to exer-
cise the authorities and duties of the
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recused member with respect to the 
matter. 
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee who violates para-
graph (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).’’. 
Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on 
Lobbying Information 
SEC. 7401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish and operate within the Department of Justice 
a clearinghouse through which members of the public may 
obtain copies (including in electronic form) of registration 
statements filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
(b) FORMAT.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that the information in the clearinghouse established 
under this Act is maintained in a searchable and sortable 
format. 
(c) AGREEMENTS WITH CLERK OF HOUSE AND SEC-
RETARY OF THE SENATE.—The Attorney General shall 
enter into such agreements with the Clerk of the House
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of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may 
be necessary for the Attorney General to obtain registra-
tion statements filed with the Clerk and the Secretary 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for inclusion 
in the clearinghouse. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
SEC. 7501. 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. 
Sec. 8006. Guidance on unpaid employees. 
Sec. 8007. Limitation on use of Federal funds and contracting at businesses 
owned by certain Government officers and employees. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 8011. Short title.
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Sec. 8012. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice 
President that pose a potential conflict of interest. 
Sec. 8013. Initial financial disclosure. 
Sec. 8014. Contracts by the President or Vice President. 
Sec. 8015. Legal Defense Funds. 
Subtitle C—White House Ethics Transparency 
Sec. 8021. Short title. 
Sec. 8022. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics require-
ments. 
Subtitle D—Executive Branch Ethics Enforcement 
Sec. 8031. Short title. 
Sec. 8032. Reauthorization of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8033. Tenure of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8034. Duties of Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8035. Agency Ethics Officials Training and Duties. 
Sec. 8036. Prohibition on use of funds for certain Federal employee travel in 
contravention of certain regulations. 
Sec. 8037. Reports on cost of presidential travel. 
Sec. 8038. Reports on Cost of Senior Executive Travel. 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From Political Fundraising 
Sec. 8041. Short title. 
Sec. 8042. Disclosure of certain types of contributions. 
Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics 
Sec. 8051. Short title. 
Sec. 8052. Presidential transition ethics programs. 
Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge For Senior Executive Branch Employees 
Sec. 8061. Short title. 
Sec. 8062. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Aircraft by Senior Political Appointees 
Sec. 8071. Short title. 
Sec. 8072. Prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 8081. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest Act’’.
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SEC. 8002. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE SECTOR PAYMENT 
FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE. 
Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), 
(A) by striking ‘‘any salary’’ and inserting 
‘‘any salary (including a bonus)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘as compensation for his 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time, as com-
pensation for serving’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a pension, 
retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, 
profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee wel-
fare or benefit plan that makes payment of any por-
tion of compensation contingent on accepting a posi-
tion in the United States Government shall not be 
considered bona fide.’’. 
SEC. 8003. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SLOWING THE RE-
VOLVING DOOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
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‘‘TITLE 
VI—ENHANCED 
RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES 
‘‘§ 601. Definitions 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means an Executive agency, as de-
fined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Postal Service and the Postal Rate 
Commission, but does not include the Govern-
ment Accountability Office or the Government 
of the District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(B) shall include the Executive Office of 
the President. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered 
employee’ means an officer or employee referred to 
in paragraph (2) of section 207(c) or paragraph (1) 
of section 207(d) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘execu-
tive branch’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 109.
