,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eijb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ba1 #bjah,mr4 ,raskin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh to provide for reform in the operations of the ,office of ,government ,ethics1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,executive ,branch ,comprehensive ,ethics ,enforcement ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,tenure of the ,director of the ,office of ,government ,ethics ,section #dja7;b7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 1 subject to removal only for inefficiency1 neglect of duty1 or malfeasance in office4 ,the ,director may continue to serve beyond the expiration of the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified1 except that the ,director may not continue to serve for more than one year after the date on which the term would otherwise expire under this subsection44 #c4 ,duties of ,director of the ,office of ,government ,ethics 7a7 ,section #djb7;b7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking developing1 in consultation and inserting consulting2 7,b7 by striking ,management1 and inserting ,management for advice on the development of2 and 7,c7 by striking title ,,ii and inserting title ,i2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 providing mandatory education and training programs for agency ethics counselors and other responsible officials1 which may be delegated to each agency or the ,white ,house ,counsel as deemed appropriate by the ,director2 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c7 by striking title ,,ii and inserting title ,i2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by striking violations of applicable conflict of interest laws or regulations and inserting conflicts of interest2 7,b7 by striking recommending and inserting directing2 and 7,c7 by striking problems and inserting issues2 7#e7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking problems and inserting issues2 7#f7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7,a7 by striking 1 when requested12 and 7,b7 by striking conflict of interest problems and inserting conflicts of interest1 as well as other ethics issues under the purview of this ,act12 7#g7 in paragraph 7#aa71 by inserting after conflict of interest laws the following3 1 rules1 and regulations as they relate to conflicts of interest and other ethical issues12 7#h7 in paragraph 7#ab7-- 7,a7 by striking evaluating and inserting promulgating2 7,b7 by striking the need for2 7,c7 by striking conflict of interest and ethical problems and inserting conflict of interest and ethical issues2 7#i7 in paragraph 7#ac7-- 7,a7 by inserting serious after allegations of2 7,b7 by striking violations of the conflict of interest laws and inserting conflict of interest issues and allegations of violations of ethics laws and regulations and this ,act2 and 7,c7 by striking 1 as required by section #ece of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#aj7 in paragraph 7#ad7 by striking and at the end2 7#aa7 in paragraph 7#ae7-- 7,a7 by striking title ,,ii and inserting title ,i2 and 7,b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#ab7 by adding at the end the following3 7#af7 determining any violations of this ,act by employees of an agency and issuing appropriate administrative penalties2 7#ag7 directing and providing final approval1 when determined appropriate by the ,director1 for agency ethics counselors and other responsible officials regarding the resolution of conflicts of interest as well as any other ethics issues under the purview of this ,act in individual cases2 and 7#ah7 reviewing and1 when determined appropriate by the ,director1 approving any recusals1 exemptions1 or waivers to the conflicts of interest and ethics laws1 rules1 and regulations and making approved recusals1 exemptions1 and waivers public record4 4 7b7 ,section #djb7;d7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking 1 by the exercise of any authority otherwise available to the ,director under this title12 and 7,b7 by striking the agency is4 7c7 ,section #djb7;f7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7 of subparagraph 7,a7 by striking of such agency2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7 by striking notify the ,president and the ,congress of the agency's noncompliance in writing 7including1 with the notification1 any written comments which the agency may provide7 and inserting determine that a violation of this ,act has occurred and issue appropriate administrative or legal remedies as prescribed in paragraph 7#b72 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 in subclause 7,i7-- 7aa7 by inserting to the ,president or the ,president's designee if the matter involves employees of the ,executive ,office of the ,president or after may recommend2 7bb7 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7aa7 by striking shall notify the ,president in writing2 7bb7 by inserting ,president or after determines that the2 and 7cc7 by adding and at the end2 and 7,,iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iii7 may conduct a formal investigation and hearing in accordance to the procedures described in subparagraph 7,b74 2 7ii7 in clause 7iii7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i7 by inserting or has violated