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[S. 5183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5183
To establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2026
Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Padilla)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, 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 ``Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation
Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I--PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION TO UNWIND CORRUPTION
Sec. 101. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Civil liability for corruption-related violations.
Sec. 104. Private right of action.
Sec. 105. Award to plaintiffs.
Sec. 106. Severability.
TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU
Sec. 201. Establishment of Bureau.
Sec. 202. Membership.
Sec. 203. Terms of service.
Sec. 204. Chair; Vice Chair.
Sec. 205. Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel.
Sec. 206. Removal; notice to Congress.
TITLE III--POWERS AND DUTIES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU
Sec. 301. Powers and duties of the Bureau.
Sec. 302. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 303. Personnel.
TITLE IV--APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY MEMBERS TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION
BUREAU
Sec. 401. Assignment of judges to division to appoint temporary members
to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
TITLE V--GENERAL MATTERS
Sec. 501. Freedom From Influence Fund.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 503. References.
Sec. 504. Regulations.
Sec. 505. Technical and conforming amendments.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A Federal Government free from corruption is essential
to maintaining public trust.
(2) Political corruption is fundamentally at odds with the
commitment to democratic self-government outlined in the
Constitution of the United States. The purpose of the
Constitution is to create a Government in which all powers
derive, in the words of James Madison, ``from the great body of
the people.'' The Federalist No. 39 (James Madison). Corruption
frustrates this purpose by privileging the monetary interests
of a private elite over the democratically expressed will of
the people.
(3) The Framers of the Constitution of the United States
recognized that corruption poses an existential threat to self-
government. George Mason, an influential participant in the
Constitutional Convention, told his fellow delegates that, ``if
we do not provide against corruption, our government will soon
be at an end.'' Notes of Robert Yates (June 23, 1787), in 1 The
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, at 391, 392 (Max
Farrand ed., rev. ed. 1966) (1937). Alexander Hamilton, in
Federalist No. 68, explained that, in the writing of the
Constitution, ``nothing was more to be desired than that every
practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, and
corruption.''.
(4) To protect the democracy principle of the Constitution
of the United States from this threat, the founding charter of
the United States is rife with anti-corruption measures. In the
article ``The Anti-Corruption Principle'', Professor Zephyr
Teachout identifies 23 distinct constitutional provisions aimed
at preventing corruption. 94 Cornell L. Rev. 341, 354 (2009).
Most prominently, the Constitution of the United States
forbids, pursuant to clause 8 of section 9 of article I,
Federal officials, including the President, from receiving
gifts ``of any kind'' from a foreign power without
congressional consent and provides, pursuant to section 4 of
article II, that the President should be removed from office in
cases of ``bribery''.
(5) In defiance of these provisions, the Trump
administration has been marked by widespread corruption,
disregard for basic ethical standards, and repeated efforts to
weaken or take control of independent watchdog agencies to
protect the President, the allies of the President, and the
financial interests of the President from accountability.
(6) President Trump and the family and close supporters of
President Trump have leveraged the Government for personal
profit at the expense of the people of the United States.
(7) When public officials use governmental power to enrich
themselves, their families, and major donors--through self-
dealing, conflicts of interest, and preferential treatment--
those public officials violate their oath to the Constitution
of the United States, defy the democratically expressed will of
the people, distort markets, increase costs and financial risks
for families in the United States, undermine fair competition
for honest businesses, and erode public confidence in
democratic institutions.
(8) Systemic corruption and pay-to-play practices in the
executive branch function as a hidden tax on families in the
United States by driving up the prices those families pay for
essentials while channeling public resources and policy favors
toward special interests rather than the broader public
interest.
(9) The Constitution of the United States empowers
Congress, as the branch of Government with the most direct
relationship to the people, to enact laws providing for strong
anti-corruption enforcement and truly independent investigative
mechanisms, as these measures are essential to defending
democracy and protecting the economic well-being of families in
the United States.
(10) After the Watergate scandal, Congress exercised these
powers to create a system of independent watchdog agencies,
including the Federal Election Commission, the Office of
Government Ethics, and the Office of Special Counsel, to
prevent abuses of power, oversee money in politics, and restore
trust in Federal institutions. Today, these agencies are
failing to fulfill the missions of those agencies because the
agencies have been systematically weakened, particularly during
the Trump administration.
(11) Fifty years after Watergate, the Federal Election
Commission--the leading reform agency created during that era--
has been deliberately weakened, stalled by gridlock, and
influenced by the very interests the Commission is meant to
regulate. This includes the appointment of commissioners
opposed to the mission of the Commission, the removal of the
Chair of the Commission, and efforts to prevent the Commission
from maintaining a quorum.
(12) As a result, there is little meaningful enforcement of
Federal campaign finance laws, allowing Trump, affiliated
political committees, and others to violate or push the limits
of the law without consequence.
(13) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, now codified as
chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, established the
Office of Government Ethics to prevent conflicts of interest
and uphold public trust. The Trump administration, however,
weakened this office by removing a Senate-confirmed Director
mid-term, attacking inspectors general, and signaling that
ethics officials risk retaliation for doing their jobs.
(14) These actions are part of a broader strategy to treat
ethics rules as optional, reduce financial disclosure to a
formality, and allow the President, the inner circle of the
President, and family members of the President to benefit from
public office without meaningful oversight.
(15) The Office of Special Counsel, which is responsible
for protecting the merit-based civil service, enforcing the
Hatch Act (codified as subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5,
United States Code) and safeguarding whistleblowers, has also
been destabilized. This includes the removal of a Senate-
confirmed Special Counsel and the installation of interim
leadership that pursued politically driven investigations,
discouraging the reporting of wrongdoing.
(16) Across these agencies, a consistent pattern has
emerged: identify the watchdog, target the leadership of the
watchdog, shape appointments for political ends, and erode the
independence of the watchdog until the watchdog can no longer
effectively detect, prevent, or punish misconduct.
(17) These actions have accelerated the decline in public
confidence in ethical Government and accountability and have
put the foundation of democratic governance at risk.
(18) The Supreme Court of the United States has held that
Congress retains the power to create independent agencies, but
that these agencies must be both independent in fact and
appearance (see Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312, slip op. at 14 (U.S.