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‘‘(5) FORMER CLIENT.—The term ‘former cli-
ent’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served personally as an agent, attor-
ney, or consultant during the 2-year period end-
ing on the date before the date on which the 
covered employee begins service in the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any agency or in-
strumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) FORMER EMPLOYER.—The term ‘former 
employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served as an employee, officer, direc-
tor, trustee, agent, attorney, consultant, or con-
tractor during the 2 year period ending on the 
date before the date on which the covered em-
ployee begins service in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) an entity in the Federal Govern-
ment, including an executive branch agen-
cy; 
‘‘(ii) a State or local government; 
‘‘(iii) the District of Columbia;
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‘‘(iv) an Indian tribe, as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304); or 
‘‘(v) the government of a territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(7) PARTICULAR
MATTER.—The term ‘par-
ticular matter’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 207(i) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘§ 602. Conflict of interest and eligibility standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee may not 
participate personally and substantially in a particular 
matter in which the covered employee knows or reasonably 
should have known that a former employer or former cli-
ent of the covered employee has a financial interest. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY HEADS.—With respect to the 
head of a covered agency who is a covered em-
ployee, the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
for the Executive Office of the President, in 
consultation with the Director, may grant a 
written waiver of the restrictions under sub-
section (a) before the head engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if
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the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the 
Executive Office of the President determines 
and certifies in writing that, in light of all the 
relevant circumstances, the interest of the Fed-
eral Government in the head’s participation 
outweighs the concern that a reasonable person 
may question the integrity of the agency’s pro-
grams or operations. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COVERED EMPLOYEES.—With 
respect to any covered employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), the head of the covered 
agency employing the covered employee, in con-
sultation with the Director, may grant a written 
waiver of the restrictions under subsection (a) 
before the covered employee engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the head of the covered agency determines and 
certifies in writing that, in light of all the rel-
evant circumstances, the interest of the Federal 
Government in the covered employee’s partici-
pation outweighs the concern that a reasonable 
person may question the integrity of the agen-
cy’s programs or operations.
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‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—For any waiver granted 
under paragraph (1), the individual who granted the 
waiver shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a copy of the waiver to the 
Director not less than 48 hours after the waiver 
is granted; and 
‘‘(B) publish the waiver on the website of 
the applicable agency within 30 calendar days 
after granting such waiver. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Upon receiving a written waiver 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) review the waiver to determine wheth-
er the Director has any objection to the 
issuance of the waiver; and 
‘‘(B) if the Director so objects— 
‘‘(i) provide reasons for the objection 
in writing to the head of the agency who 
granted the waiver not less than 15 cal-
endar days after the waiver was granted; 
and 
‘‘(ii) publish the written objection on 
the website of the Office of Government 
Ethics not less than 30 calendar days after 
the waiver was granted.
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‘‘§ 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 
participate personally and substantially in any award of 
a contract to, or the administration of a contract awarded 
to, a contractor that is a former employer of the employee 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which 
the employee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2108. Prohibition on involvement by certain former contractor employees 
in procurements.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, in consultation with the Adminis-
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trator of General Services, shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of 
title 41, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services, in consultation with designated 
agency ethics officials (as that term is defined in section 
109(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)), shall monitor compliance with such chapter 21 by 
individuals and agencies. 
SEC. 8005. REVOLVING DOOR RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOY-
EES MOVING INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 207 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ONE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TWO-YEAR’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in each instance 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or conducts any lob-
bying activity to facilitate any communication 
to or appearance before,’’ after ‘‘any commu-
nication to or appearance before’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year’’.
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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. 
SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics shall issue guidance on ethical 
standards applicable to unpaid employees of an agency. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Executive 
Office of the President and the White House; and 
(2) the term ‘‘unpaid employee’’ includes any 
individual occupying a position at an agency and 
who is unpaid by operation of section 3110 of title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
but does not include any employee who is unpaid 
due to a lapse in appropriations. 
SEC. 8007. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND 
CONTRACTING AT BUSINESSES OWNED BY 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2020 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no Fed-
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eral funds may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
procuring goods or services at any business owned or con-
trolled by a covered individual or any family member of 
such an individual, unless such obligation or expenditure 
of funds is necessary for the security of a covered indi-
vidual or family member. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS.—No federal agen-
cy may enter into a contract with a business owned or 
controlled by a covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.—For purposes 
of this section, a business shall be deemed to be owned 
or controlled by a covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual if the covered individual or member 
of family (as the case may be)— 
(1) is a member of the board of directors or 
similar governing body of the business; or 
(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 51 
percent or more of the voting shares of the business. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means— 
(A) the President; 
(B) the Vice President;
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(C) the head of any Executive department 
(as that term is defined in section 101 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
(D) any individual occupying a position 
designated by the President as a Cabinet-level 
position. 
