,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dffe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbj,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require senior officials 
to report payments received from the    
,federal ,government and to improve the 
filing and disclosure of financial      
disclosures by ,members of ,congress1   
congressional staff1 and very senior    
employees4  #a4 ,improved reporting of  
payments and financial disclosures  7a7 
,reporting of applications for and      
payments received from the ,federal     
,government  7#a7 ,in general ,section  
#aja of the ,ethics in ,government ,act 
of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7j7 7#a7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the 
term covered payment-- 7i7 means a      
payment of money or anything else of    
value made or promised to be by the     

,federal ,government1 including a loan  
agreement1 contract1 or grant 7including
 relating to agricultural activity72    
7ii7 includes any other type of payment 
of money or anything else of value as   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in     
consultation with the ,director of the  
,office of ,government ,ethics1 may by  
regulation establish2 and  7iii7 does   
not include-- 7,i7 any salary or        
compensation for service performed as1  
or reimbursement of personal outlay by1 
an officer or employee of the ,federal  
,government2 or  7,,ii7 any tax refund  
7including a refundable tax credit72 and
  7,b7 the term covered person means a  
person described in paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#aj7 of section #ajc7l74  7#b7 
,not later than #cj days after receiving
 notification of any application for or 
receipt of a covered payment by a       
covered person1 the spouse of the       
covered person1 or a dependent child of 
the covered person 7including any       
business owned and controlled by the    

covered person1 the spouse of the       
covered person1 or a dependent child of 
the covered person71 but in no case     
later than #de days after the covered   
payment is made or promised to be made1 
the covered person shall file a report  
of the covered payment4  4  7#b7        
,contents ,section #ajb of the ,ethics  
in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e        
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7j7 ,a report  
filed pursuant to section #aja7;j7      
shall-- 7#a7 identify the type of       
payment or thing of value applied for or
 received2  7#b7 include the name of the
 recipient and the relation to the      
person required to file the report2     
7#c7 provide the date of the application
 for and the date of receipt of the     
payment or thing of value2 and  7#d7    
indicate the amount of the payment or   
thing of value4  4  7#c7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by paragraphs 7#a7
 and 7#b7 shall apply to payments made  
or promised to be made on or after the  

date that is #ij days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,updating  
the public filing and disclosure of     
financial disclosure forms  7#a7        
,members of ,congress and congressional 
staff ,section #h7;b77#a77;,b7 of the   
,,stock ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aje   
note7 is amended to read as follows3    
7,b7 public access-- 7i7 through        
databases that are maintained on the    
official websites of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,senate2  7ii7 
to-- 7,i7 each financial disclosure     
report filed by a ,member of ,congress  
or a candidate for ,congress2  7,,ii7   
each report filed by a ,members of      
,congress or a candidate for ,congress  
of a transaction disclosure required by 
section #ajc7l7 of the ,ethics in       
,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app72 and  7,,iii7 notice of any       
extension1 amendment1 or blind trust1   
with respect to a report described in   
subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii71 pursuant to   
title ,i of the ,ethics in ,government  

,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 and 
7iii7 in a manner that-- 7,i7 allows the
 public to search1 sort1 and download   
data contained in the reports described 
in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of clause   
7ii7 by criteria required to be         
reported1 including by filer name1      
asset1 transaction type1 ticker symbol1 
notification date1 amount of            
transaction1 and date of transaction2   
7,,ii7 allows access through an         
application programming interface2 and  
7,,iii7 is fully compliant with section 
#ejh of the ,rehabilitation ,act of     
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d7 and the    
most recent ,web ,content ,accessibility
 ,guidelines1 or successor guidelines4  
4  7#b7 ,very senior executive branch   
employees ,section #aa7;b77#a77;,b7 of  
the ,,stock ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4    
#aje note7 is amended to read as        
follows3  7,b7 public access-- 7i7      
through a database that is maintained on
 the official website of the ,office of 
,government ,ethics2  7ii7 to-- 7,i7    

each financial disclosure report filed  
by the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1
 or any officer occupying a position    
listed in section #ecab or section #ecac
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1    
having been nominated by the ,president 
and confirmed by the ,senate to that    
position2  7,,ii7 each report filed by  
an individual described in subclause    
7,i7 of a transaction disclosure        
required by section #ajc7l7 of the      
,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app72 and  7,,iii7 notice of
 any extension1 amendment1 or blind     
trust1 with respect to a report         
described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii71  
pursuant to title ,i of the ,ethics in  
,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app472 and  7iii7 in a manner that--   
7,i7 allows the public to search1 sort1 
and download data contained in the      
reports described in subclause 7,i7 or  
7,,ii7 of clause 7ii7 by criteria       
required to be reported1 including by   
filer name1 asset1 transaction type1    

ticker symbol1 notification date1 amount
 of transaction1 and date of            
transaction2  7,,ii7 allows access      
through an application programming      
interface2 and  7,,iii7 is fully        
compliant with section #ejh of the      
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d7 and the most recent   
,web ,content ,accessibility            
,guidelines1 or successor guidelines4  4
  7#c7 ,applicability ,the amendments   
made by this subsection shall-- 7,a7    
take effect on the date of enactment of 
this ,act2 and  7,b7 apply on and after 
the date that is #ah months after the   
date of enactment of this ,act4