after is violating2 7,,ii7 in subclause 7,i7 by striking and at the end2 and 7,,iii7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7aa7 by striking notify in writing1 and inserting advise the ,president in writing or order2 7bb7 by inserting that the ,president or after in writing12 7cc7 by inserting take appropriate disciplinary action including reprimand1 suspension1 demotion1 or dismissal against the officer or employee after employee's agency2 and 7dd7 by striking of the officer's or employee's noncompliance1 except that1 if the officer or employee involved is the agency head1 the notification shall instead be submitted to the ,president2 and 7iii7 by striking clause 7iv72 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,a77iii7 or 7iv7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 by inserting 7,i7 before ,in order to2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,ii7 7aa7 ,in conducting an investigation1 the ,director may1 if necessary1 apply to a judge or clerk of a court of the ,united ,states to issue a subpoena for a witness or witnesses to appear at a time or place stated in the subpoena before an individual authorized to take depositions to be used in the courts of the ,united ,states1 to give full and true answers to written interrogatories and cross-interrogatories as may be submitted with the application1 or to be orally examined or cross-examined on the subject of the claim4 7bb7 ,the ,director may secure directly from any agency information necessary to enable it to carry out this ,act4 ,upon request of the ,director1 the head of such agency shall furnish that information to the ,director4 2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii77,i7-- 7i7 by striking ,subject to clause 7iv7 of this subparagraph1 before and inserting ,before2 and 7ii7 by striking subparagraphs 7,a7 7iii7 or 7iv7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a77iii72 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,b77iii7 by striking ,subject to clause 7iv7 of this subparagraph1 before and inserting ,before2 and 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,b77iv7-- 7i7 by striking title #b and inserting title ,i2 and 7ii7 by striking section #bjf and inserting section #ajd2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking 7iv712 and 7#d7 by striking paragraph 7#e7 and inserting the following3 7#e7 7,a7 ,the ,office of ,government ,ethics shall be the central repository1 by maintaining data or referencing data by internet link that is maintained by agencies or otherwise made publicly available1 of all conflicts of interest and ethics laws1 rules and regulations1 recusals1 waivers and exemptions1 ethics advisory opinions1 ethics agreements of senior executive branch personnel and employee certificates of divestiture1 financial disclosure reports as required under title ,i of this ,act1 compliance reviews1 enforcement actions1 and any other public records concerning conflicts of interest and ethics records for the executive branch required by law4 7,b7 ,all financial disclosure reports1 conflicts of interest and ethics records deemed public information by the ,director or by law shall be made available to the public either by internet link to such information if publicly available1 or at no charge on the web page of the ,office of ,government ,ethics in a searchable1 sortable1 and downloadable format1 and at reasonable fees for reproduction of paper documents at the ,office of ,government ,ethics4 4 7d7 ,section #djb of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,for purposes of this title-- 7#a7 the term agency shall include the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 and 7#b7 the term officer or employee shall include any individual occupying a position1 providing any official services1 or acting in an advisory capacity1 in the ,white ,house or the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 regardless of whether the individual receives pay4 7h7 ,in this title1 a reference to the head of an agency shall include the ,president or the ,president's designee4 7i7 ,in carrying out the duties under this section1 the ,director1 or any employee of the ,office of ,government ,ethics designated by the ,director1 shall transmit to ,congress on the request of any committee or subcommittee thereof1 by report1 testimony1 or otherwise1 information and the views on functions1 responsibilities1 or other matters relating to the ,office of ,government ,ethics4 ,such information shall be transmitted concurrently to the ,president and any other appropriate ,executive agency4 4 #d4 ,agency ,ethics ,officials ,training and ,duties ,section #djc of such ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,all designated agency ethics officials and alternate designated agency ethics officials shall register with1 and report to1 the ,director as well as with the appointing authority of the official4 7#b7 ,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 ,director4 7#c7 ,the ,director shall have final authority over the ,president's designee and all designated and alternate designated agency ethics officials and other ethics counselors in the executive branch in the interpretation and implementation of all conflict of interest and ethics rules and regulations promulgated by the ,president or the ,director4 4