(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means an individual with any of the following 
relationships to a covered individual: 
(A) Spouse, and parents thereof. 
(B) Sons and daughters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(C) Parents, and spouses thereof. 
(D) Brothers and sisters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(E) Grandparents and grandchildren, and 
spouses thereof. 
(F) Domestic partner and parents thereof, 
including domestic partners of any individual in 
paragraphs (2) through (5). 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
102 of title 40, United States Code.
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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. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after title 
VI (as added by section 8003) the following: 
‘‘TITLE VII—DIVESTITURE OF FI-
NANCIAL CONFLICTS OF IN-
TERESTS OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT 
‘‘§ 701. Divestiture of financial interests posing a con-
flict of interest 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE- 
PRESIDENT.—The President and Vice-President shall, 
within 30 days of assuming office, divest of all financial 
interests that pose a conflict of interest because the Presi-
dent or Vice President, the spouse, dependent child, or 
general partner of the President or Vice President, or any 
person or organization with whom the President or Vice
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President is negotiating or has any arrangement con-
cerning prospective employment, has a financial interest, 
by— 
‘‘(1) converting each such interest to cash or 
other investment that meets the criteria established 
by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
through regulation as being an interest so remote or 
inconsequential as not to pose a conflict; or 
‘‘(2) placing each such interest in a qualified 
blind trust as defined in section 102(f)(3) or a diver-
sified trust under section 102(f)(4)(B). 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President or Vice President complies with 
section 102.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—Section 102(a) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) With respect to any such report filed by 
the President or Vice President, for any corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, or other business enter-
prise in which the President, Vice President, or the 
spouse or dependent child of the President or Vice 
President, has a significant financial interest— 
‘‘(A) the name of each other person who 
holds a significant financial interest in the firm,
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partnership, association, corporation, or other 
entity; 
‘‘(B) the value, identity, and category of 
each liability in excess of $10,000; and 
‘‘(C) a description of the nature and value 
of any assets with a value of $10,000 or 
more.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Government Ethics shall promulgate regulations to 
define the criteria required by section 701(a)(1) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (as added subsection 
(a)) and the term ‘‘significant financial interest’’ for pur-
poses of section 102(a)(9) of the Ethics in Government 
Act (as added by subsection (b)). 
SEC. 8013. INITIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. 
Subsection (a) of section 101 of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
‘‘position’’ and adding at the end the following: ‘‘position, 
with the exception of the President and Vice President, 
who must file a new report.’’. 
SEC. 8014. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESI-
DENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the 
President, Vice President, Cabinet Mem-
ber, or a’’ after ‘‘Contracts by’’; and 
(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President, Vice President, or any Cabi-
net member’’ after ‘‘Whoever, being’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 431 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘431. Contracts by the President, Vice President, or a Member of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 8015. LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics; 
(2) the term ‘‘legal defense fund’’ means a 
trust— 
(A) that has only one beneficiary; 
(B) that is subject to a trust agreement 
creating an enforceable fiduciary duty on the 
part of the trustee to the beneficiary, pursuant 
to the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which 
the trust is established; 
(C) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that provides for the mandatory public disclo-
sure of all donations and disbursements;
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(D) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
purpose other than— 
(i) the administration of the trust; 
(ii) the payment or reimbursement of 
legal fees or expenses incurred in investiga-
tive, civil, criminal, or other legal pro-
ceedings relating to or arising by virtue of 
service by the trust’s beneficiary as an offi-
cer or employee, as defined in this section, 
or as an employee, contractor, consultant 
or volunteer of the campaign of the Presi-
dent or Vice President; or 
(iii) the distribution of unused re-
sources to a charity selected by the trustee 
that has not been selected or recommended 
by the beneficiary of the trust; 
(E) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the use of its resources for any 
other purpose or personal legal matters, includ-
