I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6694 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the STOCK Act 
to require certain senior officials to report payments received from the 
Federal Government, to improve the filing and disclosure of financial 
disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, very senior 
employees, and others, and to ban stock trading for certain senior Gov-
ernment officials, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2022 
Ms. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the 
STOCK Act to require certain senior officials to report 
payments received from the Federal Government, to im-
prove the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures 
by Members of Congress, congressional staff, very senior 
employees, and others, and to ban stock trading for 
certain senior Government officials, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘STOCK Act 2.0’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF APPLICATIONS FOR, OR RECEIPT 
OF, PAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) REPORTING OF APPLICATIONS FOR, OR RECEIPT 
OF, PAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
payment’ means a payment of money or 
any other item of value made, or promised 
to be made, by the Federal Government. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘covered 
payment’ includes— 
‘‘(I) a loan agreement, contract, 
or grant made, or promised to be 
made, by the Federal Government, in-
cluding such an agreement, contract, 
or grant relating to agricultural activ-
ity; and 
‘‘(II) such other types of pay-
ment of money or items of value as 
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the Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Government Ethics, may estab-
lish, by regulation. 
‘‘(iii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘cov-
ered payment’ does not include— 
‘‘(I) any salary or compensation 
for service performed as, or reim-
bursement of personal outlay by, an 
officer or employee of the Federal 
Government; or 
‘‘(II) any tax refund (including a 
refundable tax credit). 
‘‘(B) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘cov-
ered person’ means a person described in any of 
paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 103(l). 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of receipt of a notice of 
any application for, or receipt of, a covered payment 
by a covered person, the spouse of the covered per-
son, or a dependent child of the covered person (in-
cluding any business owned and controlled by the 
covered person or spouse or dependent child of the 
covered person), but in no case later than 45 days 
after the date on which the covered payment is made 
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or promised to be made, the covered person shall 
submit to the applicable supervising ethics office a 
report describing the covered payment. 
‘‘(3) FINE
FOR
FAILURE
TO
REPORT.—Not-
withstanding section 104(d), a covered person shall 
be assessed a fine, pursuant to regulations issued by 
the applicable supervising ethics office, of $500 in 
each case in which the covered person fails to file a 
report required under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Section 102 of the Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
Each report filed pursuant to subsection (j) of section 101 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) an identification of each type of payment 
or item of value applied for, or received, from the 
Federal Government; 
‘‘(2)(A) the name of each recipient of each pay-
ment or item of value identified under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) the relationship of each recipient named 
under subparagraph (A) to the person filing the re-
port; 
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‘‘(3) a description of the date on which, as ap-
plicable— 
‘‘(A) an application for a payment or other 
item of value was submitted to the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) the payment or item of value was re-
ceived from the Federal Government; and 
‘‘(4) a description of the amount of each appli-
cable payment or item of value.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 101 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘as 
defined under section 109(12)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘as 
defined under section 109(13)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘as defined under section 109(10)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘as 
defined under section 109(8)’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)— 
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(i) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), 
by striking the comma at the end of the 
paragraph and inserting a semicolon; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
(2) Section 102 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘section 101(d) and (e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (d) or (e) of sec-
tion 101’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘within:’’ and inserting 
‘‘within—’’; 
(II) in each of clauses (i) through 
(vii), by striking the comma at the 
end of the clause and inserting a 
semicolon; and 
(III) in clause (viii), by striking 
‘‘, or’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
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(iii) in paragraph (3), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘spouse,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse,’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘are as follows:’’ 
and inserting ‘‘are—’’; and 
(ii) by indenting subparagraphs (G) 
through (J) appropriately; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1), by indenting sub-
paragraph (F) appropriately. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to relevant applications submitted 
to, and payments made or promised to be made by, the 
Federal Government on or after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS AND 
JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, each provision of law described in subsection 
(b) shall apply to— 
(1) each president, vice president, and director 
of a Federal Reserve bank; and 
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(2) each judicial officer (as defined in section 
109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)). 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF PROVISIONS
OF LAW.—The 
provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); 
(2) the STOCK Act (Public Law 112–105; 126 
Stat. 291; 126 Stat. 1310; 127 Stat. 438; 132 Stat. 
4167); and 
(3) subsections (h) and (i) of section 21A of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–1). 
(c) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—For purposes of 
this section and the provisions of law described in sub-
section (b), the supervising ethics office for a president, 
vice president, or director of a Federal Reserve bank shall 
be the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection. 
