,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bb1 #bjai ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 and ,mr4 ,cicilline7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,ways and ,means1 and ,house ,administration1 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 strengthen transparency and accountability within the ,federal ,government1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,restoring the ,public ,trust ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,no ,personal ,enrichment for ,federal ,employees ,subtitle ,a--,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by the ,president ,sec4 #aja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,reimbursal for costs of protection4 ,subtitle ,b--,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by ,presidential ,flyers ,landing ,yet ,evading ,rules and ,standards ,sec4 #aaa4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft4 ,subtitle ,c--,e4 ,scott ,pruitt ,accountability for ,government ,officials ,sec4 #aba4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #abb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #abc4 ,use of public office for private gain4 ,subtitle ,d--,curb ,objectionable ,redirection of ,resources and ,unconstitutional ,payments to ,trump ,sec4 #aca4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #acb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #acc4 ,sense of the ,congress4 ,sec4 #acd4 ,reports4 ,sec4 #ace4 ,definitions4 ,subtitle ,e--,relatives ,in ,government ,getting ,employment ,dishonorably ,sec4 #ada4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #adb4 ,employment of relatives2 restrictions4 ,subtitle ,f--,determining if ,regulatory ,actions are in the ,interest of the ,nation or the ,swamp ,sec4 #aea4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #aeb4 ,requiring greater transparency for regulatory conflicts of interest4 ,sec4 #aec4 ,,acus study and report on regulatory conflicts of interest4 ,sec4 #aed4 ,judicial review4 ,sec4 #aee4 ,effective date4 ,title ,,ii--,rooting ,out ,conflicts of ,interest ,subtitle ,a--,commonsense ,legislation ,ensuring ,accountability by ,reporting ,access of ,non-,cleared ,employees to ,secrets ,sec4 #bja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,report on security clearances for individuals working in the ,white ,house and ,executive ,office of the ,president4 ,subtitle ,b--,divestiture of ,certain ,financial ,interests of ,federal ,officers and ,employees and ,spouses ,sec4 #baa4 ,divestiture of certain financial interests of ,federal officers and employees and spouses4 ,subtitle ,c--,presidential ,tax ,transparency ,sec4 #bba4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bbb4 ,presidential and ,vice ,presidential tax transparency4 ,subtitle ,d--,white ,house ,open ,data ,sec4 #bca4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bcb4 ,white ,house visitor log and employee information4 ,subtitle ,e--,prohibitions on making certain contracts with ,federal ,government or receiving ,federal funds ,sec4 #bda4 ,prohibitions on making certain contracts with ,federal ,government or receiving ,federal funds4 ,title ,,iii--,increased ,oversight and ,strengthening ,agencies ,responsible for ,rooting ,out ,corruption ,sec4 #cja4 ,congressional notification of change in status of ,inspector ,general4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,presidential explanation of failure to nominate an ,inspector ,general4 ,i ,no ,personal ,enrichment for ,federal ,employees ,a ,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by the ,president #aja4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by the ,president ,act of #bjai or the ,,swamp ,act of #bjai4 #ajb4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,presidential travel to commercial entities owned in whole or in part by the ,president or ,first ,family results in the ,american taxpayer effectively subsidizing the ,president's businesses4 7#b7 ,given current expenditures1 ,president ,trump is on track to spend more during his first year of office than all eight years of the ,obama administration combined4 7#c7 ,it is unacceptable for the ,president to maintain an interest in traveling to properties in which he has a direct financial interest1 as the ,u4,s4 ,government is responsible for renting space for personnel in said private commercial entities4 7#d7 ,every time the ,president travels to ,mar-a-,lago1 he necessarily promotes his private business interests via free press at the ,government's expense4 7#e7 ,the ,state ,department's recent promotion of ,mar-a-,lago on its official website raises serious ethics concerns4 7#f7 ,as of ,april #ad1 #bjag1 ,president ,trump has cost the ,u4,s4 taxpayer unprecedented amounts of money1 including the following estimated costs3 7,a7 ,for trips to ,mar-a-,lago3 7i7 ,total cost for security in ,palm ,beach3 #c1gjj1jjj 7each trip74 7ii7 ,roundtrip flights from ,joint ,base ,andrews1 ,maryland1 to ,west ,palm1 ,florida3 #gjj1jjj4 7iii7 ,overtime for local law enforcement during ,trump's trips3 #fj1jjj_/;day4 7iv7 ,total golf cart rentals ordered by the ,secret ,service for ,,potus visit3 #ce1ahe4 7v7 ,estimated loss of business due to airport closure3 #cj1jjj_/weekend4 7,b7 ,for ,trump ,tower3 7i7 ,request for additional ,secret ,service funding to secure ,trump ,towers3 #fj1jjj1jjj4 7ii7 ,new ,york ,police ,department security costs3 #abg1jjj-adf1jjj_/;day4 7iii7 ,elevator services ordered by the ,secret ,service3 #fd1jjj4 7iv7 ,air ,force ,one flights to ,new ,york ,city3 #ahj1jjj_/;hour4 7#g7 ,the proposed #bjag ,federal spending bill includes reimbursements for millions of dollars spent by ,florida and ,new ,york to protect the ,president and ,first ,family1 and facilitate their travel4 ,while localities should be reimbursed1 the taxpayer should not be responsible for said reimbursement4 #ajc4 ,reimbursal for costs of protection ,in the case of a person whom the ,united ,states ,secret ,service is authorized to protect