ing tax planning, personal injury litigation, pro-
tection of property rights, divorces, or estate 
probate; and 
(F) that is subject to a trust agreement 
that prohibits the acceptance of donations, ex-
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cept in accordance with this section and the 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics; 
(3) the term ‘‘lobbying activity’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602); 
(4) the term ‘‘officer or employee’’ means— 
(A) an officer (as that term is defined in 
section 2104 of title 5, United States Code) or 
employee (as that term is defined in section 
2105 of such title) of the executive branch of 
the Government; 
(B) the Vice President; and 
(C) the President; and 
(5) the term ‘‘relative’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3110 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS.—An officer or em-
ployee may not accept or use any gift or donation for the 
payment or reimbursement of legal fees or expenses in-
curred in investigative, civil, criminal, or other legal pro-
ceedings relating to or arising by virtue of the officer or 
employee’s service as an officer or employee, as defined 
in this section, or as an employee, contractor, consultant 
or volunteer of the campaign of the President or Vice
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President except through a legal defense fund that is cer-
tified by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(c) LIMITS ON GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall promulgate regulations establishing lim-
its with respect to gifts and donations described in sub-
section (b), which shall, at a minimum— 
(1) prohibit the receipt of any gift or donation 
described in subsection (b)— 
(A) from a single contributor (other than 
a relative of the officer or employee) in a total 
amount of more than $5,000 during any cal-
endar year; 
(B) from a registered lobbyist; 
(C) from a foreign government or an agent 
of a foreign principal; 
(D) from a State government or an agent 
of a State government; 
(E) from any person seeking official action 
from, or seeking to do or doing business with, 
the agency employing the officer or employee; 
(F) from any person conducting activities 
regulated by the agency employing the officer 
or employee;
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(G) from any person whose interests may 
be substantially affected by the performance or 
nonperformance of the official duties of the offi-
cer or employee; 
(H) from an officer or employee of the ex-
ecutive branch; 
(I) from any organization a majority of 
whose members are described in (A)–(H); or 
(J) require that a legal defense fund, in 
order to be certified by the Director only permit 
distributions to the officer or employee. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee who 
wishes to accept funds or have a representative ac-
cept funds from a legal defense fund shall first en-
sure that the proposed trustee of the legal defense 
fund submits to the Director the following informa-
tion: 
(A) The name and contact information for 
any proposed trustee of the legal defense fund. 
(B) A copy of any proposed trust docu-
ment for the legal defense fund. 
(C) The nature of the legal proceeding (or 
proceedings), investigation or other matter
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which give rise to the establishment of the legal 
defense fund. 
(D) An acknowledgment signed by the offi-
cer or employee and the trustee indicating that 
they will be bound by the regulations and limi-
tation under this section. 
(2) APPROVAL.—An officer or employee may 
not accept any gift or donation to pay, or to reim-
burse any person for, fees or expenses described in 
subsection (b) of this section except through a legal 
defense fund that has been certified in writing by 
the Director following that office’s receipt and ap-
proval of the information submitted under para-
graph (1) and approval of the structure of the fund. 
(e) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee who 
establishes a legal defense fund may not directly or 
indirectly accept distributions from a legal defense 
fund unless the fund has provided the Director a 
quarterly report for each quarter of every calendar 
year since the establishment of the legal defense 
fund that discloses, with respect to the quarter cov-
ered by the report— 
(A) the source and amount of each con-
tribution to the legal defense fund; and
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(B) the amount, recipient, and purpose of 
each expenditure from the legal defense fund, 
including all distributions from the trust for 
any purpose. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make publicly available online— 
(A) each report submitted under para-
graph (1) in a searchable, sortable, and 
downloadable form; 
(B) each trust agreement and any amend-
ment thereto; 
(C) the written notice and acknowledgment 
required by subsection (d); and 
(D) the Director’s written certification of 
the legal defense fund. 
(f) RECUSAL.—An officer or employee, other than the 
President and the Vice President, who is the beneficiary 
of a legal defense fund may not participate personally and 
substantially in any particular matter in which the officer 
or employee knows a donor of any source of a gift or dona-
tion to the legal defense fund established for the officer 
or employee has a financial interest, for a period of two 
years from the date of the most recent gift or donation 
to the legal defense fund.
