,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mr4   
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 
,padilla1 & ,mr4 ,lank=d7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
e/abli% & ma9ta9 a database )9 ea* ag5cy
 = executive bran* e?ics records (      
nonc>e] appo9tees4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,executive ,bran* 
,acc\ntability & ,transp>5cy ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,ag5cy databases = publicly 
available gov]nm5t e?ics records  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]m ag5cy means ea* ,executive ag5cy1
 z def9$ 9 section #aje ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & ea* compon5t ( ! 
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1 includ+
 ^? compon5ts e/abli%$ "u title #c1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$       
employee  7,a7 ,inclusions ,! t]m cov]$ 
employee includes ! foll[+ individuals3 
7i7 ,ea* individual :o is-- 7,i7 a      

nonc>e] employee2 &  7,,ii7 is describ$ 
9 p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#h7 ( section   
#acajc7;f7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7ii7 ,ea* individual s]v+ 9 a   
position ) respect to :i* a det]m9ation 
has be5 made "u section #geaa7;b77#b7 ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7iii7   
,ea* special ,gov]nm5t employee1 z def9$
 9 section #bjb7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 :o is employ$ 9 !         
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1 o!r ?an
 a special ,gov]nm5t employee s]v+      
solely on a ,f$]al advisory committee or
 presid5tial advisory committee4  7iv7  
,an individual :o previ\sly s]v$ 9 !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 a capacity describ$ 9
 clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 dur+ !      
prec$+ #aj-ye> p]iod4  7,b7 ,exclusion  
,! t]m cov]$ employee excludes any      
individual describ$ 9 section           
#acajg7;a77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#c7 ,cov]$ e?ics record  7,a7 
,inclusions ,! t]m cov]$ e?ics record-- 
7i7 ) respect to any individual1 means--
 7,i7 ea* approval grant$ pursuant to   

subsection 7b7 or subsection 7c7 (      
section #ijh ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7,,ii7 ea* report to ,congress
 requir$ "u section #ijh7;d7 ( title    
#cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7ii7 )     
respect to a cov]$ employee1 means--    
7,i7 ea* public f9ancial disclosure     
report fil$ pursuant to section #acajc  
or section #acaje7l7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2  7,,ii7 ea* am5dm5t to a  
public f9ancial disclosure report fil$  
pursuant to section #acajc or section   
#acaje7l7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2  7,,iii7 ea* waiv] (-- 7aa7 a    
po/-employm5t re/riction1 pursuant to   
subsection 7c77#b77;,c7 or subsection   
7k7 ( section #bjg ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2  7bb7 section #bjh7;a7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t has   
be5 issu$ pursuant to section           
#bjh7;b77#a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2  7cc7 ! cov] lett] reg>d+ a      
public f9ancial disclosure requirem5t1  
pursuant to section #acajc7;h77#b77;i7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7dd7 ! 

cov] lett] reg>d+ ! requirem5t to       
disclose a gift1 pursuant to section    
#acajd7;a77#b77;,c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2 &  7ee7 a provision ( any 
regulation ( ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t       
,e?ics1 supplem5tal ag5cy e?ics         
regulation1 or executive ord] p]ta9+ to 
,gov]nm5t e?ics1 or any successor !reto2
  7,,iv7 ea* writt5 au?orization ( an   
individual to p>ticipate 9 a matt] f :i*
 recusal w\ld o!rwise be requir$ "u any 
provision ( law1 regulation1 executive  
ord]1 or policy p]ta9+ to ,gov]nm5t     
e?ics & applicable to ! individual z an 
employee ( ! executive bran*2  7,v7 ea* 
writt5 approval or writt5 au?orization  
p]mitt+ an individual to accept a gift f
 an outside s\rce t w\ld o!rwise be     
prohibit$ "u section #gcec ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r         
provision ( law1 regulation1 executive  
ord]1 or policy p]ta9+ to gov]nm5t e?ics
 & applicable to ! individual z an      
employee ( ! executive bran*2  7,,vi7   
ea* writt5 det]m9ation-- 7aa7 t a       

