,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bcba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ah1 #bjah ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc to require the development of ethics plans for certain transition teams1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transition ,team ,ethics ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,presidential transition ethics programs ,the ,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #c7;f7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,the ,president-elect shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives a list of-- 7,a7 any individual for whom an application for a security clearance was submitted1 not later than #aj days after the date on which the application was submitted2 and 7,b7 any individual provided a security clearance1 not later than #aj days after the date on which the security clearance was provided4 2 7#b7 in section #d-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and 7iii7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 the term nonpublic information-- 7,a7 means information from the ,federal ,government that a transition member obtains as part of the employment of the member that such member knows or reasonably should know has not been made available to the general public2 and 7,b7 includes information that a member of the transition team knows or reasonably should know-- 7i7 is exempt from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or otherwise protected from disclosure by law2 and 7ii7 is not authorized by the appropriate government agency or official to be released to the public2 and 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7g7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,november and inserting ,october2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,ethics plan 7,a7 ,in general ,each memorandum of understanding under paragraph 7#a7 shall include 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 becomes the ,president-elect4 7,b7 ,contents ,the ethics plan shall include1 at a minimum-- 7i7 a description of the ethics requirements that will apply to all members of the transition team1 including any specific requirement for transition team members who will have access to nonpublic or classified information2 7ii7 a description of how the transition team will-- 7,i7 address the role on the transition team of-- 7aa7 lobbyists registered under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 and individuals who were former lobbyists registered under that ,act2 7bb7 persons registered under the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq471 foreign nationals1 and other foreign agents2 and 7cc7 transition team members with sources of income or clients that are not disclosed to the public2 7,,ii7 prohibit a transition team member with conflicts of interest1 including conflicts1 as described in section #bfce4djb7;a7 and section #bfce4ejb7;a7 of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 related to current or former employment1 affiliations1 clients1 or investments1 from working on particular matters involving specific parties that affect the interests of such member2 and 7,,iii7 address how the covered eligible candidate will address their own conflicts of interest during a ,presidential term if the covered eligible candidate becomes the ,president-elect2 7iii7 a ,code of ,ethical ,conduct1 to which each member of the transition team will sign and be subject to1 that reflects the content of the ethics plans under this paragraph and at a minimum requires transition team members to-- 7,i7 seek authorization from transition team leaders or their designees before seeking1 on behalf of the transition1 access to any nonpublic information2 7,,ii7 keep confidential any nonpublic information provided in the course of the duties of the member with the transition and exclusively use such information for the purposes of the transition2 and 7,,iii7 not use any nonpublic information provided in the course of transition duties1 in any manner1 for personal or private gain for the member or any other party at any time during or after the transition2 and 7iv7 a description of how the transition team will enforce the ,code of ,ethical ,conduct1 including the names of the members of the transition team responsible for enforcement1 oversight1 and compliance4 7,c7 ,publicly available ,the transition team shall make the ethics plan described in this paragraph publicly available on the ,internet website of the ,general ,services ,administration the earlier of-- 7i7 the day on which the memorandum of understanding is completed2 or 7ii7 ,october #a4 2 and 7#c7 in section #f7;b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 a list of all positions each transition team member has held outside the ,federal ,government for the previous #ab-month period1 including paid1 unpaid and uncompensated positions2 7,d7 sources of compensation of each transition team member exceeding #e1jjj a year for the previous #ab-month period2 7,e7 a description of the role of the member on the transition team1 including a list of any policy issues that the member expects to work on1 and a list of agencies the member expects to interact with1 while serving on the transition team2 7,f7 a list of any issues from which each transition team member will be recused while serving as a member of the transition team pursuant to the transition team ethics plan outlined in section #d7;g77#c72 and 7,g7 an affirmation that the transition team member does not have a financial conflict of interest that precludes the member from working on the matters described in subparagraph 7,e74 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting not later than #b business days after public2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,the head of a ,federal department or agency1 or their designee1 shall not permit access to the agency or employees of the 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 7#a74 4