under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #cjef7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 if that person1 while traveling for official business or for personal purposes1 stays in a hotel or other establishment providing daily-rate accommodation in which that person has an ownership or financial interest1 that person shall reimburse to the ,treasury-- 7#a7 any amount expended by the ,united ,states ,secret ,service for the provision of such protection2 and 7#b7 any amount expended for other costs incurred by the ,government pertaining to that stay4 ,b ,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by ,presidential ,flyers ,landing ,yet ,evading ,rules and ,standards #aaa4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,stop ,waste ,and ,misuse by ,presidential ,flyers ,landing ,yet ,evading ,rules and ,standards ,act or the ,,swamp ,,flyers ,act4 #aab4 ,prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft 7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 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-commercial1 private1 or chartered flight4 7b7 ,exceptions ,the limitation in subsection 7a7 shall not apply-- 7#a7 if no commercial flight was available for the travel in question1 consistent with subsection 7c72 or 7#b7 to any travel on aircraft owned or leased by the ,government4 7c7 ,certification 7#a7 ,in general ,any senior political appointee who travels on a non-commercial1 private1 or chartered flight under the exception provided in subsection 7b77#a7 shall1 not later than #cj days after the date of such travel1 submit a written statement to ,congress certifying that no commercial flight was available4 7#b7 ,penalty ,any statement submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be considered a statement for purposes of applying section #ajja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,definition of senior political appointee ,in this subtitle1 the term senior political appointee means any individual occupying-- 7#a7 a position listed under the ,executive ,schedule 7subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 7#b7 a ,senior ,executive ,service position that is not a career appointee as defined under section #cacb7;a77#d7 of such title2 or 7#c7 a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 ,c ,e4 ,scott ,pruitt ,accountability for ,government ,officials #aba4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,e4 ,scott ,pruitt ,accountability for ,government ,officials ,act of #bjai4 #abb4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,during his time as ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 ,scott ,pruitt faced more than #ab separate ethics investigations including by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency ,inspector ,general1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 the ,government ,accountability ,office1 and the ,u4,s4 ,office of ,special ,counsel4 7#b7 ,on ,october #b1 #bjag1 the ,department of the ,interior's ,inspector ,general confirmed they were investigating ,secretary ,ryan ,zinke's taxpayer-funded flights1 including #ab1cge on a chartered flight from ,las ,vegas to ,montana where he spoke to a hockey team that is owned by one of ,secretary ,zinke's largest political donors4 7#c7 ,on ,march #ad1 #bjah1 ,,cnn reported that ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,ben ,carson knew about a dining set worth #ca1jjj that was ordered for ,carson's office1 knowledge of which he had previously denied4 7#d7 ,on ,march #bj1 #bjah1 it was publicly reported that ,scott ,pruitt secured a sub-market lease for a ,washington1 ,,dc1 condominium owned by the wife of a lobbyist who represented clients with matters pending before the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and told the ,washington ,examiner that he was dumbfounded that that's controversial4 7#e7 ,on ,april #d1 #bjah1 the ,new ,york ,times reported that ,scott ,pruitt used a loophole in the ,safe ,water ,drinking ,act to give raises to his aides that had been explicitly denied by the ,white ,house4 7#f7 ,on ,april #af1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post reported that ,scott ,pruitt had spent nearly #c1jjj1jjj of taxpayer funds on security and travel since taking office in ,february #bjag4 7#g7 ,on ,april #bf1 #bjah1 ,politico reported that ,scott ,pruitt spent over #aje1jjj of taxpayer funds on first-class flights1 citing since-debunked threats to his personal security4 7#h7 ,on ,june #e1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post reported that ,scott ,pruitt used official channels to pressure ,chick-fil-,a ,chief ,executive ,officer ,dan ,cathy into securing a restaurant franchise for his wife4 7#i7 ,on ,june #f1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post reported that ,scott ,pruitt forced aides to help him secure a used ,trump ,home ,luxury ,plush ,euro ,pillow ,top4 7#aj7 ,on ,june #h1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post reported that ,scott ,pruitt forced his security detail to help him acquire high-end hand lotion and to pick up his dry cleaning4 7#aa7 ,on ,july #b1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post reported that ,scott ,pruitt recruited a staff member to help his wife find a job1 the salary for which he stipulated should be no less than #bjj1jjj4 7#ab7 ,on ,july #e1 #bjah1 ,scott ,pruitt resigned amid myriad scandals and massive public pressure4 7#ac7 ,on ,july #ac1 #bjah1 ,forbes reported on ,wilbur ,ross' massive conflicts of interest1 including having taken meetings with a trade association whose members included a car manufacturer whose investors included ,ross himself4 ,the same report noted that ,wilbur ,ross took meetings with companies whose investors included his wife4 7#ad7 ,on ,july #ac1 #bjah1 ,the ,new ,york ,times reported that ,tom ,price repeatedly violated ,government travel rules1 wasting at least #cad1jjj of taxpayer funds by using chartered jets and military air travel instead of commercially available flights4 #abc4 ,use of public office for private gain 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ic