position may be exclud$ f o!rwise       
applicable public f9ancial disclosure   
requirem5ts1 pursuant to section        
#acajc7;f77#e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2  7bb7 t an employee ( !         
executive bran*1 or ! sp\se or m9or *ild
 ( an employee ( ! executive bran*1 mu/ 
dive/ a f9ancial int]e/2 or  7cc7 reg>d+
 an individual t is requir$ to be made  
pursuant to any o!r provision ( law1    
regulation1 executive ord]1 or policy   
p]ta9+ to ,gov]nm5t e?ics & applicable  
to ! individual z an employee or =m]    
employee ( ! executive bran*2  7,,vii7  
ea* writt5 e?ics agreem5t1 recusal1 or  
scre5+ arrangem5t p]ta9+ to employm5t 9 
! executive bran*2  7,,viii7 ea* record 
( ! completion by a presid5tial appo9tee
 ( e?ics tra9+ requir$ "u a regulation (
 ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics2  7,,ix7   
ea* c]tificate ( dive/iture issu$       
pursuant to section #ajdc ( ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & ea* reque/ t    
result$ 9 ! issuance ( a c]tificate (   
dive/iture2  7,x7 ea* qualifi$ bl9d tru/

 agreem5t & ea* record describ$ 9       
section #acajd7;f77#e77;,d7 ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,,xi7 ea* record 
submitt$ pursuant to section            
#acajc7;b77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 = ! purpose ( mak+ curr5t1 )    
respect to income & honor>ia1 a f9ancial
 disclosure fil$ pursuant to t p>agraph2
  7,,xii7 ea* notice submitt$ pursuant  
to section #acaaa ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 & any c]tification by a   
,s5ate-confirm$ presid5tial appo9tee z  
to compliance ) an e?ics agreem5t1 :e!r 
submitt$ to ! respective ag5cy1 ! ,(fice
 ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics1 or ! ,s5ate2       
7,,xiii7 any writt5 op9ion issu$        
pursuant to section #hdg ( ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #aj  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note71 except t ! ag5cy 
may r$act ! "n ( an individual or       
organization ) :om an individual has n  
yet accept$ an (f] ( employm5t or       
comp5sation2  7,,xiv7 any notification  
fil$ pursuant to section #ag ( ! ,,/ock 

,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #acajc note71 except 
t ! ag5cy may )hold ! public release (  
any su* notification unless & until su* 
"t z ! employee has accept$ an (f] (    
employm5t or comp5sation f an individual
 or organization t is ! subject ( !     
notification2  7,,xv7 ea* c]tification  
made pursuant to-- 7aa7 section #bjc7;e7
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7bb7
 section #bje7;f7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code2 or  7cc7 section          
#bjg7;j77#e7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7,,xvi7 any o!r category (    
records t ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics det]m9es is appropriate
 = inclusion 9 ! database ( an ag5cy "u 
?is ,act4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,! t]m cov]$
 e?ics record excludes-- 7i7 classifi$  
in=mation1 z def9$ 9 section #gih (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7ii7 ! 
subject ( any ongo+ law en=cem5t matt]  
t1 9 ! op9ion ( ! ag5cy1 requires !     
in=mation or record to be kept          
confid5tial2  7iii7 in=mation1 includ+  
any confid5tial f9ancial disclosure     

