[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1130 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1130
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority to
withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed by
an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the
extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family
member of that individual, 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 ``Judicial Disclosure Responsibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a family member of
that individual'' after ``that individual''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or a family member
of that individual'' after ``the report''.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``2005''
each place that term appears and inserting ``2009''.
(b) Report Contents.--Section 105(b)(3)(C) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) the nature or type of information redacted;
``(v) what steps or procedures are in place to ensure that
sufficient information is available to litigants to determine if
there is a conflict of interest;
``(vi) principles used to guide implementation of redaction
authority; and
``(vii) any public complaints received relating to
redaction.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.