of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aibe4 ,use of public office for private gain 7a7 ,use for private gain ,whoever1 being a covered ,federal officer or employee1 uses his public office for-- 7#a7 his own private gain2 7#b7 the endorsement of any product1 service or enterprise2 or 7#c7 the private gain of a friend1 relative1 or a person with whom the covered ,federal officer or employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity1 including a nonprofit organization of which the covered ,federal officer or employee is an officer or member1 and a person with whom the employee has or seeks employment or business relations1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than one year1 or in the case of a willful violation1 not more than #e years1 or both4 7b7 ,coercion ,whoever1 being a covered ,federal officer or employee1 uses or permits the use of his ,government position or title or any authority associated with his public office in a manner that is intended to coerce or induce another person1 including a subordinate1 to provide any benefit1 financial or otherwise1 to himself or to a friend1 relative1 or person with whom the covered ,federal officer or employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than one year1 or in the case of a willful violation1 not more than #e years1 or both4 7c7 ,covered ,federal officer or employee ,for purposes of this section1 the term covered ,federal officer or employee means any of the following officers or employees of the ,federal ,government3 7#a7 ,assistant to the ,president for ,national ,security ,affairs4 7#b7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,chief of ,staff4 7#c7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,deputy ,chief of ,staff4 7#d7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,deputy ,chief of ,staff for ,communications 7or ,director of ,communications74 7#e7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,press ,secretary4 7#f7 ,senior ,advisor to the ,president4 7#g7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,staff ,secretary4 7#h7 ,assistant to the ,president for ,homeland ,security and ,counterterrorism4 7#i7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,counselor to the ,president4 7#aj7 ,director of the ,national ,economic ,council4 7#aa7 ,director of the ,domestic ,policy ,council4 7#ab7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,chief of ,staff or ,deputy ,chief of ,staff to the ,vice ,president4 7#ac7 ,special ,assistant to the ,president and ,director of ,communications for the ,vice ,president4 7#ad7 ,press ,secretary to the ,vice ,president4 7#ae7 ,senior ,advisor to the ,vice ,president4 7#af7 ,deputy ,assistant to the ,president and ,national ,security ,advisor or ,deputy ,national ,security ,advisor to the ,vice ,president4 7#ag7 ,deputy ,assistant to the ,president and ,counselor to the ,vice ,president4 7#ah7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,white ,house ,counsel4 7#ai7 ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#bj7 ,any officer or employee whose appointment is made by the ,president by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 7#ba7 ,the ,president4 7#bb7 ,the ,vice ,president4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #ic of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item related to section #aibd the following3 #aibe4 ,use of public office for private gain4 4 ,d ,curb ,objectionable ,redirection of ,resources and ,unconstitutional ,payments to ,trump #aca4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,curb ,objectionable ,redirection of ,resources and ,unconstitutional ,payments to ,trump ,act or the ,,corrupt ,act4 #acb4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,kleptocracy is a tool used by autocratic leaders1 including ,vladimir ,putin1 to exploit state resources2 it involves the operation of sophisticated networks for the purpose of self-enrichment4 7#b7 ,unlike prior presidents1 ,president ,trump has refused to sell his business interests or divest himself of assets that present potential conflicts of interest4 7#c7 ,article ,i of the ,constitution states that no ,person holding any office of profit or trust under them1 shall1 without the consent of the ,congress1 accept any present1 emolument1 office1 or title1 of any kind whatever1 from any ,king1 ,prince1 or foreign ,state4 7#d7 ,foreign governments and foreign-held companies have already shifted business to the ,president's companies in order to curry favor with the ,administration4 7#e7 ,according to reports1 the ,trump ,international ,hotel has generated at least #ai1gjj1jjj in income for the ,president between ,september #bjaf and ,april #bjag4 7#f7 ,the ,national ,security ,council and ,state ,department have allegedly used taxpayers' money to pay for staff to stay at ,trump hotels and resorts1 thereby benefitting the ,president4 #acc4 ,sense of the ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 kleptocrats such as ,vladimir ,putin pose a threat to ,united ,states national security by undermining financial and ,government institutions2 7#b7 the ,united ,states must take all steps necessary to defend itself against kleptocratic practices2 and 7#c7 ,federal funds should not be expended in a manner that enriches the ,president or any of his close relatives or associates4 #acd4 ,reports 7a7 ,agency report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of each agency shall submit to the ,office of ,government ,ethics a report on the amount expended by that agency in fiscal year #bjah at1 or any payments made to1 any covered property and shall include-- 7#a7 any hotel stay using per diem or other funds2 or 7#b7 the rental of any conference room or meeting facility4 7b7 ,office of ,government ,ethics ,report ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,office of ,government ,ethics shall submit to ,congress a comprehensive report on funds expended by any agency at1 or any payments made to1 a covered property in fiscal year #bjah4 7c7 ,annual