101st CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 553
JOINT RESOLUTION
To make technical changes in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.
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101st CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 553
JOINT RESOLUTION
To make technical changes in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,

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It is the purpose of this joint resolution to make technical corrections
in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.

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(a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 207 OF TITLE 18- Section 207 of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by section 101 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-194), is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended--
(A) by inserting `(including any special Government employee)' after
`employee' the first place it appears;
(B) by striking `Government' after `United States' each place it appears;
(C) by striking `and any special Government employee';
(D) by striking `as the case may be,' each place it appears;
(E) by striking `(except the United States)' and inserting `(except the
United States or the District of Columbia)'; and
(F) in subparagraph (A) by inserting `or the District of Columbia' after
`United States'.
(2) Subsection (a)(2) is amended--
(A) by striking `Government' the first place it appears and inserting
`or the District of Columbia';
(B) by striking `(except the United States)' and inserting `(except the
United States or the District of Columbia)';
(C) in subparagraph (A) by inserting `or the District of Columbia' after
`United States'; and
(D) in subparagraph (B) by striking `Government'.
(3) Subsection (a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(3) CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS- The restrictions contained in paragraphs
(1) and (2) shall apply--
`(A) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive branch of
the United States (including any independent agency), only with respect
to communications to or appearances before any officer or employee of
any department, agency, court, or court-martial of the United States
on behalf of any other person (except the United States), and only with
respect to a matter in which the United States is a party or has a direct
and substantial interest; and
`(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the District of Columbia,
only with respect to communications to or appearances before any officer or
employee of any department, agency, or court of the District of Columbia
on behalf of any other person (except the District of Columbia), and only
with respect to a matter in which the District of Columbia is a party or
has a direct and substantial interest.'.
(4) Subsection (b)(1) is amended--
(A) by striking `a former officer or employee' and inserting `a former
officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States (including
any independent agency) and is';
(B) by striking `and any person described in subsection (e)(7)' and
inserting `or any person who is a former officer or employee of the
legislative branch or a former Member of Congress';
(C) by striking `and which is so designated by the appropriate department or
agency, shall not, on the basis of that information, which the person knew
or should have known was so designated, knowingly represent' and inserting
`which is so designated by the appropriate department or agency, and which
the person knew or should have known was so designated, shall not, on the
basis of that information, knowingly represent';
(D) by inserting `a period of' before `1 year'; and
(E) by striking `Government';
(5) Subsection (c) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking `of the executive branch' and inserting
`(including any special Government employee) of the executive branch of
the United States'; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(I) by inserting `specified in or' after `pay' the first place it appears;
and
(II) by striking `or a comparable or greater rate of pay under other
authority,';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking `basic rate of' each place it
appears and inserting `rate of basic'; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D)
as subparagraph (C).
(6) Subsection (d) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking `paid' and inserting `in the executive
branch of the United States (including any independent agency)'; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by amending the paragraph caption to read as follows: `PERSONS WHO
MAY NOT BE CONTACTED'; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `other'.
(7) Subsection (e) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (6) by striking `basic rate of' each place it appears
and inserting `rate of basic'; and
(B) in paragraph (7) in subparagraphs (L) and (M) by inserting `on or'
before `after the effective date' each place it appears.
(8) Subsection (f)(1) is amended--
(A) by striking `subsection (c), (d), or (e), as the case may be' and
inserting `such subsection';
(B) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking `the interests of'; and
(ii) by striking `of the Government'; and
(C) in subparagraph (B) by striking `of the Government'.
(9) Subsection (i) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
`(1) the term `officer or employee', when used to describe the person to
whom a communication is made or before whom an appearance is made, with
the intent to influence, shall include--
`(A) in subsections (a), (c), and (d), the President and the Vice President;
and
`(B) in subsection (f), the President, the Vice President, and Members
of Congress;'.
(10) Subsection (j) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking `subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e)' and inserting
`this section';
(ii) by striking `as an officer or employee of' and inserting `on behalf
of'; and
(iii) by striking `Government' and inserting `or the District of Columbia';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking `subsections (c), (d), and (e)' and inserting `this
section'; and
(ii) by striking `of which the United States is a member' and inserting `in
which the United States participates, if the Secretary of State certifies
in advance that such activity is in the interests of the United States';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in the paragraph caption by striking `PERSONAL MATTERS AND SPECIAL'
and inserting `SPECIAL';
(ii) by striking `apply to appearances' and all that follows through
`subsections';
(iii) by striking `prevent a former officer or employee' and inserting
`prevent an individual';
(iv) by striking `former officer's or employee's' and inserting
`individual's'; and
(v) by striking `, other than that regularly provided for by law or
regulation for witnesses';
(D) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking `(d), and (e)' and inserting `and (d)'; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: `For purposes of this paragraph,
the term `officer or employee' includes the Vice President.'; and
(E) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in the first sentence by striking ` a former Member' and all that
follows through `employee)' and inserting `an individual'; and
(ii) in the second sentence by striking `sentence, a former' and all that
follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting the following:
`sentence--
`(A) a former officer or employee of the executive branch of the United
States (including any independent agency) who is subject to the restrictions
contained in subsection (a)(1) with respect to a particular matter may not,
except pursuant to court order, serve as an expert witness for any other
person (except the United States) in that matter; and
`(B) a former officer or employee of the District of Columbia who is
subject to the restrictions contained in subsection (a)(1) with respect
to a particular matter may not, except pursuant to court order, serve as
an expert witness for any other person (except the District of Columbia)
in that matter.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- Section 102 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking `Subject to subsection (b)' and inserting `(1) Subject to
paragraph (2) and to subsection (b)'; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
`(2) Subject to subsection (b), the amendments made by section 101 take
effect at noon on January 3, 1991, with respect to Members of Congress
(within the meaning of section 207 of title 18, United States Code).'; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting `, the Vice President,' after `Congress'.

