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<meta><dc:title>113 S 716 ENR: To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.</dc:title>
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<congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="113">One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="1">A T T  H  E F  I  R  S  T S  E  S  S  I  O  N</session>
<enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen</enrolledDateline>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize18" style="-uslm-lc:I665505">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="centered fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I665511">To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section id="d169894e62" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>MODIFICATIONS OF ONLINE ACCESS TO CERTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND RELATED FORMS.</heading><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e66" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Public, Online Disclosure of Financial Disclosure Forms</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e73" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/1" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content>Except with respect to financial disclosure forms filed by officers and employees referred to in paragraph (2), section 8(a) and section 11(a) of the STOCK Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app105">5 U.S.C. App. 105</ref> note) shall not be effective.</content></paragraph><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e85" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Exempted officers and employees</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The officer and employees referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e93" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2/A" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>The President.</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e97" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2/B" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>The Vice President.</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e101" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2/C" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><content>Any Member of Congress.</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e105" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2/D" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>Any candidate for Congress.</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e109" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/2/E" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>Any officer occupying a position listed in section 5312 or <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, having been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to that position.</content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e117" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/a/3" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to change the effective date for the internet publication of certain information to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement applies, and for other purposes” is <amendingAction type="repeal">repealed</amendingAction>.</content></paragraph></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e129" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Electronic Filing and Online Availability</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e136" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">For members of congress and candidates</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 8(b) of the STOCK Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app105">5 U.S.C. App. 105</ref> note) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e151" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/A" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>,<headingText class="smallCaps"> Officers of the House and Senate, and Congressional Staff</headingText></quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e162" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/B" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e166" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/B/i" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18 months after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2014</quotedText>”;</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e177" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/B/ii" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>public access to—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>financial disclosure reports filed by Members of Congress and candidates for Congress,</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>reports filed by Members of Congress and candidates for Congress of a transaction disclosure required by section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>notices of extensions, amendments, and blind trusts, with respect to financial disclosure reports described in clauses (i) and (ii),</content></clause><continuation class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124">pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app101/etseq">5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.</ref>), through databases that are maintained on the official websites of the House of Representatives and the Senate.”</continuation></subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e208" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/C" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e212" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/C/i" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the first two sentences; and</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e220" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/C/ii" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the last sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e231" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/D" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e242" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/E" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>be able to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e250" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/1/F" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e261" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">For executive branch officials</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 11(b) of the STOCK Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app105">5 U.S.C. App. 105</ref> note) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e276" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/A" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in the heading, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Employees</headingText></quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText><headingText class="smallCaps">Officials</headingText></quotedText>” ;</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e293" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/B" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e297" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/B/i" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>18 months after the date of enactment of this Act</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>January 1, 2014</quotedText>”;</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e308" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/B/ii" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="amend">amending</amendingAction> subparagraph (B) to read as follows:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">“(B) </num><chapeau>public access to—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>financial disclosure reports filed by the President, the Vice President, and any officer occupying a position listed in section 5312 or <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5313">section 5313 of title 5, United States Code</ref>, having been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to that position,</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>reports filed by any individual described in clause (i) of a transaction disclosure required by section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="iii">“(iii) </num><content>notices of extensions, amendments, and blind trusts, with respect to financial disclosure reports described in clauses (i) and (ii),</content></clause><continuation class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124">pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (<ref href="/us/usc/t5/app101/etseq">5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.</ref>), through databases that are maintained on the official website of the Office of Government Ethics.”</continuation></subparagraph></quotedContent>;</content></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e343" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/C" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (2)—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e347" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/C/i" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the first two sentences; and</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e355" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/C/ii" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>in the last sentence, by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this section</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e366" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/D" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="D">(D) </num><content>in paragraph (3), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”;</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e377" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/E" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">(E) </num><content>in paragraph (4), by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>be able to</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>shall</quotedText>”; and</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d169894e385" identifier="/us/bill/113/s/716/s1/b/2/F" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">(F) </num><content>in paragraph (5), by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under this subsection</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>under paragraph (1)(B)</quotedText>”.</content></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
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<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
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