report ,at the end of the next fiscal year following the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall submit to ,congress a report on the direct and indirect ways that funds appropriated to agencies have benefitted a covered property1 including-- 7#a7 funds expended by any agency at1 or any payments made to1 a covered property in the previous fiscal year2 7#b7 regulatory actions in the previous fiscal year with a beneficial impact on a covered property2 and 7#c7 indirect expenditures with vendors conducting more than #a1jjj1jjj in business with a covered individual or with the owners of a covered property in the previous fiscal year4 #ace4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency-- 7,a7 has the meaning given the term-- 7i7 ,executive agency under section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7ii7 military department under section #ajb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 means-- 7i7 any other establishment in the executive branch 7including the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 and the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission72 7ii7 an office1 agency1 or other establishment in the legislative branch2 and 7iii7 an office1 agency1 or other establishment in the judicial branch4 7#b7 ,covered individual ,the term covered individual means-- 7,a7 the ,president2 7,b7 a relative of the ,president2 and 7,c7 with respect to an agency that is an ,executive department1 the head of the ,executive department4 7#c7 ,covered property ,the term covered property means-- 7,a7 any property controlled by the ,trump ,organization2 or 7,b7 an organization or business controlled by or associated with a covered person 7including any known shell company71 any member of the ,president's family1 or any employee of the ,trump ,organization4 7#d7 ,executive department ,the term ,executive department has the meaning given the term in section #aja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,e ,relatives ,in ,government ,getting ,employment ,dishonorably #ada4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,relatives ,in ,government ,getting ,employment ,dishonorably ,act or the ,,rigged ,act4 #adb4 ,employment of relatives2 restrictions 7a7 ,in general ,section #caaj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 by inserting 1 including the ,white ,house ,office and the ,executive ,office of the ,president after ,executive agency2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively2 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 civilian position means any existing or newly created position in an agency1 including a position acting in a professional or official capacity as a consultant or advisor1 regardless of whether such position is voluntary1 gratuitous1 or authorized by law to be compensated2 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,a public official may not and inserting ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 a public official may not2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by inserting shall be removed immediately and after in violation of this section2 and 7,b7 by striking as pay and inserting as salary or expenses4 7b7 ,application of prohibited personnel practices ,section #bcjb7;a77#b77;,c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 1 including the ,white ,house ,office1 after ,executive agency4 ,f ,determining if ,regulatory ,actions are in the ,interest of the ,nation or the ,swamp #aea4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,determining if ,regulatory ,actions are in the ,interest of the ,nation or the ,swamp ,act of #bjai or the ,,drain the ,swamp ,act of #bjai4 #aeb4 ,requiring greater transparency for regulatory conflicts of interest 7a7 ,in general ,part ,i of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after chapter #f1 the following new chapter3 #f;,a ,publication of ,information ,relating to ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest #fba4 ,definitions4 #fbb4 ,agency submission to ,comptroller ,general4 #fba4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,agency2 rule2 rule making ,the terms agency1 rule1 and rule making have the meanings given those terms in section #eea4 7#b7 ,major rule ,the term major rule has the meaning given that term in section #hjd4 7#c7 ,regulatory conflict of interest ,the term regulatory conflict of interest means a major rule that has a substantial pecuniary benefit to a covered person4 7#d7 ,covered person ,the term covered person means the ,president1 senior advisors to the ,president1 including special advisors that do not receive an official salary1 the head of the agency issuing the rule1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 the ,administrator of the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs1 or any individual who serves on a ,regulatory ,reform ,task ,force established by section #c of ,executive ,order #acggg4 #fbb4 ,agency submission to ,comptroller ,general 7a7 ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest ,not later than ,september #cj of each fiscal year1 the head of each agency shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states in such a manner as the ,comptroller ,general may reasonably require1 for each major rule that the agency proposes or finalizes during that fiscal year1 an assessment and quantification of any regulatory conflict of interest pertaining to that major rule4 7b7 ,exception ,nothing in this chapter shall apply to any rule that an agency for good cause finds 7and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of each reason therefor in the rule issued7 that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable1 unnecessary1 or contrary to the public interest4 7c7 ,major rules ,before a major rule may take effect1 the head of the agency promulgating such rule shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general and publish in the ,federal ,register the report required pursuant to subsection 7a74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of chapters for