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Subtitle C—White House Ethics 
Transparency 
SEC. 8021. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘White House Eth-
ics Transparency Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 8022. PROCEDURE FOR WAIVERS AND AUTHORIZA-
TIONS RELATING TO ETHICS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or em-
ployee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursu-
ant to section 3 of Executive Order No. 13770 (82 6 Fed. 
Reg. 9333), or any subsequent similar order, such officer 
or employee shall— 
(1) transmit a written copy of such waiver or 
authorization to the Director of the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics; and 
(2) make a written copy of such waiver or au-
thorization available to the public on the website of 
the employing agency of the covered employee. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In the case of a 
waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) issued 
during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and 
ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing 
officer or employee of such waiver or authorization shall 
comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2)
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of such subsection not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS PUBLIC AVAIL-
ABILITY.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a written 
copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
make such waiver or authorization available to the public 
on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to 
Congress on the impact of the application of subsection 
(b), including the name of any individual who received a 
waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) and 
who, by operation of subsection (b), submitted the infor-
mation required by such subsection. 
(e) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(1) means a non-career Presidential or Vice 
Presidential appointee, non-career appointee in the 
Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type sys-
tem), or an appointee to a position that has been ex-
cepted from the competitive service by reason of 
being of a confidential or policymaking character
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(Schedule C and other positions excepted under com-
parable criteria) in an executive agency; and 
(2) does not include any individual appointed as 
a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as 
a uniformed service commissioned officer. 
Subtitle D—Executive Branch 
Ethics Enforcement 
SEC. 8031. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 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.’’. 
SEC. 8033. TENURE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS. 
Section 401(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, subject to removal only for 
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The 
Director may continue to serve beyond the expiration of 
the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified, 
except that the Director may not continue to serve for
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more than one year after the date on which the term would 
otherwise expire under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 8034. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOV-
ERNMENT ETHICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with the Of-
fice of Personnel Management,’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—Section 
402(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘developing, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and the Office of 
Personnel Management, rules and regulations 
to be promulgated by the President or the Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘developing and promul-
gating rules and regulations’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) providing mandatory education and train-
ing programs for designated agency ethics officials, 
which may be delegated to each agency or the White
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House Counsel as deemed appropriate by the Direc-
tor;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘title II’’ and 
inserting ‘‘title I’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘problems’’ 
and inserting ‘‘issues’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘issued by the President or 
the Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘problems’’ and inserting 
‘‘issues’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, when requested,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘conflict of interest prob-
lems’’ and inserting ‘‘conflicts of interest, as 
well as other ethics issues’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘ordering’’ and inserting 
‘‘receiving allegations of violations of this Act or 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics 
and, when necessary, investigating an allegation 
to determine whether a violation occurred, and 
ordering’’; and
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(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 ‘‘, in consultation with the 
Office of Personnel Management,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; and 
(C) 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.’’. 
(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—
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(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 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-
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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-
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
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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 Congress 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 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-
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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 
(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 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—
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‘‘(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-
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:
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‘‘(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 designated 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). 
‘‘(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,
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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). 
‘‘(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.’’.
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(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.— 
(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-
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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) DEFINITION OF SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL.— 
In this Act, the term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101–37.100 of title 
41, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of enactment 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 re-
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port 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 EXECUTIVE TRAV-
EL. 
(a) REPORTS ON SENIOR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report detailing the direct and indirect costs 
to the Department of Defense in support of travel by sen-
ior executive officials on military aircraft. Each such re-
port shall include whether spousal travel furnished by the 
Department was reimbursed 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 EXECUTIVE OFFICIAL DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘senior executive official’’ has the
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meaning given the term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ in sec-
tion 101–37.100 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and in-
cludes any senior executive branch official (as that term 
is defined in such section). 
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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clude, for each covered contribution during the applicable 
period— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the covered contribution 
was made; 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, the date or dates on which 
the covered contribution was solicited; 
‘‘(iii) the value of the covered contribution; 
‘‘(iv) the name of the person making the cov-
ered contribution; and 
‘‘(v) the name of the person receiving the cov-
ered contribution. 
‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a covered contribution 
made by or on behalf of, or that was solicited in writing 
by or on behalf of, a covered individual shall constitute 
a conflict of interest, or an appearance thereof, with re-
spect to the official duties of the covered individual. 