June 29, 2026)), with functions that are ``essentially of an
investigative and informative nature'' (Buckley v. Valeo, 424
U.S. 1, 137 (1976)), consistent with the holdings of the
Supreme Court regarding Congress establishing new independent
agencies (see Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332, slip op. at 27
(U.S. June 29, 2026) (citing Buckley, 424 U.S. 1, 137-138)).
(19) Congress therefore finds it necessary to rebuild and
strengthen these institutions ensuring the institutions are
truly independent, in fact and appearance, protected from
similar abuses in the future, capable of enforcing the law in
practice and providing essential transparency into the
Government of the United States, and not easily undermined by
any single President or political party.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To restore and strengthen the ability of the Federal
Government to prevent, detect, and address corruption,
conflicts of interest, abuses of power, and serious violations
of campaign finance, ethics, and civil service laws.
(2) To facilitate recovering for the people of the United
States the money that has been pilfered through corruption.
(3) To rebuild and update the post-Watergate oversight
system so that Federal anti-corruption laws are enforced as
Congress intended, and that no administration--including the
Trump administration--can turn public service into personal
gain and easily weaken or take control of that system.
(4) To rebuild public trust in the Federal Government by
making clear that no one, regardless of position, is above the
law--and that the institutions responsible for enforcing the
law are strong enough to do so, even in the face of determined
efforts, such as those by Trump, to undermine them.
(5) To close gaps in the law that have emerged over the
past 5 decades and update the post-Watergate framework to
address modern challenges, ensuring that future Presidents and
administrations cannot repeat the pattern seen during the Trump
administration of weakening or taking control of independent
oversight agencies.
(6) To create an independent establishment that is both
independent in fact and appearance, with functions that are
essentially of an investigative and informative nature,
consistent with the holdings of the Supreme Court of the United
States regarding Congress establishing new independent
agencies.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Anti-Corruption
Bureau established under section 201.
(2) Chair.--The term ``Chair'' means the member of the
Bureau designated as the Chair of the Bureau pursuant to
section 204(a).
(3) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Freedom From
Influence Fund established under section 501(a).
(4) Panel.--The term ``Panel'' means the Blue Ribbon
Advisory Panel established under section 205(a).
(5) Vice chair.--The term ``Vice Chair'' means the member
of the Bureau elected to the position of Vice Chair of the
Bureau pursuant to section 204(b)(1).
TITLE I--PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION TO UNWIND CORRUPTION
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) President Trump has earned not less than $2,000,000,000
since returning to the White House in 2025 according to a
recent financial disclosure--a stunning sum for a sitting
president. The New Yorker estimates that Donald Trump and the
immediate family of Donald Trump have made more than
$4,000,000,000 exploiting the presidency.
(2) These gains are from various, and extremely lucrative,
cryptocurrency ventures, timely stock trades, overseas deals,
and business and media ventures intractably linked to the
presidential role of Trump.
(3) The Trump administration cut a billion-dollar mining
deal with Kazakhstan to open one of the largest untapped
reserves in the world of tungsten--a critical metal used in
semiconductor manufacturing. The United States Government set
aside $1,600,000,000 to fund and finance the project. The sons
of Donald Trump have a stake in the deal.
(4) The sons of Donald Trump have also profited heavily
from investing in a huge portfolio of defense technology start-
ups that are benefitting from Pentagon contracts. According to
the Washington Post, more than a dozen firms have reportedly
generated ``at least $3.2 billion in direct government business
since the sons invested and an additional $3.1 billion in
future contract options''.
(5) The Trump family has more than $1,000,000,000 in this
crypto fund that is tied to foreign governments. The largest
business partner in World Liberty Financial is a fund backed by
the United Arab Emirates, whose purchase of a 49 percent stake
in the company funneled $187,000,000 to the Trump family.
(6) Elon Musk, the first trillionaire in the world, backed
Trump and Republicans with over $250,000,000 in election
spending. Less than a month into the new administration,
companies owned by Musk were already benefitting from the
support of those companies for Trump. The New York Times
reported that ``Government investigations into Mr. Musk's
companies are stalling amid President Trump's firings and Biden
administration resignations.'' Trump bestowed unprecedented,
and likely unlawful, authority to Musk to run a so-called
Department of Government Ethics (commonly known as ``DOGE''),
where Musk diverted billions in taxpayer funds to benefit the
personal financial interests of Musk while cutting Federal
jobs, programs, and essential public services. At the same
time, Mr. Musk continued to oversee a vast private business
empire that depends heavily on Government funding and has been
tasked with handling the conflicts of interest of Musk.
(7) Peter Thiel, a Republican megadonor, Vice President JD
Vance ally, and founder of Palantir, has raked in billions in
Government contracts since donating millions to the campaigns
of Trump and the allies of Trump. Since the inauguration of
Trump, Palantir has been awarded more than $1,300,000,000 in
Federal contracts, and Anduril, the defense tech company
heavily backed by Founders Fund, which was founded by Thiel,
signed a 10-year contract with the United States Army
potentially worth up to $20,000,000,000.
(8) These acts of corruption have come at the expense of
the people of the United States--investors and consumers
defrauded, taxpayers fleeced by paying for no-bid contracts,
and victims unable to recover money they are owed because of
corrupt pardons, among other direct costs to the public in the
United States.
(9) When Government officials exploit those positions to
benefit themselves, their relatives, or powerful donors--
through self-interested deals, undisclosed conflicts, or
favoritism--those officials warp market incentives, raise costs
and risks for everyday individuals in the United States,
disadvantage law-abiding businesses, and weaken public trust in
democratic governance.
(10) The money pilfered to line the pockets of the wealthy
and the well-connected belongs to the people of the United
States. Private litigation can be a tool to recuperate what has
been stolen--these funds should be clawed back and returned to
the people of the United States.
(b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this title to strengthen
enforcement against corruption-related violations by authorizing
private persons, including attorneys general of States, to bring civil
actions in the name of the United States and to share in recoveries
obtained through those actions.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Adult child.--The term ``adult child'' means a child
who has attained 18 years of age.