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Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended as follows:
(1) JUDICIAL CONFERENCE- Title I is amended by striking `of the United
States' after `Judicial Conference' each place it appears, except for
section 109(9).
(2) PERSONS REQUIRED TO FILE- Section 101(e) is amended by striking `the
later of May 15 or'.
(3) CONTENTS OF REPORTS- Section 102 is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking `such individuals' and inserting
`the reporting individual';
(ii) in paragraph (3) by striking `parent, brother, sister, or child' and
inserting `, or by a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting
individual or of the reporting individual's spouse,'; and
(iii) in paragraph (4) by striking `relative' and inserting `spouse, or
a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual or of the
reporting individual's spouse';
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(E) by inserting `of subsection (a)' after `(5)';
(C) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (3)--
(I) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) by striking the comma after `involved in';
(II) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) to read as follows:
`(II) is not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture or other
investment with, any interested party; and'; and
(III) in subparagraph (F) by striking `this section' and inserting `title
II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989'; and
(ii) in paragraph (6) (A) and (B) by striking `or negligently' each place
it appears and inserting `and willfully, or negligently,'; and
(D) by adding at the end of section 102 the following:
`(i) A reporting individual shall not be required under this title to
report--
`(1) financial interests in or income derived from--
`(A) any retirement system under title 5, United States Code (including
the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 84 of such title); or
`(B) any other retirement system maintained by the United States for
officers or employees of the United States, including the President,
or for members of the uniformed services; or
`(2) benefits received under the Social Security Act.'.
(4) FILING OF REPORTS- Section 103 is amended--
(A) in subsection (c) by inserting `individuals nominated to be judicial
officers and' after `Houses of Congress other than';
(B) in subsection (d) by inserting `of the Office of Government Ethics'
after `Director';
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) by inserting `who is a candidate for nomination or election to the
Office of President or Vice President' after `section 101(c)'; and
(ii) by striking `Elections' and inserting `Election';
(D) in subsection (g) by striking `The Office of Government Ethics' and
inserting `Each supervising ethics office';
(E) by amending subsection (h)(1)(A)(i) to read as follows:
`(A)(i)(I) the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the case of a
Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, the Resident Commissioner
from Puerto Rico, an officer or employee of the Congress whose compensation
is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, an officer or
employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden,
the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library
of Congress, or the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (including any individual
terminating service, under section 101(e), in any office or position referred
to in this subclause), or an individual described in section 101(c) who
is a candidate for nomination or election as a Representative in Congress,
a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and
`(II) the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of a Senator, an officer or
employee of the Congress whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate, an officer or employee of the General Accounting Office, the
Office of Technology Assessment, or the Office of the Attending Physician
(including any individual terminating service, under section 101(e), in
any office or position referred to in this subclause), or an individual
described in section 101(c) who is a candidate for nomination or election
as a Senator; and';
(F) in subsection (h)(1)(A)(ii)--
(i) in subclause (I) by striking `congressional ethics committee'
and inserting `Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, as'; and
(ii) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking `Senate Select Committee on Ethics' and inserting `Secretary
of the Senate'; and
(II) by striking `Committee on Standards of Official Conduct' and inserting
`Clerk'; and
(G) by adding at the end of section 103 the following:
`(i) A copy of each report filed under this title by a Member or an
individual who is a candidate for the office of Member shall be sent by
the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate,
as the case may be, to the appropriate State officer designated under
section 316(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 of the State
represented by the Member or in which the individual is a candidate, as
the case may be, within the 7-day period beginning on the day the report
is filed with the Clerk or Secretary.
`(j)(1) A copy of each report filed under this title with the Clerk of
the House of Representatives shall be sent by the Clerk to the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives within
the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed.
`(2) A copy of each report filed under this title with the Secretary of the
Senate shall be sent by the Secretary to the Select Committee on Ethics of
the Senate within the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed.
`(k) In carrying out their responsibilities under this title with respect
to candidates for office, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and
the Secretary of the Senate shall avail themselves of the assistance of
the Federal Election Commission. The Commission shall make available to
the Clerk and the Secretary on a regular basis a complete list of names
and addresses of all candidates registered with the Commission, and shall
cooperate and coordinate its candidate information and notification program
with the Clerk and the Secretary to the greatest extent possible.'.
(5) FAILURE TO FILE- Section 104 is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking `Chairman of the Judicial Conference'
and inserting `Judicial Conference'; and
(B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking `shall pay a filing fee of $200 to
the miscellaneous receipts of the General Treasury' and inserting `shall,
at the direction of and pursuant to regulations issued by the supervising
ethics office, pay a filing fee of $200. All such fees shall be deposited
in the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. The authority under this
paragraph to direct the payment of a filing fee may be delegated by the
supervising ethics office in the executive branch to other agencies in
the executive branch.'.
(6) INDEPENDENT COUNSEL; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (A) Section 105(a) is
amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 105. (a) Each agency, each supervising ethics office in the executive
or judicial branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the
Secretary of the Senate shall make available to the public, in accordance
with subsection (b), each report filed under this title with such agency
or office or with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, except that--
`(1) this section does not require public availability of a report
filed by any individual in the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense
Intelligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, or any individual
engaged in intelligence activities in any agency of the United States,
if the President finds or has found that, due to the nature of the office
or position occupied by such individual, public disclosure of such report
would, be revealing the identity of the individual or other sensitive
information, compromise the national interest of the United States;
and such individuals may be authorized, notwithstanding section 104(a),
to file such additional reports as are necessary to protect their identity
from public disclosure if the President first finds or has found that such
filing is necessary in the national interest; and
`(2) any report filed by an independent counsel whose identity has not
been disclosed by the division of the court under chapter 40 of title 28,
United States Code, and any report filed by any person appointed by that
independent counsel under such chapter, shall not be made available to
the public under this title.'.
(B) Section 105(b)(1) is amended--
(i) in the first sentence--
(I) by striking `and each supervising ethics office' and inserting `,
each supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial branch, the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate'; and
(II) by striking `by such agency or office under this title' and inserting
`under this title by such agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary
of the Senate, as the case may be,'; and
(ii) in the second sentence by striking `or office' and inserting `,
office, Clerk, or Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be'; and
(C) Section 105(d) is amended--
(i) by inserting `or to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the
Secretary of the Senate' after `ethics office'; and
(ii) by inserting `or by the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate' after
`or office'.
(7) REVIEW OF REPORTS- Section 106(b) is amended--
(A) by striking `the Chairman of the Judicial Conference' each place it
appears and inserting `a person designated by the Judicial Conference';
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking `Secretary concerned, designated agency
ethics official, or' and inserting `the Secretary concerned, the designated
agency ethics official,';
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking `Secretary concerned, designated agency
ethics official or' and inserting `the Secretary concerned, the designated
agency ethics official,';
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking `Secretary concerned, designated agency
ethics official, a congressional ethics committee, or the' and inserting
`the Secretary concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person
designated by a congressional ethics committee, or a person designated
by the';
(E) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting `in the executive branch' after `position'; and
(ii) by striking `foreign service' and inserting `Foreign Service';
(F) in paragraph (5) by striking `foreign service' and inserting `Foreign
Service'; and
(G) in paragraph (6) by striking `employee' and inserting `employee,'.
(8) DEFINITIONS- Section 109 is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking `Senate Select Committee on Ethics'
and inserting `Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate';
(B) in paragraph (4) by inserting `, other than the General Accounting
Office,' after `Code)';
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (C) by inserting `, the District of Columbia, or a
State or local government or political subdivision thereof' after `United
States Government';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
`(D) food and beverages which are not consumed in connection with a gift
of overnight lodging;';
(iii) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) by striking `individual' and inserting `individual,'; and
(II) by adding `or' after the semicolon; and
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (E) the following:
`(F) consumable products provided by home-State businesses to the offices
of a reporting individual who is an elected official, if those products are
intended for consumption by persons other than such reporting individual;';
(D) in paragraph (8)--
(i) by striking `Tax Court,' and inserting `United States Sentencing
Commission, of the Tax Court, of the Claims Court,'; and
(ii) by striking `who receives compensation' and all that follows through
`Code' and inserting `who is paid at a rate of basic pay equal to or
greater than the minimum rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-16 of
the General Schedule';
(E) in paragraph (10)--
(i) by striking `the Canal Zone, Guam,' and inserting `Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands,';
(ii) by striking `Court of Claims,'; and
(iii) by inserting `Claims Court, Court of Veterans Appeals,' after
`Tax Court,';
(F) in paragraph (13)(B)(i)--
(i) by striking `60 consecutive' and inserting `at least 60'; and
(ii) by striking `equal to or in excess of' and inserting `of basic pay
equal to or greater than';
(G) in paragraph (15)(A) by inserting `, the District of Columbia, or a State
or local government or political subdivision thereof' after `Government';
(H) in paragraph (17)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `and' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by adding `and' after the semicolon; and
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
`(C) the Secretary of State, with respect to matters concerning the Foreign
Service;'; and
(I) in paragraph (18)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `such committee' and inserting `the
Secretary of the Senate';
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `such committee' and inserting `the
Clerk of the House of Representatives'; and
(iii) in subparagraph (D) by inserting `officers and' after `branch'.
(9) ADMINISTRATION OF PROVISIONS- Section 111 is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking `Senate Select Committee on Ethics'
and inserting `Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate';
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking `and clerk of the applicable court,
as appropriate,'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`The Judicial Conference may delegate any authority it has under this title
to an ethics committee established by the Judicial Conference.'.
(10) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR TITLE II- (A) Section 112 of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989,
is repealed.
(B) Title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE.
`The amendments made by this title and the repeal made by section 201
shall take effect on January 1, 1991, except that the provisions of section
102(f)(4)(B) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended by this
title, shall be effective as of January 1, 1990.'.
(C) The provisions of titles I, II, and III of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Ethics Reform Act of 1989, shall be effective for the period beginning on
November 30, 1989, and ending on January 1, 1991, as if the Ethics Reform
Act of 1989 had not been enacted, except that the provisions of section
202(f)(4)(B) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be repealed as
of January 1, 1990.
(D) Nothing in title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 or the amendments
made by such title shall be construed to prevent the prosecution of civil
actions against individuals for violations of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 before January 1, 1991.