SEC. 4. PENALTY FOR STOCK ACT NONCOMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The STOCK Act (Public Law 
112–105; 126 Stat. 291; 126 Stat. 1310; 127 Stat. 438; 
132 Stat. 4167) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 20. FINES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law (including regulations), an individual shall 
be assessed a fine, pursuant to regulations issued by the 
applicable supervising ethics office (including the Adminis-
trative Office of the United States Courts, as applicable), 
of $500 in each case in which the individual fails to file 
a transaction report required under this Act. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—The fines paid under 
this section shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts 
of the Treasury.’’. 
(b) RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE, AND DOCU-
MENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, each supervising ethics office (as defined 
in section 2 of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 101 note)) 
(including the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts, as applicable) shall amend the rules, regulations, 
guidance, documents, papers, and other records of the su-
pervising ethics office in accordance with the amendment 
made by this section. 
SEC. 5. BANNING CONFLICTED TRADES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting after title 
I the following: 
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‘‘TITLE II—BANNING 
CONFLICTED TRADES 
‘‘SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COMMODITY.—The term ‘commodity’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1a of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). 
‘‘(2) COVERED INVESTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered in-
vestment’ means— 
‘‘(i) any investment in— 
‘‘(I) a security; 
‘‘(II) a commodity; 
‘‘(III) a future; or 
‘‘(IV) cryptocurrency, such as a 
coin or token— 
‘‘(aa) received in connection 
with an initial coin offering; or 
‘‘(bb) issued or distributed 
using 
distributed 
ledger 
or 
blockchain technology; and 
‘‘(ii) any economic interest com-
parable to an interest described in clause 
(i) that is acquired through synthetic 
means, such as the use of a derivative. 
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‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘covered in-
vestment’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) a widely held investment fund de-
scribed in section 102(f)(8); or 
‘‘(ii) a United States Treasury bill, 
note, or bond. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘covered 
person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Member of Congress (as defined in 
section 109); 
‘‘(B) the President; 
‘‘(C) the Vice President; 
‘‘(D) the Chief Justice of the United 
States; 
‘‘(E) an Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court; 
‘‘(F) a member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System; and 
‘‘(G) a president or vice president of a 
Federal Reserve bank. 
‘‘(4) FUTURE.—The term ‘future’ means a fi-
nancial contract obligating a buyer to purchase, or 
a seller to sell, an asset, such as a physical com-
modity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined 
future date and price. 
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‘‘(5) SECURITY.—The term ‘security’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
‘‘(6) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The term 
‘supervising ethics office’, with respect to a covered 
person, has the meaning given the term in section 
109 with respect to that covered person. 
‘‘SEC. 202. PROHIBITIONS. 
‘‘(a) TRANSACTIONS.—Except as provided in sections 
203 and 204, no covered person may— 
‘‘(1) purchase or sell any covered investment; or 
‘‘(2) enter into a transaction that creates a net 
short position in any security. 
‘‘(b) POSITIONS.—A covered person may not serve as 
an officer or member of any board of any for-profit asso-
ciation, corporation, or other entity. 
‘‘SEC. 203. EXCEPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) INVESTMENTS HELD BEFORE TAKING OF-
FICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered person may have 
control over or knowledge of the management of any 
covered investment held by the covered person as of 
the day before the date on which the covered person 
assumes the applicable office or employment as a 
covered person. 
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON PURCHASING OR SELL-
ING.—A covered person may not buy or sell any in-
vestment described in paragraph (1), except in the 
case of— 
‘‘(A) placing the investment in a qualified 
blind trust described in section 204; or 
‘‘(B) divesting the investment under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) DIVESTITURE.—A covered person may sell a 
covered investment during the 180-day period beginning 
on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the covered person as-
sumes office or employment as a covered person; and 
‘‘(2) the date of enactment of the STOCK Act 
2.0. 
‘‘SEC. 204. TRUSTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On a case-by-case basis, the ap-
plicable supervising ethics office may authorize a covered 
person to place any security holding of the covered person 
in a qualified blind trust approved by the supervising eth-
ics office under section 102(f). 
‘‘(b) BLIND TRUST.—A qualified blind trust per-
mitted under this section shall meet the applicable criteria 
described in section 102(f)(4)(B), unless an alternative ar-
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rangement is approved by the applicable supervising ethics 
office. 
