S.Amdt. 1511Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)2nd degree

To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies.

Submitted February 2, 2012

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1511 proposed by Senator Gillibrand for Senator Lieberman to Amendment SA 1470.(consideration: CR S298-299, S300-301; text: CR S298)

February 2, 2012

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 6.

February 2, 2012

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 6.

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Amendment SA 1511 proposed by Senator Gillibrand for Senator Lieberman to Amendment SA 1470. (consideration: CR S298-299, S300-301; text: CR S298) To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies.

February 2, 2012

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Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 6.

February 2, 2012

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SA 1511. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to
amendment SA 1470 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Levin,
and Mr. Franken) to the bill S. 2038, to prohibit Members of Congress
and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from
their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes;
as follows:

On page 7, strike lines 6 through 9, insert the following:
``(j) Not later than 30 days after any transaction required
to be reported under section 102(a)(5)(B), the following
persons, if required to file a report under any other
subsection of this section subject to any waivers and
exclusions, shall file a report of the transaction:
``(1) A Member of Congress.
``(2) An officer or employee of Congress required to file a
report under this section.
``(3) The President.
``(4) The Vice President.
``(5) Each employee appointed to a position in the
executive branch, the appointment to which requires advice
and consent of the Senate, except for--
``(A) an individual appointed to a position--
``(i) as a Foreign Service Officer below the rank of
ambassador; or
``(ii) in the uniformed services for which the pay grade
prescribed by section 201 of title 37, United States Code is
O-6 or below; or
``(B) a special government employee, as defined under
section 202 of title 18, United States Code.
``(6) Any employee in a position in the executive branch
who is a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service
(as defined under section 3132(a)(7) of title 5, United
States Code) or a similar personnel system for senior
employees in the executive branch, such as the Senior Foreign
Service, except that the Director of the Office of Government
Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the application of
this paragraph any individual, or group of individuals, who
are in such positions, but only in cases in which the
Director determines such exclusion would not affect adversely
the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence in
the integrity of the Government.
``(7) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
``(8) Any civilian employee, not described in paragraph
(5), employed in the Executive Office of the President (other
than a special government employee) who holds a commission of
appointment from the President.''.
At the end insert the following:

SEC. __. EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTING.

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the President shall--
(1) ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by
officers and employees referred to in section 101(j) of the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) are made
available to the public as required by section 8(a) on
appropriate official websites of agencies of the executive
branch; and
(2) develop systems to enable electronic filing and public
access, as required by section 8(b), to the financial
disclosure forms of such individuals.
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