(2) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means--
(A) the President, the Vice President, the spouse
or adult child of the President or Vice President, or
the spouse of an adult child of the President or Vice
President;
(B) any individual serving in a position specified
in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code,
including any individual serving in that position in an
acting capacity;
(C) any individual working in the Executive Office
of the President who is compensated at a rate of pay at
or above level II of the Executive Schedule under
section 5313 of title 5, United States Code;
(D) any individual serving as a special Government
employee, as defined in section 202 of title 18, United
States Code;
(E) any Assistant Attorney General and any
individual working in the Department of Justice who is
compensated at a rate of pay at or above level III of
the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code;
(F) the Director of Central Intelligence, the
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
(G) the chairman and treasurer of the principal
campaign committee seeking the election or reelection
of the President, and any officer of that committee
exercising authority at the national level, during the
incumbency of the President;
(H) any contractor, as defined in section 7101 of
title 41, United States Code; and
(I) any individual who held an office or position
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F),
(G), or (H) for 1 year after leaving the office or
position.
(3) Covered violation.--The term ``covered violation''
means a violation of section 103(a).
(4) Personal enrichment.--The term ``personal enrichment''
means any money or other thing of value inuring to the benefit
of a covered person.
SEC. 103. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR CORRUPTION-RELATED VIOLATIONS.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any covered person to,
in connection with the receipt, use, or control of public funds,
property, or authority, engage in any conduct that, directly or
indirectly, corruptly uses the office or position of the covered person
to obtain personal enrichment for the covered person, or demands,
seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept any thing of
value to further such corrupt purpose, in an aggregate amount, whether
monetary or otherwise, in excess of $50,000.
(b) Penalty.--Any covered person who commits a covered violation
shall be liable to the United States Government for--
(1) a civil penalty of not less than $50,000 for each
covered violation, which shall be adjusted in accordance with
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
(28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
(2) disgorgement of the personal enrichment derived from
the covered violation, together with prejudgment interest; and
(3) three times the amount of damages that the United
States Government sustains as a result of the covered
violation.
(c) Separate Violations.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1), each
transaction or course of conduct through which a covered person obtains
personal enrichment constitutes a separate covered violation.
SEC. 104. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Action.--A person, including an attorney general of a
State acting as parens patriae, may bring a civil action in an
appropriate district court of the United States for a covered
violation for the person and for the United States Government,
and the action shall be brought in the name of the United
States Government.
(2) Voluntary dismissal.--An action brought under paragraph
(1) may be voluntarily dismissed only if the court and the
Chair give written consent to the dismissal and their reasons
for consenting.
(b) Initial Procedure.--
(1) Notice.--A copy of the complaint and written disclosure
of substantially all material evidence and information the
person possesses shall be served on the Government pursuant to
rule 4(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(2) Protection of complaint.--The complaint shall be filed
in camera, shall remain under seal for not fewer than 60 days,
and shall not be served on the defendant until the court so
orders.
(3) Intervention.--The Government may elect to intervene in
an action brought under subsection (a)(1) and proceed with the
action within 60 days after the Government receives both the
complaint and the material evidence and information.
(c) Response to Complaint.--
(1) Extension of seal.--
(A) In general.--The Government may, for good cause
shown, move the court for extensions of the time during
which the complaint remains under seal under subsection
(b)(2).
(B) Affidavits and submissions.--Any motion under
subparagraph (A) may be supported by affidavits or
other submissions in camera.
(2) Response.--The defendant shall not be required to
respond to any complaint filed under this section until 20 days
after the complaint is unsealed and served upon the defendant
pursuant to rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(d) Conduct of Action.--Before the expiration of the 60-day period
or any extensions obtained under subsection (c), the Government shall--
(1) proceed with the action, in which case--
(A) the action shall be conducted by the
Government; and
(B) the person bringing the action under subsection
(a)(1) shall have the right to continue as a party to
the action; or
(2) notify the court that the Government declines to take
over the action, in which case the person bringing the action
under subsection (a)(1) shall have the right to conduct the
action.
(e) No Further Intervention or Action Permitted.--When a person
brings an action under this section, no person other than the
Government may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts
underlying the pending action.
(f) Equitable Relief.--In an action for a covered violation under
this section, the court may--
(1) impose a constructive trust upon, or order an
accounting of, any property traceable to any personal
enrichment derived from a covered violation;
(2) rescind, or declare void, any contract, lease, license,
or other transaction procured by means of a covered violation,
on such terms as the court determines equitable to protect the
interests of any third party that acted in good faith; and
(3) order such other equitable relief as the court
determines appropriate to prevent the retention of any benefit
of a covered violation.
(g) Statute of Limitations.--
(1) In general.--A civil action under this section may not
be brought more than 10 years after the date on which the
covered violation is committed.
(2) Applicable conduct.--A civil action under this section
may be brought for a covered violation that occurred on or
before the date of enactment of this Act, including a covered
violation that occurred on or after January 20, 2025, provided
that the civil action shall be required to meet the statute of
limitations under paragraph (1).
(h) Frivolous Claims.--If the Government does not proceed with the
action and the defendant prevails, the court may award the defendant
its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses against the person bringing
the action upon a finding that the claim was clearly frivolous, clearly
vexatious, and brought primarily for purposes of harassment.
(i) Definition of Government.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
``Government'' means the Bureau, acting through the general
counsel of the Bureau.
(2) Rule of construction.--For purposes of this section, an
election, motion, or consent by the Bureau shall constitute the
election, motion, or consent of the United States Government.
SEC. 105. AWARD TO PLAINTIFFS.
(a) Government Proceeds With Action.--If the Government proceeds
with an action brought by a person under section 104, the court shall
award the person not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent
of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the action, depending
upon the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the
prosecution of the action.
(b) Cases in Which Government Does Not Proceed.--If the Government
does not proceed with an action brought by a person under section 104,
the court shall award the person not less than 25 percent and not more
than 30 percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the
action.
(c) Fees, Expenses, and Costs.--The court shall award the
reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs of the person bringing
the action under section 104, which shall be paid out of the proceeds
of the action or settlement of the action prior to any distribution to
the United States Government.
(d) Definition of Government.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
``Government'' means the Bureau, acting through the general
counsel of the Bureau.
(2) Rule of construction.--For purposes of this section, an
election, motion, or consent by the Bureau shall constitute the
election, motion, or consent of the United States Government.
SEC. 106. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this title, or the application of any provision
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this
title, and the application of the provision to other persons or
circumstances, shall not be affected by the invalidation.
TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU.
There is established in the executive branch the Anti-Corruption
Bureau, which shall be an independent establishment (as defined in
section 104 of title 5, United States Code).