‘‘SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Each supervising ethics of-
fice may issue guidance relating to any matter covered by 
this title, including— 
‘‘(1) whether a covered person may hold an em-
ployee stock option or other, similar instrument that 
has not vested before the date on which the covered 
person assumes office or employment as a covered 
person; and 
‘‘(2) the process and timeline for determining 
the date on which a covered person shall no longer 
serve as an officer or member of any board of any 
for-profit association, corporation, or other entity. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—A covered person who know-
ingly fails to comply with this title shall be subject to a 
civil penalty of not less than 10 percent of the value of 
the covered investment that was purchased or sold, or the 
security in which a net short position was created, in viola-
tion of this title, as applicable.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 103(j)(1) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
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and inserting the following: ‘‘means, as applica-
ble— 
‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Ethics of 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Ethics’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 
(9) as paragraphs (9) and (8), respectively, and 
moving the paragraphs so as to appear in nu-
merical order; and 
(F) in paragraph (18)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Standards of Official Conduct’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Ethics’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a period. 
(4) Section 111(2) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
‘‘Standards of Official Conduct’’ and inserting ‘‘Eth-
ics’’. 
(5) Section 402 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘title II 
of’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(2)(B)— 
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(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘(18)’’ 
each place it appears. 
(9) 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 
‘‘under section 109(10) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
109(10))’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 109 of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’. 
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SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC FILING AND ONLINE PUBLIC AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. 
(a) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL 
STAFF.—Section 8(b)(1) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. 
App. 105 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to title I of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), through 
databases maintained on the official websites of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate’’ after ‘‘en-
able’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘reports 
received by them pursuant to section 103(h)(1)(A) 
of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each report received under section 
103(h)(1)(A) of that Act’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and the un-
designated matter following that subparagraph and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) public access— 
‘‘(i) to each— 
‘‘(I) financial disclosure report 
filed by a Member of Congress or a 
candidate for Congress; 
‘‘(II) transaction disclosure re-
port filed by a Member of Congress or 
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a candidate for Congress pursuant to 
section 103(l) of that Act; and 
‘‘(III) notice of extension, amend-
ment, or blind trust, with respect to a 
report described in subclause (I) or 
(II), pursuant to title I of that Act; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) allows the public to search, 
sort, and download data contained in 
the reports described in subclause (I) 
or (II) of clause (i) by criteria re-
quired to be reported, including by 
filer name, asset, transaction type, 
ticker 
symbol, 
notification 
date, 
amount of transaction, and date of 
transaction; 
‘‘(II) allows access through an 
application 
programming 
interface; 
and 
‘‘(III) is fully compliant with— 
‘‘(aa) section 508 of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794d); and 
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‘‘(bb) the most recent Web 
Content Accessibility Guidelines 
(or successor guidelines).’’. 
(b) VERY SENIOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 11(b)(1) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 
105 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to title I of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), through 
databases maintained on the official website of the 
Office of Government Ethics’’ after ‘‘enable’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and the un-
designated matter following that subparagraph and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) public access— 
‘‘(i) to each— 
‘‘(I) financial disclosure report 
filed by— 
‘‘(aa) the President; 
‘‘(bb) the Vice President; or 
‘‘(cc) an officer occupying a 
position listed in section 5312 or 
5313 of title 5, United States 
Code, having been nominated by 
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the President and confirmed by 
the Senate to that position; 
‘‘(II) transaction disclosure re-
port filed by an individual described in 
subclause (I) pursuant to section 
103(l) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App); and 
‘‘(III) notice of extension, amend-
ment, or blind trust, with respect to a 
report described in subclause (I) or 
(II), pursuant to title I of that Act; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) allows the public to search, 
sort, and download data contained in 
the reports described in subclause (I) 
or (II) of clause (i) by criteria re-
quired to be reported, including by 
filer name, asset, transaction type, 
ticker 
symbol, 
notification 
date, 
amount of transaction, and date of 
transaction; 
‘‘(II) allows access through an 
application 
programming 
interface; 
and 
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‘‘(III) is fully compliant with— 
‘‘(aa) section 508 of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794d); and 
‘‘(bb) the most recent Web 
Content Accessibility Guidelines 
(or successor guidelines).’’. 