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(a) GIFTS TO SUPERIORS- Section 7351 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting `or give a gift' after `gift'; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking `The Office of Government Ethics' and inserting `Each
supervising ethics office (as defined in section 7353(d)(1))'; and
(B) by striking `similar circumstances' and inserting `circumstances in
which gifts are traditionally given or exchanged'.
(b) REDESIGNATION- (1) Section 1352 of title 31, United States Code, as
enacted by section 302 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, is amended by
redesignating such section as section 1353.
(2) The item relating to section 1352 of title 31, United States Code,
as enacted by section 302 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, in the table
of sections at the beginning of chapter 13 of such title, is amended by
striking `1352' and inserting `1353'.
(c) TRAVEL ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY- Section 1353 of title 31, United States
Code, as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) in the first sentence by striking `or employee in
the executive branch may accept payment' and inserting `in the executive
branch (including an independent agency) may accept payment, or authorize
an employee of such agency to accept payment on the agency's behalf,';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting `or 7342' after `section 4111'; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking `(1)' and inserting `(1),'; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `any executive agency' and inserting
`all executive agencies';
(d) GIFTS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES- Section 7353 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking `branches' and
inserting `branch'; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking `regulated by the individual's employing
agency' and inserting `regulated by, the individual's employing entity';
(2) in subsection (c) by striking `An employee' and inserting `A Member
of Congress or an officer or employee'; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking `officers' and inserting `officers,'; and
(ii) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
`(E) in the case of legislative branch officers and employees other than
those specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the committee referred
to in either such subparagraph to which reports filed by such officers
and employees under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 are
transmitted under such title, except that the authority of this section may
be delegated by such committee with respect to such officers and employees;
and'; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking `Government' and inserting `Government,'.