SEC. 202. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Composition.--The Bureau shall be composed of 7 members
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(b) Initial Appointment.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the members of
the Bureau first taking office after the date of enactment of
this Act shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Failure to nominate.--If the President fails to submit
a nomination of an individual for appointment to the Bureau
before the date required under paragraph (1), the division of
the court specified in section 50 of title 28, United States
Code, as added by this Act, shall appoint an appropriate
individual to fill that vacancy in the same manner as provided
for temporary members of the Bureau under section 203(f) of
this title.
(c) Joint Referral.--
(1) In general.--The Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall have joint
jurisdiction over any nomination of an individual nominated by
the President to be a member of the Bureau.
(2) Report of nominations.--If one committee votes to order
reported a nomination described in paragraph (1), the other
committee shall report the nomination not later than 30
calendar days thereafter or be automatically discharged.
(d) Political Balance.--
(1) In general.--Not more than 3 members of the Bureau may
be affiliated with the same political party.
(2) Treatment.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an
individual shall be deemed affiliated with a political party if
the individual was affiliated, including as a registered voter,
employee, consultant, or officer, with the political party or
any of the candidates or elected public officials of the
political party at any time during the 5-year period ending on
the date on which the individual is nominated to be a member of
the Bureau.
(e) Independent Member.--Not fewer than 1 member of the Bureau
shall be unaffiliated with any political party during the 5-year period
ending on the date on which the individual is nominated to be a member
of the Bureau.
(f) Qualifications.--In appointing members of the Bureau under
subsection (a), the President shall select individuals who have
demonstrated--
(1) expertise in election law, Government ethics, criminal
law, administrative law, whistleblower protection, or other
relevant disciplines relating to public integrity and anti-
corruption enforcement; and
(2) records of integrity, impartiality, and good judgment.
(g) Prohibition on Outside Business, Vocation, or Employment.--
Members of the Bureau shall not--
(1) engage in any other business, vocation, or employment;
or
(2) hold any other concurrent position within the Federal
Government.
(h) Quorum.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a quorum of the
Bureau shall consist of 3 members.
(2) Requirement.--The Bureau may not take any action if
more than \1/2\ of the members of the Bureau in attendance are
affiliated with the same political party due to any vacancy.
SEC. 203. TERMS OF SERVICE.
(a) Term.--Each member of the Bureau shall be appointed for a
single term of 6 years, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c).
(b) Initial Staggering.--The terms of office of the members of the
Bureau first taking office after the date of enactment of this Act
shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of the
appointment of the members, as follows:
(1) Two such terms shall expire at the end of 2 years.
(2) Two such terms shall expire at the end of 4 years.
(3) Three such terms shall expire at the end of 6 years.
(c) Reappointment.--A member of the Bureau appointed to an initial
term of fewer than 6 years may be reappointed to 1 additional term of 6
years.
(d) Vacancies.--Any member of the Bureau appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term.
(e) Limitation on Service After Expiration of Term.--A member of
the Bureau may continue to serve on the Bureau after the expiration of
the term of the member for an additional period, but only until the
earlier of--
(1) the date on which a successor for the member has taken
office as a member of the Bureau; or
(2) the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the
last day of the term of the member.
(f) Appointment of Temporary Members.--
(1) Appointment.--For any period in which there is a
vacancy on the Bureau, the division of the court specified in
section 50 of title 28, United States Code, as added by this
Act, shall appoint an appropriate individual to fill the
vacancy not later than 14 days after the date on which the
vacancy first occurs, consistent with the requirements under
section 202, except that the individual shall be required to be
a retired justice or judge of the United States.
(2) Powers and privileges.--
(A) In general.--Any member of the Bureau appointed
to fill a vacancy under paragraph (1) shall be entitled
to the same powers and privileges as those members of
the Bureau appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) Powers and privileges of the chair.--Any member
of the Bureau appointed to fill a vacancy in the
position of Chair under paragraph (1) shall be entitled
to the same powers and privileges as the Chair under
section 204(d).
(3) Termination.--The temporary term of any member of the
Bureau appointed to fill a vacancy under paragraph (1) shall
end on the date on which the successor of the member has taken
office as a member of the Bureau consistent with the
requirements under section 202.
(g) Compensation.--Members of the Bureau shall be paid at an annual
rate of pay equal to the annual rate in effect for level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
(h) Recusal.--A member of the Bureau shall recuse himself or
herself from consideration of, or participation in, any matter pending
before the Bureau that would constitute a conflict of interest.
SEC. 204. CHAIR; VICE CHAIR.
(a) Appointment of Chair.--
(1) Initial appointment.--Of the members of the Bureau
first appointed to serve, one such member (as designated by the
President at the time the President submits nominations to the
Senate) shall serve as Chair of the Bureau.
(2) Subsequent appointments.--Any individual who is
appointed to succeed the member who serves as Chair (as well as
any individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the
position of Chair) shall serve as Chair.
(b) Selection of Vice Chair.--
(1) In general.--The Bureau shall select, by majority vote
of its members, one of its members to serve as Vice Chair.
(2) Absence or disability of the chair.--The Vice Chair
shall act as Chair in the absence or disability of the Chair.
(c) Requirement Relating to Independence of Vice Chair.--If the
Chair is affiliated with a political party, the Vice Chair shall be
required to be a member of the Bureau who is not affiliated with any
political party.
(d) Powers Assigned to Chair.--
(1) Administrative powers.--The Chair--
(A) shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Bureau;
(B) shall have the authority to administer the
Bureau and the staff of the Bureau; and
(C) in consultation with the other members of the
Bureau, shall have the authority to--
(i) in accordance with section 203, appoint
and remove the staff and the staff director of
the Bureau;
(ii) request the assistance (including
personnel and facilities) of any other agency
or department of the United States, whose heads
shall make such assistance available to the
Bureau with or without reimbursement; and
(iii) prepare and establish the budget of
the Bureau and make budget requests to the
President, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, and Congress.
(2) Other powers.--The Chair shall have the power to--
(A) appoint and remove the general counsel of the
Bureau with the concurrence of not fewer than 2 other
members of the Bureau;
(B) require by special or general orders, any
person to submit, under oath, such written reports and
answers to questions as the Chair may prescribe;
(C) administer oaths or affirmations;
(D) require by subpoena, signed by the Chair, the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of all documentary evidence relating to the
execution of the duties of the Bureau;
(E) in any proceeding or investigation, order
testimony to be taken by deposition before any person
who is designated by the Chair, and shall have the
power to administer oaths and, in such instances, to
compel testimony and the production of evidence in the
same manner as authorized under subparagraph (D); and
(F) pay witnesses the same fees and mileage as are
paid in like circumstances in the courts of the United
States.