‘‘(ii) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
may exempt a covered contribution from the application 
of clause (i) if the Director determines the circumstances 
of the solicitation and making of the covered contribution 
do not present a risk of a conflict of interest and the ex-
emption of the covered contribution would not affect ad-
versely the integrity of the Government or the public’s con-
fidence in the integrity of the Government.
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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: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 10 days after submitting an ap-
plication for a security clearance for any individual, and 
not later than 10 days after any such individual is granted 
a security clearance (including an interim clearance), each 
eligible candidate (as that term is described in subsection 
(h)(4)(A)) or the President-elect (as the case may be) shall 
submit a report containing the name of such individual 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’; 
(2) in section 4—
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(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, 
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
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(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 
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—
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‘‘(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-
tion 208 of title 18, United States 
Code, from working on particular 
matters involving specific parties that 
affect the interests of such member; 
and
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‘‘(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 
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
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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 
website of the General Services Administration 
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)— 
(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
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(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 
‘‘(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
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(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: 
‘‘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
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Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include 
the Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘appointee’ means any noncareer 
Presidential or Vice-Presidential appointee, non-
career appointee in the Senior Executive Service (or 
other SES-type system), or appointee to a position 
that has been excepted from the competitive service 
by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking 
character (Schedule C and other positions excepted 
under comparable criteria) in an executive agency, 
but does not include any individual appointed as a 
member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as 
a uniformed service commissioned officer. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘gift’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given that term in 
section 2635.203(b) of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation); and 
‘‘(B) does not include those items excluded 
by sections 2635.204(b), (c), (e)(1), (e)(3), (j), 
(k), and (l) of such title 5. 
‘‘(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).
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‘‘(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’— 
‘‘(A) means a person or entity for whom 
an appointee served as an employee, officer, di-
rector, trustee, partner, agent, attorney, con-
sultant, or contractor 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 agency or instrumentality of 
the Federal Government; 
‘‘(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
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and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304); or 
‘‘(v) the government of a territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘former client’ means a person 
or entity for whom an appointee served personally as 
agent, attorney, or consultant during the 2-year pe-
riod ending on the date before the date on which the 
covered employee begins service in the Federal Gov-
ernment, but does not include an agency or instru-
mentality of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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.
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‘‘ ‘(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 
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.
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‘‘ ‘(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 
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-
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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-
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, in light of 
all the relevant circumstances, the interest of the Federal 
Government in the employee’s participation outweighs the 
concern that a reasonable person may question the integ-
rity of the agency’s programs or operations. 
‘‘(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
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an executive agency shall be cause for a waiver of the re-
strictions contained in paragraph (2)(B) of the pledge. 
‘‘(d) For any waiver granted under this section, the 
individual who granted the waiver shall— 
‘‘(1) provide a copy of the waiver to the Direc-
tor not less than 48 hours after the waiver is grant-
ed; and 
‘‘(2) publish the waiver on the website of the 
applicable agency within 30 calendar days after 
granting such waiver. 
‘‘(e) Upon receiving a written waiver under sub-
section (d), the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) review the waiver to determine whether the 
Director has any objection to the issuance of the 
waiver; and 
‘‘(2) if the Director so objects— 
‘‘(A) provide reasons for the objection in 
writing to the head of the agency who granted 
the waiver not less than 15 calendar days after 
the waiver was granted; and 
‘‘(B) publish the written objection on the 
website of the Office of Government Ethics not 
less than 30 calendar days after the waiver was 
granted.
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‘‘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 
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—
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‘‘(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); 
‘‘(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-
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tions do not affect the integrity of the Govern-
ment’s programs and operations; and 
‘‘(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, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate 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.
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‘‘(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.’’. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Air-
craft by Senior Political Ap-
pointees 
SEC. 8071. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Waste And 
Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules 
and Standards’’ or the ‘‘SWAMP FLYERS’’. 