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(a) DEFINITIONS- (1) Section 202(c) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
`(c) Except as otherwise provided in such sections, the terms `officer'
and `employee' in sections 203, 205, 207 through 209, and 218 of this title
shall not include the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress,
or a Federal judge.'.
(2) Section 202(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
`shall include' and inserting `means'.
(3) Section 202(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking `means any' and inserting `includes
each'; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
`(A) the Congress; and'; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking `an officer or employee' and inserting
`the Office'.
(b) COMPENSATION IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE GOVERNMENT- Section 203 of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) by inserting `or Federal judge' after `employee';
(2) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting `Commissioner Elect, Federal judge,'
after `Commissioner,';
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting `representational' before `services';
(4) in subsection (d)(1) by striking `Government employee,' and inserting
`Government employee or as a special Government employee'; and
(5) by adding after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
`(f) Nothing in this section prevents an individual from giving testimony
under oath or from making statements required to be made under penalty
of perjury.'.
(c) OTHER COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES- Section 205 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking `any civil' and inserting `civil'; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking `any commission' and inserting
`commission'.
(d) PENALTIES FOR PRIOR VIOLATIONS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS-
Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, as in effect on the date of
the enactment of this joint resolution, is amended by striking `shall be
fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years,
or both' following subsection (c) and inserting `shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in section 216 of this title'.
(e) ACTS AFFECTING A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST- (1) Section 208 of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2) by striking `paragraph (1)' and inserting
`subsection (a)';
(B) in subsection (b)(3) by striking `section 107 of'; and
(C) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as follows:
`(d)(1) Upon request, a copy of any determination granting an exemption
under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) shall be made available to the public
by the agency granting the exemption pursuant to the procedures set forth
in section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. In making such
determination available, the agency may withhold from disclosure any
information contained in the determination that would be exempt from
disclosure under section 552 of title 5. For purposes of determinations
under subsection (b)(3), the information describing each financial interest
shall be no more extensive than that required of the individual in his or
her financial disclosure report under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.'.
(2) Section 405(1)(C) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 is amended by
inserting `each place it appears' before `and inserting'.
(f) PENALTIES- Section 216 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking `sections 203, 204, 205, 207, 208,
and 209' and inserting `section 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, or 209'; and
(2) in subsection (b) by striking `sections 203, 204, 205, 207, 208,
and 209' and inserting `section 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, or 209'.