report1 fil$ pursuant to section #acaji 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except 
t su* exclusion %all n be con/ru$ to    
exclude f inclusion 9 any database      
e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act1 or to au?orize    
r$action (1 any conflict ( int]e/ waiv] 
issu$ to ! fil] ( ! confid5tial f9ancial
 disclosure report2 or  7iv7            
individualiz$ e?ics c\nsel+ or advice   
conc]n+ an int]pretation ( applicable   
legal requirem5ts t has be5 provid$ by  
an e?ics (ficial to an individual1      
except t su* in=mation or record %all n 
be exclud$ if su* in=mation or record is
 a cov]$ record "u subp>agraph 7,a74    
7#d7 ,nonc>e] employee ,! t]m nonc>e]   
employee means an individual :o is--    
7,a7 s]v+ 9 a position to :i* !         
,presid5t appo9t$ ! individual 7)\t     
reg>d to :e!r ! advice & cons5t ( !     
,s5ate 0 requir$ ) respect to t         
appo9tm5t71 o!r ?an an individual :o    
is-- 7i7 a memb] ( a uni=m$ s]vice1 z t 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #baj7m7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#daj7m772 or  7ii7 a memb] ( ! ,=eign   
,s]vice s]v+ "u a c>e] appo9tm5t1 z     
describ$ 9 section #cja ( ! ,=eign      
,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#cida72  7,b7 a nonc>e] appo9tee1 z t   
t]m is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,c7 s]v+ 9 a
 position 9 a ,f$]al executive sy/em t  
is comp>able to ! ,s5ior ,executive     
,s]vice1 ! appo9tm5t to :i* is n made   
?r\gh m]it-bas$ proc$ures1 su* z a      
position 9 ! ,transportation ,security  
,executive ,s]vice2 or  7,d7 s]v+ 9 a   
position ) respect to :i* a det]m9ation 
has be5 made "u section #geaa7;b77#b7 ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7     
,specifications ( databases ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t
 ,e?ics %all publi% guidance = a        
se>*able1 sortable database creat$ by   
ea* ag5cy ?r\gh :i* memb]s ( ! public c 
access cov]$ e?ics records & t %all ea* 
be-- 7#a7 ho/$ on an (ficial website (  
ea* ag5cy )\t *>ge & )\t a requirem5t t 

memb]s ( ! public regi/] = access2  7#b7
 accessible ?r\gh an application        
programm+ int]face2  7#c7 fully         
compliant )-- 7,a7 section #ejh ( !     
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d72 &  7,b7 ! mo/ rec5t  
,web ,cont5t ,accessibility ,guidel9es  
7or any successor guidel9es72 &  7#d7   
accessible ?r\gh ! website ( ea* ag5cy &
 ?r\gh a s+le webpage op]at$ by ! ,(fice
 ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics4  7c7 ,assembly (   
cov]$ e?ics records ,except z provid$ 9 
subsection 7f71 ! head ( ea* ag5cy      
%all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #bgj days aft]   
publication ( guidance "u subsection    
7b71 compile electronic copies ( cov]$  
e?ics records t orig9at$ ) ! ag5cy1 9   
su* =mat & ?r\gh su* means z is necess>y
 to p]mit _! inclusion 9 ! database ( ! 
ag5cy pursuant to ! requirem5ts publi%$ 
"u subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 ensure t !   
cont5ts ( all su* records are           
ma*9e-readable & compliant ) !          
requirem5ts publi%$ "u subsection 7b74  
7d7 ,e/abli%m5t ( databases ,n lat] ?an 

#a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics publi%es !  
guidance "u subsection 7b71 ea* ag5cy   
%all create a database t complies ) all 
requirem5ts "u ! guidance publi%$ "u    
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,applicability (   
o!r inspection proc$ures  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 no id5tifi]  
%all be requir$ to se>* or sort ! data  
conta9$ 9 ! databases e/abli%$ pursuant 
to subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,d[nload+ data 
,a log9 protocol t includes ! "n ( ! us]
 %all be utiliz$ by any p]son d[nload+  
data conta9$ 9 ! records compil$        
pursuant to subsection 7c74  7#c7       
,inspection ( reports ,= purposes ( ?is 
section1 section #acajg7;b7 ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to any
 records compil$ pursuant to subsection 
7c74  7f7 ,r$actions  7#a7 ,cont5ts (   
reports ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be     
con/ru$ to p]mit ! r$action ( any       
in=mation requir$ to be releas$ pursuant
 to section #acajd ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,prohibitions ,cov]$