part ,i of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter #f1 the following new item3 #f;,a4,publication of ,information ,relating to ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest#fba 4 #aec4 ,,acus study and report on regulatory conflicts of interest 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrative ,conference of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on-- 7#a7 compliance by agencies with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle2 and 7#b7 effective measures to minimize regulatory conflicts of interest 7as that term is defined in section #fba7c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #aeb7;a774 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrative ,conference of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection 7a74 #aed4 ,judicial review 7a7 ,agency statements on ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest 7#a7 ,in general ,compliance or noncompliance by any agency with the provisions of chapter #f;,a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #aeb7;a71 shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with this section4 7#b7 ,limited review of agency compliance or noncompliance 7,a7 ,in general ,agency compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of chapter #f;,a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #aeb7;a71 shall be subject to judicial review only under section #gjf7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and only as provided under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,failure to prepare written statement ,if an agency fails to prepare the written statement 7including the preparation of the estimates1 analyses1 statements1 or descriptions7 under such chapter1 a court may compel the agency to prepare such written statement4 7#c7 ,review of agency rules ,in any judicial review under any other ,federal law of an agency rule for which a written statement is required under such chapter #f;,a1 the inadequacy or failure to prepare such statement shall not be used as a basis for staying1 enjoining1 invalidating or otherwise affecting such agency rule4 7#d7 ,certain information as part of record ,any information generated under such chapter #f;,a that is part of the rule making record for judicial review under the provisions of any other ,federal law may be considered as part of the record for judicial review conducted under such other provisions of ,federal law4 7#e7 ,application of other ,federal law ,for any petition under paragraph 7#b7 the provisions of such other ,federal law shall control all other matters1 such as exhaustion of administrative remedies1 the time for and manner of seeking review and venue1 except that if such other ,federal law does not provide a limitation on the time for filing a petition for judicial review that is less than #a year1 such limitation shall be #a year after a final rule is promulgated by the appropriate agency4 7b7 ,judicial review and rule of construction ,except as provided in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 any information submitted under this section shall not be subject to judicial review2 and 7#b7 no provision of this subtitle shall be construed to create any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable by any person in any administrative or judicial action4 #aee4 ,effective date ,this subtitle shall take effect beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and shall apply to any agency rule for which a general notice of proposed rule making is made on or after such date4 ,,ii ,rooting ,out ,conflicts of ,interest ,a ,commonsense ,legislation ,ensuring ,accountability by ,reporting ,access of ,non-,cleared ,employees to ,secrets #bja4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,commonsense ,legislation ,ensuring ,accountability by ,reporting ,access of ,non-,cleared ,employees to ,secrets ,act or the ,,clearances ,act4 #bjb4 ,report on security clearances for individuals working in the ,white ,house and ,executive ,office of the ,president 7a7 ,in general ,subpart ,i of part ,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after section #ajajf the following3 #ajb ,security ,clearances ,sec4 #ajbja4 ,report on individuals working in the ,white ,house and ,executive ,office of the ,president4 #ajbja4 ,report on individuals working in the ,white ,house and ,executive ,office of the ,president 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #c months after the date of the enactment of this section and every #c months thereafter1 the ,president shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on security clearance information on any individual working in the ,white ,house or the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 including-- 7#a7 the ,president's staff or any other individual in the ,white ,house or ,office whose function is to advise or assist the ,president2 and 7#b7 any individual who is detailed from the ,government1 a university1 a think tank1 or the private sector to the ,white ,house or the ,office4 7b7 ,report requirements ,a report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,the name and position of any individual working in the ,white ,house or the ,office and who holds a security clearance4 7#b7 ,with respect to any detailee1 the entity or agency from which the individual was detailed from4 7#c7 ,with respect to any clearance listed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 whether the clearance is temporary or permanent and level of the clearance2 7,b7 the date the background investigation was initiated and the date of adjudication 7if any72 and 7,c7 the date of any interim reports or notifications from the investigating agency4 7#d7 ,the name and position of any individual working in the ,white ,house or the ,office who was granted a security clearance by the ,president or other authorizing personnel despite an unfavorable recommendation from the ,white ,house ,security ,office or an agency1 and the date the decision was made to grant the clearance4 7#e7 ,the name and position