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(a) SALE OF PROPERTY TO COMPLY WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS-
(1) Subsection (b) of section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
`(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR TRUSTS- For purposes of this section, the trustee
of a trust shall be treated as an eligible person with respect to property
which is held in the trust if--
`(A) any person referred to in paragraph (1)(A) has a beneficial interest
in the principal or income of the trust, or
`(B) any person referred to in paragraph (1)(B) has a beneficial interest
in the principal or income of the trust and such interest is attributable
under any statute, regulation, rule, or executive order referred to in
paragraph (2) to a person referred to in paragraph (1)(A).'.
(2)(A) For purposes of section 1043 of such Code--
(i) any property sold before June 19, 1990, shall be treated as sold pursuant
to a certificate of divestiture (as defined in subsection (b)(2) thereof) if
such a certificate is issued with respect to such sale before such date, and
(ii) in any such case, the 60-day period referred to in subsection (a)
thereof shall not expire before the end of the 60-day period beginning on
the date on which the certificate of divestiture was issued.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 1043 of such Code shall not
apply to any sale before April 19, 1990, unless--
(i) the sale was made in order to comply with an ethics agreement or
pursuant to specific direction from the appropriate agency or confirming
committee, and
(ii) the justification for the sale meets the criteria set forth in
subsection (b)(2)(A) thereof as implemented by the interim regulations
implementing such section 1043, published on April 18, 1990.
(3) The amendment made by paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraph
(2) shall apply to sales after November 30, 1989.
(b) USE OF GOVERNMENT VEHICLES- Section 503 of the Ethics Reform Act of
1989 (31 U.S.C. 1344 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking
`shall' and inserting `may'.
(c) INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS- Section 505(b) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989
is amended by striking `Fiscal Year 1988' and inserting `Fiscal Year 1989'.
(d) OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V- Section 506 of the Ethics Reform Act of
1989 is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (b) to read as follows:
`(2) in section 3393(g), by inserting after `1215,' the following: `3393a,';
(2) by amending paragraph (6) of subsection (b) to read as follows:
`(6) in section 7701(c)(1)(A), by striking `of' and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: `or a removal from the Senior Executive Service
for failure to be recertified under section 3393a of';';
(3) in the amendment made by subsection (c)(1), by redesignating the new
subsection being inserted at the end of section 305 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 as subsection (d) (rather than subsection (c)); and
(4) by amending subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(3) to read as follows:
`(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: `; and'.

