[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 568 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 568

   To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain 
  Federal officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 
            days of assuming office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

 Ms. Sanchez (for herself, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
   and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House 
   Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain 
  Federal officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 
            days of assuming office, 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 ``Financial Accountability in 
Reporting Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ASSUMING OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or as a candidate for the position''; and
            (2) by adding after the period at the end the following: 
        ``An individual who assumes any such position and who filed a 
        report as a candidate for such position under subsection (c) 
        shall file a report containing the information described in 
        section 102(b) by May 15 of the year in which the individual 
        assumed the position or within 30 days of assuming the 
        position, whichever is later.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any individual assuming the position of an officer or employee 
described in subsection (f) of section 101 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101(f)) on or after the date of enactment of 
this section.
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