of any individual not contained in any list above whom the ,president has provided access to classified information1 the date the information was so provided1 and the level of classification of the information4 7#f7 ,the name and position of any individual working in the ,white ,house or ,office-- 7,a7 whose security clearance has been revoked or suspended and the date of such revocation or suspension2 or 7,b7 who held an interim security clearance for a period longer than one year1 and a justification from the ,white ,house ,counsel as to why it is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states to keep the employee in the position without a permanent security clearance4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence and the ,committees on ,oversight and ,reform and the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence and the ,committees on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the term ,office means the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of chapters for such title is amended by adding after the item relating to chapter #aja the following3 #ajb4,security ,clearances#ajbja 4 ,b ,divestiture of ,certain ,financial ,interests of ,federal ,officers and ,employees and ,spouses #baa4 ,divestiture of certain financial interests of ,federal officers and employees and spouses 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term covered significant business interest-- 7,a7 means any financial interest of a covered officer or employee in a corporation1 company1 association1 firm1 partnership1 proprietorship1 or any other business entity of which the covered officer or employee is-- 7i7 a trustee2 7ii7 a partner2 7iii7 an officer2 7iv7 a director2 or 7v7 a shareholder who holds more than #aj percent of any class of equity securities2 and 7,b7 does not include any financial interest consisting of obligations issued by the ,treasury1 diversified mutual funds that qualify for a regulatory exemption1 or residential property that is not held for the production of rental or other income2 7#b7 the terms conflict-free holding and qualified blind trust have the meanings given those terms in sections #ajb7;f77#c7 and #ajb7;f77#h71 respectively1 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 and 7#c7 the term covered officer or employee means-- 7,a7 any individual occupying a position-- 7i7 listed under the ,executive ,schedule 7subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 7ii7 in the ,senior ,executive ,service as a noncareer appointee 7as that term is defined in section #cacb7;a7 if such title72 7iii7 of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule ,c of subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 or 7iv7 in the executive branch whose appointment is made by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 any individual occupying any of the following positions3 7i7 ,assistant to the ,president for ,national ,security ,affairs4 7ii7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,chief of ,staff4 7iii7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,deputy ,chief of ,staff4 7iv7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,deputy ,chief of ,staff for ,communications 7or ,director of ,communications74 7v7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,press ,secretary4 7vi7 ,senior ,advisor to the ,president4 7vii7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,staff ,secretary4 7viii7 ,assistant to the ,president for ,homeland ,security and ,counterterrorism4 7ix7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,counselor to the ,president4 7x7 ,director of the ,national ,economic ,council4 7xi7 ,director of the ,domestic ,policy ,council4 7xii7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,chief of ,staff or ,deputy ,chief of ,staff to the ,vice ,president4 7xiii7 ,special ,assistant to the ,president and ,director of ,communications for the ,vice ,president4 7xiv7 ,press ,secretary to the ,vice ,president4 7xv7 ,senior ,advisor to the ,vice ,president4 7xvi7 ,deputy ,assistant to the ,president and ,national ,security ,advisor or ,deputy ,national ,security ,advisor to the ,vice ,president4 7xvii7 ,deputy ,assistant to the ,president and ,counselor to the ,vice ,president4 7xviii7 ,assistant to the ,president and ,white ,house ,counsel4 7b7 ,divestiture of covered significant business interest 7#a7 ,in general ,a covered officer or employee or the spouse of any such an officer or employee shall divest of any covered significant business interest by transferring such interest to a qualified blind trust4 7#b7 ,trustee duties ,within a reasonable period of time after the date a covered significant business interest is transferred to a qualified blind trust under paragraph 7#a71 the trustee of the qualified blind trust shall-- 7,a7 sell the interest2 and 7,b7 use the proceeds of the sale of the interest to purchase conflict-free holdings4 7c7 ,enforcement ,the ,attorney ,general1 the attorney general of any ,state1 or any person aggrieved by any violation of subsection 7b7 may seek declaratory or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction if there is probable cause to believe that a covered officer or employee or the spouse of such an officer or employee has not complied with such subsection4 ,c ,presidential ,tax ,transparency #bba4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,presidential ,tax ,transparency ,act of #bjai4 #bbb4 ,presidential and ,vice ,presidential tax transparency 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 ,the term covered candidate means a candidate of a major party in a general election for the office of ,president or ,vice ,president4 7#b7 ,the term major party has the meaning given the term in section #ijjb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7#c7 ,the term income tax return means1 with respect to an individual1 any return 7as such term is defined in section #fajc7;b77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 of such individual other than-- 7,a7 information returns issued to