SEC. 205. BLUE RIBBON ADVISORY PANEL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Blue Ribbon Advisory
Panel to recommend individuals for appointment to the Bureau.
(b) Convening.--
(1) In general.--On or before the date that is 90 days
before the regularly scheduled expiration of the term of a
member of the Bureau, or upon the occurrence of a vacancy in
the membership of the Bureau prior to the expiration of a term,
as applicable, the President shall promptly convene the Panel
to propose nominees for membership on the Bureau.
(2) Special requirement to convene following enactment.--
Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the President shall convene the Panel to propose nominees for
membership on the Bureau for each member of the Bureau.
(c) Membership of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel.--
(1) Composition.--The Panel shall be composed of 11 members
appointed by the President, in consultation with--
(A) the majority leader of the Senate; and
(B) the minority leader of the Senate.
(2) Political balance.--Members of the Panel shall include
individuals representing each major political party and
individuals who are not affiliated with any political party,
and may include distinguished scholars, retired members of the
Federal judiciary, former law enforcement officials, or
individuals having experience with and knowledge of election
and anti-corruption laws, except that the President may not
select any individual to serve on the Panel who holds any
public office at the time of selection.
(3) Diversity.--In selecting members of the Panel, the
President shall make reasonable efforts to encourage racial,
ethnic, and gender diversity on the Panel.
(d) Duties.--The Panel shall--
(1) identify and evaluate individuals qualified to serve as
members of the Bureau;
(2) submit to the President a list of recommended
individuals for each vacancy on the Bureau, anticipated vacancy
on the Bureau, or initial appointment to the Bureau; and
(3) submit a report describing the qualifications of each
recommended individual for appointment to the Bureau.
(e) Timing.--The Panel shall submit recommendations to the
President for appointment to the Bureau not later than 90 days after
the date on which the Panel is convened.
(f) Public Disclosure.--The recommendations and report submitted
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d), respectively, shall be
made public upon transmittal to the President.
(g) Presidential Nominations.--If the President submits to the
Senate a nomination of an individual not included in the
recommendations of the Panel submitted under subsection (d)(2), the
President shall, at the time of such submission to the Senate, provide
a written explanation of the reasons for the nomination.
SEC. 206. REMOVAL; NOTICE TO CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 5 days after removing a member of
the Bureau from such position, the President shall submit to the
Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives a written statement of the
reasons for removal of the member.
(b) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--If the President fails to timely submit a
statement under subsection (a), or if the statement does not
set forth specific, detailed reasons for removal of the member
of the Bureau, the committees described in subsection (a) shall
conduct joint oversight hearings on the removal of the member
of the Bureau for which a statement was required not later than
60 days after the missed submission deadline.
(2) Witnesses.--Any member of the Bureau for which a
statement was required under subsection (a) but was not timely
or appropriately submitted shall appear as a witness during a
joint hearing under paragraph (1).
TITLE III--POWERS AND DUTIES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU
SEC. 301. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BUREAU.
(a) In General.--The Bureau shall--
(1) administer, seek to obtain compliance with, enforce,
and formulate policy with respect to Federal laws relating to--
(A) campaign finance;
(B) ethics in Government;
(C) conflicts of interest;
(D) financial disclosure by Government officers and
employees; and
(E) whistleblower protection;
(2) have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to civil
enforcement of--
(A) this Act and any regulation promulgated under
this Act;
(B) the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52
U.S.C. 30101 et seq.);
(C) chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986;
(D) subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(E) chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code; and
(3) recover proceeds from corrupt activities carried out in
violation of the Federal laws described in paragraph (1) for
victims of such activities and taxpayers in the United States
through use of existing Federal authorities.
(b) Powers Assigned to Bureau.--The Bureau shall have the power
to--
(1) initiate (through civil actions for injunctive,
declaratory, or other appropriate relief), defend or appeal
(including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on certiorari)
any civil action in the name of the Bureau to enforce the
provisions of this Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), chapters 95 and 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, subchapter II of chapter 12 of
title 5, United States Code, and chapter 131 of title 5, United
States Code, through the general counsel of the Bureau;
(2) render advisory opinions with respect to the provisions
of law described in subsection (a)(2);
(3) develop such prescribed forms and to make, amend, and
repeal such rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code, as are necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), chapters 95 and 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, subchapter II of chapter 12 of
title 5, United States Code, and chapter 131 of title 5, United
States Code;
(4) conduct investigations and hearings expeditiously, to
encourage voluntary compliance with, to impose appropriate
civil penalties under, and to report apparent criminal
violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities of,
as applicable, this Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), chapters 95 and 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, subchapter II of chapter 12 of
title 5, United States Code, and chapter 131 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(5) transmit to the President and Congress not later than
June 1 of each year a report that--
(A) states in detail the activities of the Bureau
in carrying out the duties of the Bureau under this
Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52
U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), chapters 95 and 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, subchapter II of chapter
12 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 131 of
title 5, United States Code; and
(B) includes any recommendations for any
legislative or other action the Bureau considers
appropriate.
(c) Permitting Bureau To Exercise Other Powers of Chair.--With
respect to any investigation, action, or proceeding, the Bureau, by an
affirmative vote of a majority of the members who are serving at the
time, may exercise any of the powers of the Chair described in 204(d).
(d) Staff-Initiated Actions.--
(1) Procedures.--The Bureau shall establish procedures
under which career, nonpartisan staff of the Bureau may
determine whether there is reason to believe a violation of
Federal law described in subsection (a)(1) has occurred.
(2) Initiation of investigation.--Upon such a determination
by career, nonpartisan staff of the Bureau that a violation of
Federal law described in subsection (a)(1) has occurred, staff
of the Bureau may initiate an investigation of the violation
unless, within a reasonable period established by regulation, a
majority of the members of the Bureau votes to prohibit the
investigation.
(3) Ethics and whistleblower protections.--The Bureau shall
establish comparable procedures to those established under
paragraphs (1) and (2) for investigation into matters relating
to ethics and whistleblower protections.
(e) Meetings.--The Bureau shall meet--
(1) not less frequently than once each month; and
(2) at the call of any member of the Bureau.
