,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,wyden introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,ethics in     
,government ,act of #aigh to require    
high-ranking officers to provide        
adequate disclosure of debts4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,debt ,disclosure for ,officials in 
,government ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure of   
debts of high-ranking officers  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #ajb7;a77#d7 of the    
,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended to read as 
follows3  7#d7 7,a7 ,except as provided 
in subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7-- 7i7 for
 all individuals required to file a     
report pursuant to subsection 7d7 or 7e7
 of section #aja1 the identity and      
category of value of the total          
liabilities owed to any creditor other  

than a spouse1 or a parent1 brother1    
sister1 or child of the reporting       
individual or of the reporting          
individual's spouse which exceed #ej1jjj
 at any time during the preceding       
calendar year2 and  7ii7 for an         
individual described in subclause 7,i71 
7,,ii71 or 7,,iii7 of subparagraph      
7,b77i71 other than a ,member of        
,congress-- 7,i7 the identity and       
category of value of any payment made   
during the preceding calendar year of   
not less than #ej1jjj on a liability    
owed to any creditor other than a       
spouse1 or a parent1 brother1 sister1 or
 child of the reporting individual or of
 the reporting individual's spouse1     
except a payment on a mortgage secured  
by real property which is a personal    
residence of the reporting individual or
 the reporting individual's spouse2     
7,,ii7 the identity of the creditor1    
origination date1 term1 and rate of     
interest for a liability of not less    
than #ej1jjj owed to any creditor other 

than a spouse1 or a parent1 brother1    
sister1 or child of the reporting       
individual or of the reporting          
individual's spouse and whether the     
liability superseded a preexisting      
liability2 and  7,,iii7 for any entity  
whose stock is not publicly traded in   
which the individual or a spouse or     
child of the individual is a beneficial 
owner-- 7aa7 7,,aa7 the identity and    
category of value of any liability of   
the entity owed to any creditor other   
than a spouse1 or a parent1 brother1    
sister1 or child of the reporting       
individual or of the reporting          
individual's spouse which exceed #ej1jjj
 at any time during the preceding       
calendar year2 7,,bb7 any payment made  
during the preceding calendar year of   
not less than #ej1jjj on a liability    
described in subitem 7,,aa72 and 7,,cc7 
the identity of the creditor1           
origination date1 term1 and rate of     
interest any liability described in item
 7,,aa72 or  7bb7 a certification that  

the individual does not have access to  
the information necessary to provide the
 information described in item 7aa74    
7,b7 7i7 ,the liabilities reported under
 clause 7i7 of subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
exclude any mortgage secured by real    
property which is a personal residence  
of the reporting individual or his      
spouse1 except that this exception shall
 not apply to a reporting individual--  
7,i7 described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 
or 7#i7 of section #aja7;f72  7,,ii7    
described in section #aja7;b7 who has   
been nominated for appointment as an    
officer or employee in the executive    
branch described in subsection 7f7 of   
such section1 other than-- 7aa7 an      
individual appointed to a position--    
7,,aa7 as a ,foreign ,service ,officer  
below the rank of ambassador2 or 7,,bb7 
in the uniformed services for which the 
pay grade prescribed by section #bja of 
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code is     
,o-#f or below2 or  7bb7 a special      
government employee1 as defined under   

section #bjb of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code2 or  7,,iii7 described in 
section #aja7;f7 who is in a position in
 the executive branch the appointment to
 which is made by the ,president and    
requires advice and consent of the      
,senate1 other than-- 7aa7 an individual
 appointed to a position-- 7,,aa7 as a  
,foreign ,service ,officer below the    
rank of ambassador2 or 7,,bb7 in the    
uniformed services for which the pay    
grade prescribed by section #bja of     
title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code is     
,o-#f or below2 or  7bb7 a special      
government employee1 as defined under   
section #bjb of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7ii7 ,the liabilities   
reported under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
exclude any loan secured by a personal  
motor vehicle1 household furniture1 or  
appliances1 which loan does not exceed  
the purchase price of the item which    
secures it4  7,c7 ,with respect to      
revolving charge accounts-- 7i7 for     
purposes of clause 7i7 of subparagraph  

7,a71 only those with an outstanding    
liability which exceeds #aj1jjj as of   
the close of the preceding calendar year
 need be reported2 and  7ii7 for        
purposes of clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 
7,a71 only those with an outstanding    
liability which exceeds #ej1jjj as of   
the close of the preceding calendar year
 need be reported4  4  7b7 ,limits on   
public disclosure ,section #ajc7;d7 of  
the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh
 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended-- 7#a7 
by inserting 7#a7 before ,reports2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,upon request by a reporting     
individual required to provide          
information relating to liabilities     
under clause 7ii7 of section            
#ajb7;a77#d77;,a7 other than the        
,president1 the ,director of the ,office
 of ,government ,ethics may exempt      
liabilities reported under such clause  
from public disclosure under paragraph  
7#a7 of this subsection4  4