persons other than such individual2 and 7,b7 declarations of estimated tax4 7#d7 ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury or the delegate of the ,secretary4 7b7 ,disclosure 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,candidates for ,president and ,vice ,president ,not later than the date that is #ae days after the date on which an individual becomes a covered candidate1 the individual shall submit to the ,federal ,election ,commission a copy of the individual's income tax returns for the #aj most recent taxable years for which a return has been filed with the ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7,b7 ,president and ,vice ,president ,with respect to each taxable year for an individual who is the ,president or ,vice ,president1 not later than the due date for the return of tax for the taxable year1 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 #i preceding taxable years4 7,c7 ,transition rule for sitting ,presidents and ,vice ,presidents ,not later than the date that is #cj days after the date of enactment of this section1 an individual who is the ,president or ,vice ,president on such date of enactment shall submit to the ,federal ,election ,commission a copy of the income tax returns for the #aj most recent taxable years for which a return has been filed with the ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7#b7 ,failure to disclose ,if any requirement under paragraph 7#a7 to submit an income tax return is not met1 the chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission shall submit to the ,secretary a written request that the ,secretary provide the ,federal ,election ,commission with the income tax return4 7#c7 ,publicly available ,the chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission shall make publicly available each income tax return submitted under paragraph 7#a7 in the same manner as a return provided under section #fajc7l77#bc7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by this section74 7#d7 ,treatment as a report under the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga ,for purposes of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga1 any income tax return submitted under paragraph 7#a7 or provided under section #fajc7l77#bc7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by this section7 shall1 after redaction under paragraph 7#c7 or subparagraph 7,b77ii7 of such section1 be treated as a report filed under the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga4 7c7 ,disclosure of returns of ,presidents and ,vice ,presidents and certain candidates for ,president and ,vice ,president 7#a7 ,in general ,section #fajc7l7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#bc7 ,disclosure of return information of ,presidents and ,vice ,presidents and certain candidates for ,president and ,vice ,president 7,a7 ,in general ,upon written request by the chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission under section #a7;b77#b7 of the ,presidential ,tax ,transparency ,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary shall provide copies of any return which is so requested to officers and employees of the ,federal ,election ,commission whose official duties include disclosure or redaction of such return under this paragraph4 7,b7 ,disclosure to the public 7i7 ,in general ,the chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission shall make publicly available any return which is provided under subparagraph 7,a74 7ii7 ,redaction of certain information ,before making publicly available under clause 7i7 any return1 the chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission shall redact such information as the ,federal ,election ,commission and the ,secretary jointly determine is necessary for protecting against identity theft1 such as social security numbers4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #fajc7p77#d7 of such ,code is amended-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 by striking or 7#bb7 and inserting 7#bb71 or 7#bc72 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,f77ii7 by striking or 7#bb7 and inserting 7#bb71 or 7#bc74 7#c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,d ,white ,house ,open ,data #bca4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,white ,house ,open ,data ,act4 #bcb4 ,white ,house visitor log and employee information 7a7 ,requirement ,to publish ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall make available on a publicly available website in an easily searchable and downloadable format the following information3 7#a7 ,visitor records for any location where the ,president or ,vice ,president regularly conducts official business1 which shall-- 7,a7 include the name of each visitor1 the name of each individual with whom the visitor met1 and the purpose of the visit2 and 7,b7 shall be updated every #cj days4 7#b7 ,the annual salary of each ,white ,house employee1 which shall be updated quarterly4 7#c7 ,the most recent financial disclosure statement for each ,white ,house employee filed pursuant to the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 which shall be updated annually4 7b7 ,exceptions ,except as provided in subsection 7c77#c71 the requirement described in subsection 7a7 does not apply to any visitor record that relates to-- 7#a7 the social security number1 taxpayer identification number1 birth date1 home address1 or personal phone number of an individual1 the name of an individual who is less than #ah years old1 or a financial account number2 7#b7 a law enforcement concern2 7#c7 a national security threat2 7#d7 the personal safety of an employee of the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 or 7#e7 personal visits that do not involve any official or political business4 7c7 ,records withheld ,with respect to a visitor record excepted under subsection 7b71 the ,executive ,office of the ,president shall-- 7#a7 disclose the number of records withheld every #cj days2 7#b7 post any such excepted record on the website described under subsection 7a7 if