(f) Rules for Conduct of Activities; Judicial Notice of Seal;
Principal Office.--The Bureau shall--
(1) prepare written rules for the conduct of the activities
of the Bureau;
(2) have an official seal that shall be judicially noticed;
and
(3) have its principal office in or near the District of
Columbia (but may meet or exercise any of the powers of the
Bureau anywhere in the United States).
(g) Restrictions on Ex Parte Communications.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall
promulgate regulations relating to limitations on ex parte
communications by members and employees of the Bureau.
(h) Prohibition on Executive Branch Influence Over Bureau
Activities.--
(1) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any applicable
person to--
(A) exercise any power or carry out any duty of the
Bureau under this Act on the basis of political or
partisan animus; or
(B) request that any member or employee of the
Bureau, directly or indirectly, exercise any power or
carry out any duty of the Bureau under this Act on the
basis of political or partisan animus.
(2) Reporting requirement.--Any member of the Bureau who
receives any request prohibited under paragraph (1)(B) shall
report the receipt of such request to the Chair.
(3) Penalty.--Any person who willfully violates paragraph
(1) or fails to report under paragraph (2) shall be punished
upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $50,000,
or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together
with the costs of prosecution.
(4) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
``applicable person'' means--
(A) the President, the Vice President, any employee
of the executive office of the President, and any
employee of the executive office of the Vice President;
and
(B) any individual serving in a position specified
in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.
(i) Private Right of Action.--
(1) In general.--Any person, including an attorney general
of a State acting as parens patriae, aggrieved by an order of
the Bureau dismissing a complaint or other referral for Bureau
action filed by such party under any provision of law described
in subsection (a)(2), or by a failure of the Bureau to act on
such complaint or other referral during the 120-day period
beginning on the date the complaint is filed, may file a
petition with the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia.
(2) Procedure.--Any petition under paragraph (1) shall be
filed, in the case of a dismissal of a complaint or other
referral for Bureau action by the Bureau, within 60 days after
the date of the dismissal.
(3) Orders by the court.--In any proceeding under this
subsection the court may declare that the dismissal of the
complaint or the failure to act is contrary to law, and may
direct the Bureau to conform with such declaration within 30
days, failing which the complainant may bring, in the name of
such complainant, a civil action to remedy the violation
involved in the original complaint.
(4) Attorneys' fees.--In a civil action under this
subsection, the court may allow the prevailing party (other
than the Bureau) reasonable attorneys' fees, including
litigation expenses, and costs.
(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to supplant the provisions of section 309(a)(8) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30109(a)(8)).
(j) Campaign Finance Powers and Duties.--
(1) Standard for initiating investigations and determining
whether violations have occurred.--
(A) Revision of standards.--Section 309(a) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30109(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3)
and inserting the following:
``(2)(A) The general counsel, upon receiving a complaint filed with
the Bureau under paragraph (1) or upon the basis of information
ascertained by the Bureau in the normal course of carrying out its
supervisory responsibilities, shall make a determination as to whether
or not there is reason to believe that a person has committed, or is
about to commit, a violation of this Act or chapter 95 or chapter 96 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and as to whether or not the Bureau
should either initiate an investigation of the matter or that the
complaint should be dismissed. The general counsel shall promptly
provide notification to the Bureau of such determination and the
reasons therefore, together with any written response submitted under
paragraph (1) by the person alleged to have committed the violation.
Upon the expiration of the 30-day period that begins on the date the
general counsel provides such notification, the determination of the
general counsel shall take effect, unless during such 30-day period the
Bureau, by vote of a majority of the members of the Bureau who are
serving at the time, overrules the determination of the general
counsel. If the determination by the general counsel that the Bureau
should investigate the matter takes effect, or if the determination by
the general counsel that the complaint should be dismissed is overruled
as provided under the previous sentence, the general counsel shall
initiate an investigation of the matter on behalf of the Bureau.
``(B) If the Bureau initiates an investigation pursuant to
subparagraph (A), the Bureau, through the Chair, shall notify the
subject of the investigation of the alleged violation. Such
notification shall set forth the factual basis for such alleged
violation. The Bureau shall make an investigation of such alleged
violation, which may include a field investigation or audit, in
accordance with the provisions of this section. The general counsel
shall provide notification to the Bureau of any intent to issue a
subpoena or conduct any other form of discovery pursuant to the
investigation. Upon the expiration of the 15-day period that begins on
the date the general counsel provides such notification, the general
counsel may issue the subpoena or conduct the discovery, unless during
such 15-day period the Bureau, by vote of a majority of the members of
the Bureau who are serving at the time, prohibits the general counsel
from issuing the subpoena or conducting the discovery.
``(3)(A) Upon completion of an investigation under paragraph (2),
the general counsel shall promptly submit to the Bureau the
recommendation of the general counsel that the Bureau find either that
there is probable cause or that there is not probable cause to believe
that a person has committed, or is about to commit, a violation of this
Act or chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
and shall include with the recommendation a brief stating the position
of the general counsel on the legal and factual issues of the case.
``(B) At the time the general counsel submits to the Bureau the
recommendation under subparagraph (A), the general counsel shall
simultaneously notify the respondent of such recommendation and the
reasons therefore, shall provide the respondent with an opportunity to
submit a brief within 30 days stating the position of the respondent on
the legal and factual issues of the case and replying to the brief of
the general counsel. The general counsel and shall promptly submit such
brief to the Bureau upon receipt.
``(C) Not later than 30 days after the general counsel submits the
recommendation to the Bureau under subparagraph (A) (or, if the
respondent submits a brief under subparagraph (B), not later than 30
days after the general counsel submits the respondent's brief to the
Bureau under such subparagraph), the Bureau shall approve or disapprove
the recommendation by vote of a majority of the members of the Bureau
who are serving at the time.''.
(B) Conforming amendment relating to initial
response to filing of complaint.--Section 309(a)(1) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30109(a)(1)) is amended--
(i) in the third sentence, by striking
``the Commission'' and inserting ``the general
counsel''; and
(ii) by amending the fourth sentence to
read as follows: ``Not later than 15 days after
receiving notice from the general counsel under
the previous sentence, the person may provide
the general counsel with a written response
that no action should be taken against such
person on the basis of the complaint.''.
(2) Revision of standard for review of dismissal of
complaints.--
(A) In general.--Section 309(a)(8) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8))
is amended to read as follows:
``(8)(A)(i) Any party aggrieved by an order of the Bureau
dismissing a complaint filed by such party after finding either no
reason to believe a violation has occurred or no probable cause a
violation has occurred may file a petition with the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia. Any petition under this
subparagraph shall be filed within 60 days after the date on which the
party received notice of the dismissal of the complaint.