(c) JUDICIAL OFFICERS.—Section 9 of the STOCK 
Act (Public Law 112–105; 126 Stat. 297) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) JUDICIAL OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (6), 
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts shall develop a system to en-
able, pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), through a database 
maintained on the official website of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts— 
‘‘(A) electronic filing of reports received 
from judicial officers pursuant to that title; and 
‘‘(B) public access— 
‘‘(i) to each— 
‘‘(I) financial disclosure report 
filed by a judicial officer; 
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‘‘(II) transaction disclosure re-
port filed by a judicial officer pursu-
ant to section 103(l) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App); and 
‘‘(III) notice of extension, amend-
ment, or blind trust, with respect to a 
report described in subclause (I) or 
(II), pursuant to that title; and 
‘‘(ii) in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) allows the public to search, 
sort, and download data contained in 
a report described in clause (i) by cri-
teria required to be reported, includ-
ing by filer name, asset, transaction 
type, ticker symbol, notification date, 
amount of transaction, and date of 
transaction; 
‘‘(II) allows access through an 
application 
programming 
interface; 
and 
‘‘(III) is fully compliant with— 
‘‘(aa) section 508 of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794d); and 
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‘‘(bb) the most recent Web 
Content Accessibility Guidelines 
(or successor guidelines). 
‘‘(2) LOGIN.—For purposes of filings under 
paragraph (1)(B), section 105(b)(2) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The electronic 
availability of filings under paragraph (1)(B) on the 
official website of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts shall be deemed to meet the 
public 
availability 
requirement 
under 
section 
105(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(4) FILERS COVERED.—Each judicial officer 
who is required under the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to file a financial disclosure 
report with a supervising ethics office shall be able 
to file report electronically using the applicable sys-
tem developed under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) EXTENSIONS.—Each notice of an exten-
sion for a financial disclosure covered by this sub-
section shall be made available electronically under 
paragraph (1)(B), together with any related disclo-
sure. 
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‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL TIME.—The requirements of 
this subsection may be implemented after the date 
described in paragraph (1) if the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts identifies in writing 
to the relevant congressional committees the addi-
tional time needed for that implementation.’’. 
(d) OFFICERS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.—Sec-
tion 9 of the STOCK Act (Public Law 112–105; 126 Stat. 
297) (as amended by subsection (c)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) OFFICERS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘cov-
ered person’ means— 
‘‘(i) a president of a Federal Reserve 
bank; 
‘‘(ii) a vice president of a Federal Re-
serve bank; and 
‘‘(iii) a director of a Federal Reserve 
bank. 
‘‘(B) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The 
term ‘supervising ethics office’ means the In-
spector General of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection. 
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‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC FILING AND ONLINE PUBLIC 
AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (F), not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the supervising 
ethics office shall develop a system to enable, 
pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), through a data-
base maintained on the official website of the 
supervising ethics office— 
‘‘(i) electronic filing of reports re-
ceived from covered persons pursuant to 
that title; and 
‘‘(ii) public access— 
‘‘(I) to each— 
‘‘(aa) financial disclosure re-
port filed by a covered person; 
‘‘(bb) transaction disclosure 
report filed by a covered person 
pursuant to section 103(l) of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App); and 
‘‘(cc) notice of extension, 
amendment, or blind trust, with 
respect to a report described in 
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item (aa) or (bb), pursuant to 
that title; and 
‘‘(II) in a manner that— 
‘‘(aa) allows the public to 
search, sort, and download data 
contained in a report described in 
subclause (I) by criteria required 
to be reported, including by filer 
name, asset, transaction type, 
ticker symbol, notification date, 
amount of transaction, and date 
of transaction; 
‘‘(bb) allows access through 
an 
application 
programming 
interface; and 
‘‘(cc) 
is 
fully 
compliant 
with— 
‘‘(AA) section 508 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and 
‘‘(BB) the most recent 
Web Content Accessibility 
Guidelines 
(or 
successor 
guidelines). 
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‘‘(B) LOGIN.—For purposes of filings 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), section 105(b)(2) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The elec-
tronic availability of filings under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) on the official website of a supervising 
ethics office shall be deemed to meet the public 
availability requirement under section 105(b)(1) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(D) FILERS
COVERED.—Each covered 
person who is required under the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to file a 
financial disclosure report with a supervising 
ethics office shall be able to file report elec-
tronically using the applicable system developed 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) EXTENSIONS.—Each notice of an ex-
tension for a financial disclosure covered by this 
paragraph shall be made available electronically 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), together with any 
related disclosure. 
‘‘(F) ADDITIONAL
TIME.—The require-
ments of this paragraph may be implemented 
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