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.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 2, 2012
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Senate amendment submitted
February 2, 2012
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
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
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 6.
February 2, 2012
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
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. ______