``(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the court shall
determine by de novo review whether the dismissal by the Bureau of the
complaint is contrary to law. In any matter in which the penalty for
the alleged violation is greater than $50,000, the court should
disregard any claim or defense by the Bureau of prosecutorial
discretion as a basis for dismissing the complaint.
``(B)(i) Any party who has filed a complaint with the Bureau and
who is aggrieved by a failure of the Bureau, within 1 year after the
filing of the complaint, to either dismiss the complaint or to find
reason to believe a violation has occurred or is about to occur, may
file a petition with the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia.
``(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the court shall
treat the failure to act on the complaint as a dismissal of the
complaint, and shall determine by de novo review whether the failure by
the Bureau to act on the complaint is contrary to law.
``(C) In any proceeding under this paragraph, the court may declare
that the dismissal of the complaint or the failure to act is contrary
to law, and may direct the Bureau to conform with such declaration
within 30 days, failing which the complainant may bring, in the name of
such complainant, a civil action to remedy the violation involved in
the original complaint.''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendments made by
subparagraph (A) shall apply--
(i) in the case of complaints that are
dismissed by the Bureau, with respect to
complaints that are dismissed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(ii) in the case of complaints upon which
the Bureau failed to act, with respect to
complaints that were filed on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(k) Government Ethics Powers and Duties.--
(1) Enforcement powers.--Chapter 131 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 13104(f)(6)(C), by striking ``The
Attorney General'' and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau'' each place the term appears;
(B) in section 13106--
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``The
Attorney General'' and inserting ``The Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in subsection (b)--
(I) in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Attorney General'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(II) by striking ``the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics,''; and
(III) by striking ``the Attorney
General'' each place that terms appears
and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(C) in section 13107(c)(2), by striking ``The
Attorney General'' and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(D) in section 13145(a), by striking ``The Attorney
General'' and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Definitions.--
(A) In general.--Section 13121 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``Establishment'' and inserting ``Definitions;
establishment'';
(ii) by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:
``(a) Definitions.--In this subchapter:
``(1) Agency; executive agency.--The terms `agency' and
`executive agency' shall include the Executive Office of the
President.
``(2) Agency head; head of agency.--The terms `agency head'
and `head of an agency' shall include the President or the
President's designee.
``(3) Bureau.--The term `Bureau' means the Anti-Corruption
Bureau established under section 201 of the Anti-Corruption
Bureau Creation Act.
``(4) Officer or employee.--The term `officer or employee'
shall include any individual occupying a position, providing
any official services, or acting in an advisory capacity, in
the White House or the Executive Office of the President.'';
(iii) by striking subsection (b);
(iv) by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (b); and
(v) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
(I) in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(II) by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau'' each place the
term appears.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
in the item relating to section 13121, by striking
``Establishment'' and inserting ``Definitions;
establishment''.
(3) Overall direction.--Section 13122 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and
inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--The Bureau--
``(1) shall provide overall direction of executive branch
policies related to ethics and preventing conflicts of interest
on the part of officers and employees of any Executive agency,
as defined in section 105 of this title; and
``(2) shall have the authority to--
``(A) conduct investigations into alleged
violations of executive branch policies described in
paragraph (1), either in response to a complaint filed
with the Bureau or sua sponte;
``(B) issue administrative fines to individuals for
violations of executive branch policies described in
paragraph (1);
``(C) order individuals to take corrective action,
including disgorgement, divestiture, and recusal, as
the Bureau determines necessary to enforce the
executive branch policies described in paragraph (1);
and
``(D) bring civil actions in an appropriate
district court to enforce fines and orders described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.''.
(4) Responsibilities of the bureau.--Section 13122(b) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Director'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``developing, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Office
of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be
promulgated by the President or the Director'' and
inserting ``developing and promulgating rules and
regulations'';
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) providing mandatory education and training programs
for designated agency ethics officials, which may be delegated
to each agency or the White House Counsel as determined
appropriate by the Bureau;'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``problems'' and
inserting ``issues'';
(E) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking ``issued by the President
or the Director''; and
(ii) by striking ``problems'' and inserting
``issues'';
(F) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``, when requested,''; and
(ii) by striking ``conflict of interest
problems'' and inserting ``conflicts of
interest, as well as other ethics issues,'';
(G) in paragraph (9)--
(i) by striking ``ordering'' and inserting
``receiving allegations of violations of this
Act or regulations of the Bureau and, when
necessary, investigating an allegation to
determine whether a violation occurred, and
ordering'';
(ii) by striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(iii) by inserting ``, and recommending
appropriate disciplinary action'' before the
semicolon at the end;
(H) in paragraph (10), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(I) in paragraph (12)--
(i) by striking ``evaluating, with the
assistance of'' and inserting ``promulgating,
with input from'';
(ii) by striking ``the need for'';
(iii) by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(iv) by striking ``conflict of interest and
ethical problems'' and inserting ``conflict of
interest and ethics issues'';
(J) in paragraph (13)--
(i) by striking ``with the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``with the inspectors
general and the Attorney General'';
(ii) by striking ``violations of the
conflict of interest laws'' and inserting
``conflict of interest issues and allegations
of violations of ethics laws and regulations
and this Act''; and
(iii) by striking ``, as required by
section 535 of title 28'';
(K) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(L) in paragraph (15)--
(i) by striking ``, in consultation with
the Office of Personnel Management,'';
(ii) by striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(iii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(M) by adding at the end the following:
``(16) directing and providing final approval, when
determined appropriate by the Bureau, for designated agency
ethics officials regarding the resolution of conflicts of
interest as well as any other ethics issues under the purview
of this Act in individual cases; and
``(17) reviewing and approving, when determined appropriate
by the Bureau, any recusals, exemptions, or waivers from the
conflicts of interest and ethics laws, rules, and regulations
and making approved recusals, exemptions, and waivers made
publicly available by the relevant agency available in a
central location on the official website of the Bureau.''.
(5) Written procedures.--Section 13122(d) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``The Director shall, by
the exercise of any authority otherwise
available to the Director under this
subchapter,'' and inserting ``The Bureau
shall'';
(ii) by striking ``the agency is''; and
(iii) by inserting ``, or written
documentation of recusals, waivers, or ethics
authorizations relating to,'' after ``filed
by''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Director''
and inserting ``the Bureau''.