SEC. 8072. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL 
ON PRIVATE AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle, no Federal funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in any fiscal year may be used 
to pay the travel expenses of any senior political appointee 
for travel on official business on a non-commercial, pri-
vate, or chartered flight. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply— 
(1) if no commercial flight was available for the 
travel in question, consistent with subsection (c); or
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(2) to any travel on aircraft owned or leased by 
the Government. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any senior political ap-
pointee who travels on a non-commercial, private, or 
chartered flight under the exception provided in sub-
section (b)(1) shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date of such travel, submit a written statement to 
Congress certifying that no commercial flight was 
available. 
(2) PENALTY.—Any statement submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be considered a statement for 
purposes of applying section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(d) 
DEFINITION
OF
SENIOR
POLITICAL
AP-
POINTEE.—In this subtitle, the term ‘‘senior political ap-
pointee’’ means any individual occupying— 
(1) a position listed under the Executive Sched-
ule (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code); 
(2) a Senior Executive Service position that is 
not a career appointee as defined under section 
3132(a)(4) of such title; or
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(3) a position of a confidential or policy-deter-
mining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
SEC. 8081. 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
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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. 
Sec. 9307. Implementation. 
Subtitle E—Reports on Outside Compensation Earned by Congressional 
Employees 
Sec. 9401. Reports on outside compensation earned by Congressional employ-
ees. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
Sec. 9501. 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:
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‘‘(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 
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:
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‘‘9. 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 
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
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(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. 
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:
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(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:
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‘‘(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-
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:
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that accompanies legislation enacted into law; 
and 
(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).
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SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE POR-
TAL.— 
(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:
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(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to 
each congressionally mandated report, each of the 
following: 
(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.
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(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 
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-
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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— 
(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).
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(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. 
(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.
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(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. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.— 
The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each 
congressionally mandated report submitted to the Director 
complies with the open format criteria established by the 
Director in the guidance issued under subsection (b). 
(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congression-
ally mandated report. 
(e) LIST OF REPORTS.—As soon as practicable each 
calendar year (but not later than April 1), and on a rolling 
basis during the year if feasible, the Librarian of Congress 
shall submit to the Director a list of congressionally man-
dated reports from the previous calendar year, in consulta-
tion with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, which 
shall— 
(1) be provided in an open format; 
(2) include the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) of section 3(b)(1)(C) for 
each report; 
(3) include the frequency of the report;
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(4) include a unique alphanumeric identifier for 
the report that is consistent across report editions; 
(5) include the date on which each report is re-
quired to be submitted; and 
(6) be updated and provided to the Director, as 
necessary. 
SEC. 9305. REMOVING AND ALTERING REPORTS. 
A report submitted to be published to the reports on-
line portal may only be changed or removed, with the ex-
ception of technical changes, by the head of the Federal 
agency concerned if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults 
with each congressional committee to which the re-
port is submitted; and 
(2) Congress enacts a joint resolution author-
izing the changing or removal of the report. 
SEC. 9306. RELATIONSHIP TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to— 
(1) require the disclosure of information or 
records that are exempt from public disclosure under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) to impose any affirmative duty on the Di-
rector to review congressionally mandated reports
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submitted for publication to the reports online portal 
for the purpose of identifying and redacting such in-
formation or records. 
(b) REDACTION OF INFORMATION.—The head of a 
Federal agency may redact information required to be dis-
closed under this Act if the information would be properly 
withheld from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, and shall— 
(1) redact information required to be disclosed 
under this subtitle if disclosure of such information 
is prohibited by law; 
(2) redact information being withheld under 
this subsection prior to submitting the information 
to the Director; 
(3) redact only such information properly with-
held under this subsection from the submission of 
information or from any congressionally mandated 
report submitted under this subtitle; 
(4) identify where any such redaction is made 
in the submission or report; and 
(5) identify the exemption under which each 
such redaction is made. 
SEC. 9307. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Except as provided in section 9304(b), this subtitle 
shall be implemented not later than 1 year after the date
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of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
congressionally mandated reports submitted to Congress 
on or after the date that is 1 year after such date of enact-
ment. 