the ,executive ,office of the ,president determines that the record is no longer subject to an exception described in subsection 7b72 and 7#c7 notwithstanding subsection 7b71 post any reasonably segregable portion that is not covered by an exception described in subsection 7b7 of any such excepted record on the website described under subsection 7a74 ,e ,prohibitions on making certain contracts with ,federal ,government or receiving ,federal funds #bda4 ,prohibitions on making certain contracts with ,federal ,government or receiving ,federal funds 7a7 ,contracts with ,federal ,government 7#a7 ,prohibition ,the following may not enter into or benefit from a contract or agreement with the ,federal ,government1 or any part thereof3 7,a7 ,the ,president4 7,b7 ,the ,vice ,president4 7,c7 ,an immediate family member of the ,president4 7,d7 ,an immediate family member of the ,vice ,president4 7,e7 ,a covered significant business interest4 7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the following3 7,a7 ,a contract or agreement with the ,federal ,government entered into or negotiated before or after the period in which the ,president or the ,vice ,president1 as applicable1 serves in office4 7,b7 ,a contract for employment with the ,federal ,government or a contract for service in the ,armed ,forces1 or any benefits provided under such employment or service4 7b7 ,receipt of ,federal funds 7#a7 ,prohibition ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the ,federal ,government may not obligate or expend ,federal funds with the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1 or a covered significant business interest4 7#b7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,entitlements ,the ,federal ,government may obligate or expend ,federal funds the ,president or the ,vice ,president is entitled to by law for discharging an official duty1 including annual salary4 7,b7 ,obligations ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to ,federal funds obligated or expended before or after the period in which the ,president or the ,vice ,president1 as applicable1 serves in office4 7c7 ,rule of ,construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to limit any payment to the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1 an immediate family member of the ,president or ,vice ,president1 or covered significant business interest of any ,federal benefit for which the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1 an immediate family member of the ,president or ,vice ,president1 or covered significant business interest would otherwise be eligible4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,contract or agreement with ,federal ,government ,the term contract or agreement with the ,federal ,government means a procurement contract or grant1 a land use contract1 or a lease created1 funded1 or controlled by the ,federal ,government1 respectively4 7#b7 ,covered significant business interest ,the term covered significant business interest means any corporation1 company1 association1 firm1 partnership1 proprietorship1 or any other business entity of which the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1 an immediate family member of the ,president1 or an immediate family member of the ,vice ,president is-- 7,a7 a trustee2 7,b7 a partner2 7,c7 an officer2 7,d7 a director2 or 7,e7 a shareholder who holds more than #aj percent of any class of equity securities4 7#c7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member means a spouse1 parent1 sibling1 child1 or dependent relative4 7e7 ,application 7#a7 ,contract or agreement with ,federal ,government ,the prohibition under subsection 7a77#a7 applies to contracts or agreements with the ,federal ,government entered into1 revised1 or renewed after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,federal funds ,the prohibition under subsection 7a77#b7 applies to ,federal funds obligated after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,,iii ,increased ,oversight and ,strengthening ,agencies ,responsible for ,rooting ,out ,corruption #cja4 ,congressional notification of change in status of ,inspector ,general 7a7 ,change in status of ,inspector ,general of offices ,section #c7;b7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 1 is placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status1 after is removed from office2 7#b7 by inserting 1 change in status1 after any such removal2 and 7#c7 by inserting 1 change in status1 after before the removal4 7b7 ,change in status of ,inspector ,general of designated ,federal entities ,section #h;,g7e77#b7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 1 is placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status1 after office2 7#b7 by inserting 1 change in status1 after any such removal2 and 7#c7 by inserting 1 change in status1 after before the removal4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #cjb4 ,presidential explanation of failure to nominate an ,inspector ,general 7a7 ,in ,general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #cc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #ccdi;d the following new section3 #ccdi;e4 ,presidential explanation of failure to nominate an ,inspector ,general ,if the ,president fails to make a formal nomination for a vacant ,inspector ,general position within the period beginning on the date on which the vacancy occurred and ending on the day that is #baj days after that date1 the ,president shall communicate1 within #cj days after the end of such period1 to ,congress in writing -- 7#a7 the reasons why the ,president has not yet made a formal nomination2 and 7#b7 a target date for making a formal nomination4 4 7b7 ,clerical ,amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #cc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to #ccdi;d the following new item3 #ccdi;e4 ,presidential explanation of failure to nominate an ,inspector ,general4 4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act and shall apply to any vacancy first occurring on or after that date4