 e?ics records may n be r$act$ except to
 ! ext5t necess>y to-- 7,a7 ensure !    
exclusion ( in=mation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a77#c77;,b72  7,b7 prev5t ! 
release ( trade secrets or comm]cial    
in=mation t is privileg$ or confid5tial1
 unless ! disclosure ( su* in=mation is 
requir$ pursuant to section #acajd (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,c7 
prev5t ! release ( in=mation1 o!r ?an   
in=mation requir$ to be report$ "u      
section #acajd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 t1 9 ! op9ion ( ! ag5cy1 poses  
an id5tifiable risk to ! safety ( an    
individual1 su* z a /reet address1 ! "n 
( a m9or1 or a brok]age acc\nt numb]4   
7g7 ,records pr$at+ e/abli%m5t ( !      
database  7#a7 ,se>* = old] in=mation ,n
 lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! publication (
 guidance "u subsection 7b71 ea* ag5cy  
%all complete a se>* reasonably         
calculat$ to f9d cov]$ e?ics records t 7
 creat$ dur+ ! #i-ye> p]iod prec$+ !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7       
,includ$ in=mation & c]tification ,ea*  

se>* c>ri$ out pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include all mat]ials 9 !          
possession ( ! e?ics (fice ( an ag5cy or
 readily accessible mat]ials 9 any o!r  
(fice )9 ! ag5cy t ! designat$ ag5cy    
e?ics (ficial c]tifies 9 writ+ is ! mo/ 
likely (fice to possess cov]$ e?ics     
records4  7#c7 ,exclusion f se>* ,9     
c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 ea* ag5cy %all
 exclude in=mation describ$ 9 subsection
 7a77#c77;,b7 f ! se>* c>ri$ out        
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! completion 
( ! se>* c>ri$ out pursuant to p>agraph 
7#a71 ea* designat$ ag5cy e?ics (ficial 
%all provide ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics ) a report t           
describes-- 7,a7 ! scope ( ! se>* & /eps
 und]tak5 to id5tify in=mation2  7,b7 a 
copy ( ! c]tification requir$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b72  7,c7 ! be/ e/imate z to 
! complet5ess ( ! collection ( in=mation
 provid$ to ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics2  7,d7 an id5tification
 ( any categories ( in=mation kn[n to ! 

ag5cy t ! ag5cy 0 unable to f9d2 &  7,e7
 a c]tification sign$ by ! designat$    
ag5cy e?ics (ficial affirm+ t ! ag5cy   
made reasonable ef=ts 9 good fai? to    
id5tify & obta9 cov]$ e?ics records4    
7#e7 ,publication ,! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics %all publi% ! 
report "u p>agraph 7#d7 on ! (ficial    
website ( ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics4  
7h7 ,removal ( records ,not)/&+ any o!r 
law reg>d+ ! disposition ( records or   
in=mation1 all cov]$ e?ics records      
relat+ to nonc>e] employees t are       
requir$ to be includ$ 9 ! database ( an 
ag5cy pursuant to ?is section %all rema9
 publicly available ?r\gh ! database = a
 p]iod ( n less ?an #aj ye>s aft] ! date
 on :i* ! cov]$ e?ics record is fir/    
publi%$ 9 ! database4  7i7 ,reports     
7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( a database "u  
subsection 7d71 ! relevant designat$    
ag5cy e?ics (ficial %all provide !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics 
) a report t c]tifies ! complet5ess (   

records 9 ! database ( ! ag5cy & any    
in=mation t is kn[n to be incomplete "u 
! guidance publi%$ "u subsection 7b74   
7#b7 ,annual reports ,bas$ on !         
in=mation collect$ "u subsection        
7g77#d71 & z necess>y "u section        
#bfch4bjg ( title #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,gov]nm5t ,e?ics %all report to !       
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+     
compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u ?is ,act  
ea* ye> until ea* ag5cy has compli$ )   
subsections 7d7 & 7g74  7j7 ,sev]ability
 ,if any provision ( ?is ,act or !      
application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance is held to be           
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 &
 ! application ( ! rema9+ provisions (  
?is ,act to any p]son or circum/ance1   
%all n be affect$4