[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2289 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 469
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2289
[Report No. 103-785, Parts I and II]
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A BILL
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the
authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for
8 years, and for other purposes.
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October 7, 1994
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment,
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 469
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2289
[Report No. 103-785, Parts I and II]
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the
authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for
8 years, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 1993
Mr. Clay (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and the
Judiciary
October 3, 1994
Reported from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service with an
amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
October 7, 1994
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment,
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in boldface roman]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 26,
1993]
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A BILL
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the
authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for
8 years, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Government Ethics
Authorization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978.
(a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) Reauthorization.--Section 405 is amended by striking
``purpose--'' and all that follows thereafter through the period and
inserting ``purpose, not to exceed $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
for each of the next 7 fiscal years thereafter.''.
(c) Assistance from Other Agencies.--Section 403 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``under this Act; and''
and inserting ``of the Office of Government Ethics; and''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``duties.'' and inserting
``duties under this Act or any other Act.''.
(d) Gift Acceptance Authority.--Section 403, as amended by
subsection (c), is further amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon the request'';
(2) in the next to last sentence by striking ``this
section'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1) The Director may accept and use, on behalf of the United
States, any gift, donation, bequest, or devise of money, use of
facilities, personal property, or services, for the purpose of aiding
or facilitating the work of the Office of Government Ethics.
``(2) No gift, donation, bequest, or devise may be so accepted if
it--
``(A) attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable laws
or regulations; or
``(B) is conditioned on or will require the expenditure of
appropriated funds that are not available to the Office of
Government Ethics.
``(3) The Director shall promulgate written rules setting forth the
criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of such a
gift, donation, bequest, or devise would reflect unfavorably on the
ability of the Office of Government Ethics or any employee to carry out
its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective manner,
or would compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity of
its programs or any official involved in those programs.''.
(e) Reports to Congress.--Section 408 is amended by striking
``March 31'' and inserting ``April 30''.
(f) Section Heading.--The heading for section 401 is amended to
read as follows:
``establishment; appointment of director''.
SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.
(a) Elimination of Display Requirement.--The Act entitled ``An Act
to provide for the display of the Code of Ethics for Government
Service'', approved July 3, 1980 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note) is repealed.
(b) FDIA.--Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act,
section 12(f)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1822(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``, with the concurrence of the
Office of Government Ethics,''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided in section 3(b), this Act shall be effective as
of October 1, 1994.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Government Ethics
Authorization Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.
Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon the request''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1) The Director is authorized to accept and utilize, on
behalf of the United States, any gift, donation, bequest, or devise of
money, use of facilities, personal property, or services for the
purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office of Government
Ethics.
``(2) No gift may be accepted--
``(A) that attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable
laws or regulations; or
``(B) that is conditioned upon or will require the
expenditure of appropriated funds that are not available to the
Office of Government Ethics.
``(3) The Director shall establish written rules setting forth the
criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of
contributions of money, services, use of facilities, or personal
property would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Office of
Government Ethics or any employee to carry out its responsibilities or
official duties in a fair and objective manner, or would compromise the
integrity or the appearance of the integrity of its programs or any
official involved in those programs.''.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
is amended to read as follows:
``authorization of appropriations
``Sec. 405. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the provisions of this title not more than $8,154,000 for fiscal year
1995, $8,480,000 for fiscal year 1996, $8,819,000 for fiscal year 1997,
$9,172,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $9,539,000 for fiscal year
1999.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall become effective on October 1, 1994.