Subtitle 
E—Reports 
on 
Outside 
Compensation Earned by Con-
gressional Employees 
SEC. 9401. REPORTS ON OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EARNED 
BY CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) REPORTS.—The supervisor of an individual who 
performs services for any Member, committee, or other of-
fice of the Senate or House of Representatives for a period 
in excess of four weeks and who receives compensation 
therefor from any source other than the Federal Govern-
ment shall submit a report identifying the identity of the 
source, amount, and rate of such compensation to— 
(1) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Sen-
ate, in the case of an individual who performs serv-
ices for a Member, committee, or other office of the 
Senate; or 
(2) the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives, in the case of an individual who 
performs services for a Member (including a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), 
committee, or other office of the House.
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(b) TIMING.—The supervisor shall submit the report 
required under subsection (a) with respect to an indi-
vidual— 
(1) when such individual first begins per-
forming services described in such subparagraph; 
(2) at the close of each calendar quarter during 
which such individual is performing such services; 
and 
(3) when such individual ceases to perform such 
services. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
SEC. 9501. 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 
X—PRESIDENTIAL 
AND 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
TAX 
TRANSPARENCY 
Sec. 10001. Presidential and Vice Presidential tax transparency.
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SEC. 10001. PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL TAX 
TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘covered candidate’’ means a can-
didate of a major party in a general election for the 
office of President or Vice President. 
(2) The term ‘‘major party’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 9002 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(3) The term ‘‘income tax return’’ means, with 
respect to an individual, any return (as such term is 
defined in section 6103(b)(1) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, except that such term shall not 
include declarations of estimated tax) of— 
(A) such individual, other than information 
returns issued to persons other than such indi-
vidual; or 
(B) of any corporation, partnership, or 
trust in which such individual holds, directly or 
indirectly, a significant interest as the sole or 
principal owner or the sole or principal bene-
ficial owner (as such terms are defined in regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury or his delegate). 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury or the delegate of the Secretary.
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(b) DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) CANDIDATES
FOR
PRESIDENT
AND 
VICE PRESIDENT.—Not later than the date that 
is 15 days after the date on which an individual 
becomes a covered candidate, the individual 
shall submit to the Federal Election Commis-
sion a copy of the individual’s income tax re-
turns for the 10 most recent taxable years for 
which a return has been filed with the Internal 
Revenue Service. 
(B) PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.— 
With respect to an individual who is the Presi-
dent or Vice President, not later than the due 
date for the return of tax for each taxable year, 
such individual shall submit to the Federal 
Election Commission a copy of the individual’s 
income tax returns for the taxable year and for 
the 9 preceding taxable years. 
(C) TRANSITION RULE FOR SITTING PRESI-
DENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS.—Not later than 
the date that is 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section, an individual who is the 
President or Vice President on such date of en-
actment shall submit to the Federal Election
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Commission a copy of the income tax returns 
for the 10 most recent taxable years for which 
a return has been filed with the Internal Rev-
enue Service. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
DISCLOSE.—If any require-
ment under paragraph (1) to submit an income tax 
return is not met, the chairman of the Federal Elec-
tion Commission shall submit to the Secretary a 
written request that the Secretary provide the Fed-
eral Election Commission with the income tax re-
turn. 
(3) PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE.—The chairman of 
the Federal Election Commission shall make publicly 
available each income tax return submitted under 
paragraph (1) in the same manner as a return pro-
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-
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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 
the People Act of 2019, not later than the date 
that is 15 days after the date of such request, 
the Secretary shall provide copies of any return 
which is so requested to officers and employees 
of the Federal Election Commission whose offi-
cial duties include disclosure or redaction of 
such return under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The chairman of 
the Federal Election Commission shall
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make publicly available any return which is 
provided under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) REDACTION OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION.—Before making publicly available 
under clause (i) any return, the chairman 
of the Federal Election Commission shall 
redact such information as the Federal 
Election Commission and the Secretary 
jointly determine is necessary for pro-
tecting against identity theft, such as so-
cial security numbers.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22), 
or (23)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F)(ii) by striking ‘‘or 
(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22), or (23)’’.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to disclosures made on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 8, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1 
AN ACT 
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, re-
duce the influence of big money in politics, and 
strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
for other purposes.