,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #be1 #bjba,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4   
,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,durb91    
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 & ,mr4      
,oss(f7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,e?ics 9        
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh to provide = a   
p]iodic transaction report+ requirem5t =
 ,f$]al judicial (fic]s & ! onl9e       
publication ( f9ancial disclosure       
reports ( ,f$]al judicial (fic]s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,c\r?\se ,e?ics &      
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 rec5t reports   
indicate c]ta9 ,f$]al judges h fail$ to 
recuse !mselves f cases & controv]sies 9
 :i* ! f9ancial int]e/s ( ! ,f$]al      
judges are implicat$2  7#b7 ,f$]al law &
 ! judicial recusal rules applicable to 
,f$]al judges require t ,f$]al judges   

disqualify !mselves 9 any proce$+ 9 :i* 
! imp>tiality ( ! ,f$]al judges might be
 reasonably que/ion$1 includ+ in/ances 9
 :i* a ,f$]al judge has any f9ancial    
int]e/ 9 ! subject matt] 9 controv]sy or
 9 a p>ty to ! proce$+2  7#c7 litigants 
& ! public h an int]e/ 9 fair & imp>tial
 judicial proce$+s1 ! results & conduct 
( :i* avoid any appe>ance ( impropriety2
 &  7#d7 9 #bjab1 ! ,,/ock ,act 7,public
 ,law #aab-aje2 #abf ,/at4 #bia7 0      
enact$1 :i* provides t ,memb]s (        
,congress & ,f$]al (ficials h a duty (  
tru/ & confid5tiality to n use in=mation
 obta9$ f _! (ficial duties = private   
ga91 includ+ ! pur*ase & sale ( /ocks1  
bonds1 commodities1 futures1 & o!r      
securities4  #c4 ,p]iodic transaction   
reports & onl9e publication ( f9ancial  
disclosure reports ( ,f$]al judicial    
(fic]s  7a7 ,p]iodic transaction report+
 requirem5t = ,f$]al judicial (fic]s    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ajc7l7 ( !      
,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7#e     
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is am5d$ by add+ at !  

end ! foll[+3  7#aa7 ,ea* judicial      
(fic]4  4  7#b7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply
 to applicable transactions occurr+ on  
or aft] ! date t is #ij days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,onl9e     
publication ( f9ancial disclosure       
reports ( ,f$]al judicial (fic]s        
,section #aje ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t    
,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 & 7e71      
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,onl9e    
publication ( f9ancial disclosure       
reports ( judicial (fic]s  7#a7         
,e/abli%m5t ( database ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,c\r?\se
 ,e?ics & ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjba1 !   
,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,c\rts %all e/abli% a se>*able int]net  
database to enable public access to any 
report requir$ to be fil$ by a judicial 
(fic] "u ?is title4  7#b7 ,availability 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* 

a report is requir$ to be fil$ "u ?is   
title by a judicial (fic]1 !            
,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,c\rts %all make ! report available on !
 database e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 a 
full-text se>*able1 sortable1 &         
d[nloadable =mat = access by ! public4  
7#c7 ,r$action ,any report made         
available on ! database e/abli%$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n conta9 any         
in=mation t is r$act$ 9 accordance )    
subsection 7b77#c74  4  7c7 ,te*nical & 
con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section #ajc7l7 (
 ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 7z am5d$ by subsection 
7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph     
7#i71 by /rik+ 1 z def9$ "u section     
#aji7ab72 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#aj71 by  
/rik+ 1 z def9$ "u section #aji7ac74    
7#b7 ,section #aje ( ! ,e?ics 9         
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app47 7z am5d$ by subsection 7b77 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by   
/rik+ be reveal+ & ins]t+ by reveal+2 & 
7,b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph  

7#a7-- 7,i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+   
be11 & ins]t+ be12 &  7,,ii7 9 ! ?ird   
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ may be may & ins]t+ may
 be1 may2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 
by /rik+ describ$ 9 section #aji7h7 or  
#aji7aj7 ( ?is ,act & ins]t+ :o is a    
judicial (fic] or a judicial employee4  
7#c7 ,section #ajg7;a77#a7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app7 is am5d$ 9 ! la/ s5t5ce by /rik+ &
 7d7 & ins]t+ & 7e74