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(a) CLARIFICATION OF SECTIONS 501(a) AND 502- (1) Sections 501(a) (1)
and (2) and 502 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended by
the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, are each amended by striking `not a career
civil servant' and inserting `a noncareer officer or employee'.
(2) Section 501(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended
by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, is amended--
(1) by striking `Member, officer or employee which' and inserting `Member
or such an officer or employee which'; and
(2) by striking `Member, officer or employee during' and inserting `Member
or such officer or employee during'.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 502- Section 502 of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978, as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking `affiliate with or be employed' and inserting `receive
compensation for affiliating with or being employed';
(B) by striking `to provide professional services which involves' and
inserting `which provides professional services involving'; and
(C) by striking `for compensation'; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking `practice' and inserting `receive compensation for
practicing'; and
(B) by striking `for compensation'.
(c) ADMINISTRATION- Section 503 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as
amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, is amended by amending paragraph
(1) to read as follows:
`(1) and administered by--
`(A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives, with respect to Members, officers, and employees of the
House of Representatives; and
`(B) in the case of legislative branch officers and employees other than
Senators, officers, and employees of the Senate and other than those officers
and employees specified in subparagraph (A), the committee to which reports
filed by such officers and employees under title I are transmitted under
such title, except that the authority of this section may be delegated by
such committee with respect to such officers and employees;'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW- (1) Section 323(a)
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441i(a)) is amended
by inserting `or child' after `spouse'.
(2) Section 908(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2
U.S.C. 31-1(a)), is amended in paragraphs (2) and (4) by inserting `or
child' after `spouse' each place it appears.

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Section 901 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (2 U.S.C. 31-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (B) by adding `or' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking `; or' and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and
(C), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after `subsection--' the following:
`(A) the term `foreign national' means a person acting directly or
indirectly on behalf of a foreign corporation, partnership, or business
enterprise, a foreign trade, cultural, educational, or other association,
a foreign political party, or a foreign government;'; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking `(and 2 nights)';
(B) by striking `(and 6 nights)'; and
(C) in the last sentence by striking `of a Member' and inserting `or child
of such Member'.

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Those reports filed under title I, II, or III of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978, as in effect before January 1, 1991, shall be made available
to the public on or after such date in accordance with section 105 of that
Act, as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the provisions of
such section shall apply with respect to those reports.

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(a) SECTION 3730 OF TITLE 31- Section 3730(e) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking `201(f)' and inserting `paragraphs (1) through
(8) of section 101(f)'.
(b) SECTION 2397a OF TITLE 10- Section 2397a(a)(4) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking `209(10)' and inserting `109(3)'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall
take effect on January 1, 1991.

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Except as otherwise provided in this joint resolution, this Act and the
amendments made by this joint resolution take effect on the date of the
enactment of this joint resolution.
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 1990.
Attest:
Clerk.
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