,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,raskin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cummings1 and ,mr4 ,nadler7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,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 #bjai4  #b4
 ,reauthorization of the ,office of     
,government ,ethics ,section #dje of the
 ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh   
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by      

striking fiscal year #bjjg and inserting
 fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc44  #c4
 ,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  #d4     
,duties of ,director of the ,office of  
,government ,ethics  7a7 ,in general    
,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 rules1 and

 regulations to be promulgated by the   
,president or the ,director1 and        
inserting ,management for input on the  
promulgation of rules and regulations to
 be promulgated by the ,director2 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     
designated agency ethics 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#c71 by striking title    
,,ii and inserting title ,i2  7#d7 in   
paragraph 7#d71 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       
issues2  7#g7 in paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7  

by striking ordering and inserting      
receiving allegations of violations of  
this ,act and1 when necessary1          
investigating an allegation to determine
 whether a violation occurred1 and      
ordering2 and  7,b7 by inserting before 
the semi-colon the following3 1 and     
recommending appropriate disciplinary   
action2  7#h7 in paragraph 7#ab7--  7,a7
 by striking evaluating1 with the       
assistance of and inserting             
promulgating1 with input from2  7,b7 by 
striking the need for2 and  7,c7 by     
striking conflict of interest and       
ethical problems and inserting conflict 
of interest and ethics issues2  7#i7 in 
paragraph 7#ac7--  7,a7 by striking with
 the ,attorney ,general and inserting   
with the ,inspectors ,general and the   
,attorney ,general2  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#ad71 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 directing and         
providing final approval1 when          
determined appropriate by the ,director1
 for designated agency ethics 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#ag7 reviewing 
and approving1 when determined          
appropriate by the ,director1 any       
recusals1 exemptions1 or waivers from   
the conflicts of interest and ethics    
laws1 rules1 and regulations and making 
approved recusals1 exemptions1 and      
waivers made publicly available by the  
relevant agency available in a central  
location on the official website of the 

,office of ,government ,ethics4  4  7b7 
,written procedures ,section #djb7;d7 of
 the ,ethics in ,government ,act of     
#aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended 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 ,corrective actions ,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,a71 by 
striking of such agency2 and  7,b7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting at the  
end before the period the following3 and
 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,i71 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 and  7,,ii7 in     
subclause 7,,ii7-- 7aa7 by inserting    
,president or after determines that the2
 and  7bb7 by adding and at the end2    
7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii7 of clause      
7iii7--  7,i7 by striking notify in     
writing1 and inserting advise the       
,president in writing or order2  7,,ii7 
by inserting take appropriate           
disciplinary action including reprimand1
 suspension1 demotion1 or dismissal     
against the officer or employee after   
employee's agency2  7,,iii7 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 ,president  
and ,congress and2 and  7,,iv7 by       
striking 2 and at the end and inserting 
a period2 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 ,the   
,director may secure directly from any  
agency information necessary to enable  
the ,director to carry out this ,act4   
,upon request of the ,director1 the head
 of such agency shall furnish that      
information to the ,director4  7bb7 ,the
 ,director may require by subpoena the  
production of all information1          
documents1 reports1 answers1 records1   
accounts1 papers1 and other data in any 
medium and documentary evidence         
necessary in the performance of the     
functions assigned by this ,act1 which  
subpoena1 in the case of refusal to     
obey1 shall be enforceable by order of  
any appropriate ,united ,states district
 court4  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,b77iii71 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   
provide1 on the official website of the 
,office1 public access to records made  
available by agencies 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 reports1 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 reports and   
records related to conflict of interest 
waivers and other records of ethics     
determinations 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 website 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            
,definitions ,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 ,president4  7h7 ,in this title1 
a reference to the head of an agency    
shall include the ,president or the     
,president's designee4  7i7 ,the        
,director shall not be required to      
obtain the prior approval1 comment1 or  
review of any officer or agency of the  
,united ,states1 including the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget1 before      
submitting to ,congress1 or any         
committee or subcommittee thereof1 any  
information1 reports1 recommendations1  
testimony1 or comments1 if such         
submissions include a statement         
indicating that the views expressed     
therein are those of the ,director and  
do not necessarily represent the views  
of the ,president4  4  #e4 ,agency      
,ethics ,officials ,training and ,duties
 ,section #djc of the ,ethics in        
,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app47 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  7d7  7#a7 ,the head of each 
agency shall ensure that all records and
 information provided to the ,director  
under this ,act shall be provided1 to   
the greatest extent practicable1 in a   
searchable1 sortable1 and downloadable  
format4  7#b7 ,the head of each agency  
shall post on the official website of   
the agency each recusal1 waiver1        
exemption1 ethics advisory opinion1     
ethics agreement1 and certificate of    
divestiture issued by the agency under  
this ,act and its implanting            
regulations4  4