3.0.0 765 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z Senate S S 2003-04-02 108 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-02T21:21:32Z 2003-04-02 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2003-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2003-04-02 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2003-06-25 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative fees Administrative procedure Advice and consent of the Senate Bank accounts Bonds Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Conflict of interests Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consultants Corporation directors Credit cards Crime and Law Enforcement Earnings Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Families Federal employees Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Financial disclosure Fines (Penalties) Fraud Freedom of information Futures trading Gifts Government ethics Government paperwork Government publicity Government securities Government travel Governmental investigations Honoraria Housing and Community Development Internet Investments Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Legislation Married people Nonprofit organizations Office of Government Ethics Partnerships Politicians Presidential appointments Presidential transitions Real estate appraisal Real property Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Stocks Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Trusts and trustees Vice Presidents Government Operations and Politics 00 2003-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires a person to file a financial disclosure report within 30 days of taking the oath of office of President or Vice President, unless the person is the incumbent in such position.

Requires disclosure of the source, description, and category of income from any source aggregating more than $500 in a year. Revises, for disclosure purposes, the categories of value for reporting income investment, assets, and liabilities and the thresholds for reporting interests in property or in a trade or business. Raises from: (1) $10,000 to $20,000 the threshold for the reporting of liabilities; and (2) $5,000 to $25,000 the threshold for the reporting by non-elected individuals of compensation received for personal services. Requires reports to include the sources of income earned by the spouse which exceeds $500 (currently $1,000).

Requires the the Office of Personnel Management, within 15 days after a major party nominates its candidate for President, to transmit to that candidate an electronic record on presidentially appointed positions.

Requires each Federal agency to submit to the President and specified congressional committees a plan providing for the reduction of the number of positions and the levels of positions within that agency that require an appointment by the President.

Requires the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to review the conflict of interest laws relating to Federal employment and to report recommendations for legislation to improve coordination, uniformity, and efficiency in their administration.]]>

Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2003 Display Title Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to streamline the financial disclosure process for executive branch employees. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-02T05:00:00Z 2003-04-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.