(6) Corrective actions.--Section 13122(f) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
``of such agency''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
``and determine that a violation of this Act
has occurred and issue appropriate
administrative or legal remedies as prescribed
in paragraph (2)'' before the period at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking
``Director'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Bureau'';
(II) in clause (ii)--
(aa) in the matter
preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``Director'' each
place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(bb) in subclause (I), by
inserting ``to the President or
the President's designee if the
matter involves employees of
the Executive Office of the
President or'' after ``may
recommend''; and
(cc) in subclause (II)--
(AA) by striking
``Director'' each place
that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(BB) by inserting
``President or'' after
``determines that
the''; and
(CC) by striking
the semicolon at the
end and inserting ``;
and'';
(III) in clause (iii)--
(aa) in the matter
preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``Director'' each
place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(bb) in subclause (II)--
(AA) by striking
``notify, in writing,''
and inserting ``advise
the President or
order'';
(BB) by inserting
``to take appropriate
disciplinary action
including reprimand,
suspension, demotion,
or dismissal against
the officer or employee
(provided, however,
that any order issued
by the Bureau shall not
affect an employee's
right to appeal a
disciplinary action
under applicable law,
regulation, collective
bargaining agreement,
or contractual
provision).'' after
``employee's agency'';
and
(CC) by striking
``of the officer's or
employee's
noncompliance, except
that, if the officer or
employee involved is
the agency head, the
notification shall
instead be submitted to
the President; and'';
and
(IV) by striking clause (iv); and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (i)--
(aa) in the clause heading,
by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(bb) by striking
``Director's'' and inserting
``Bureau's'';
(cc) by striking
``subparagraph (A)(iii) or
(iv)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)'';
(dd) by striking ``the
Director'' and inserting ``the
Bureau'';
(ee) by inserting ``(I) In
general.--'' before ``In order
to''; and
(ff) by adding at the end
the following:
``(II) Production of information.--The
Bureau may--
``(aa) secure directly from any
agency information necessary to enable
the Bureau to carry out this Act. Upon
request of the Bureau, the head of such
agency shall furnish that information
to the Chair of the Bureau; and
``(bb) require by subpoena the
production of all information,
documents, reports, answers, records,
accounts, papers, and other data in any
medium and documentary evidence
necessary in the performance of the
functions assigned by this Act, which
subpoena, in the case of refusal to
obey, shall be enforceable by order of
any appropriate United States district
court.'';
(II) in clause (ii)--
(aa) in subclause (I)--
(AA) by striking
``Subject to clause
(iv) of this
subparagraph, before''
and inserting
``Before''; and
(BB) by striking
``subparagraphs
(A)(iii) or (iv)'' and
inserting
``subparagraph
(A)(iii)''; and
(bb) in subclause (II), by
striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
``Subject to clause (iv) of this
subparagraph, before'' and inserting
``Before'';
(C) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(iv),''; and
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(7) Definitions.--Section 13122 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Prior Approval, Comment, or Review.--The Chair of the Bureau
shall not be required to obtain the prior approval, comment, or review
of any officer or agency of the United States, including the Office of
Management and Budget, before submitting to Congress, or any committee
or subcommittee thereof, any information, reports, recommendations,
testimony, or comments, if such submissions include a statement
indicating that the views expressed therein are those of the Director
and do not necessarily represent the views of the President.''.
(l) Agency Ethics Officials Powers and Duties.--Section 13123 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Designated Agency Ethics Officials.--
``(1) In general.--All designated agency ethics officials
and alternate designated agency ethics officials shall register
with the Bureau as well as with the appointing authority of the
official.
``(2) Provision of ethics education and training.--The
Bureau shall provide ethics education and training to all
designated agency ethics officials and alternate designated
agency ethics officials in a time and manner determined
appropriate by the Bureau.
``(3) Required attendance at ethics education and
training.--Each designated agency ethics official and each
alternate designated agency ethics official shall biannually
attend ethics education and training, as provided by the Bureau
under paragraph (2).
``(d) Required Documentation.--Each designated agency ethics
official, including the designated agency ethics official for the
Executive Office of the President--
``(1) shall provide to the Bureau, in writing, in a
searchable, sortable, and downloadable format, all approvals,
authorizations, certifications, compliance reviews,
determinations, directed divestitures, public financial
disclosure reports, notices of deficiency in compliance,
records related to the approval or acceptance of gifts,
recusals, regulatory or statutory advisory opinions, waivers,
including waivers under section 207 or 208 of title 18, and any
other records designated by the Bureau, unless disclosure is
prohibited by law;
``(2) shall, for all information described in paragraph (1)
that is permitted to be disclosed to the public under law, make
the information available to the public by publishing the
information on the website of the Bureau, providing a link to
download an electronic copy of the information, or providing
printed paper copies of such information to the public; and
``(3) may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing
paper copies of the information pursuant to paragraph (2).
``(e) Public Availability.--
``(1) In general.--For all information that is provided by
an agency to the Bureau under subsection (d)(1), the Bureau
shall make the information available to the public in a
searchable, sortable, downloadable format by publishing the
information on the website of the Bureau or providing a link to
download an electronic copy of the information.
``(2) Reasonable fee.--The Bureau may, upon request,
provide printed paper copies of the information published under
paragraph (1) and charge a reasonable fee for the cost of
printing such copies.''.
SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) Transfer.--
(1) Federal election commission.--There are transferred to
the Office of Campaign Finance of the Bureau established under
section 203(b) all functions, personnel, assets, and
obligations, as of the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, of the Federal Election Commission.
(2) Office of government ethics.--There are transferred to
the Office of Government Ethics of the Bureau established under
section 203(c) all functions, personnel, assets, and
obligations, as of the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, of the Office of Government Ethics.
(3) Office of special counsel.--There are transferred to
the Bureau all functions, personnel, assets, and obligations,
as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of the
Office of Special Counsel.
(b) General Authority.--In carrying out any function transferred by
subsection (a)--
(1) the Bureau, or any member or employee of the Bureau,
may exercise any authority available by law with respect to
that function to the official or agency from which that
function is transferred; and
(2) the actions of the Bureau, or any member or employee of
the Bureau, in exercising the authority described in paragraph
(1), shall have the same force and effect as when exercised by
that official or agency.
(c) Continuity.--All orders, determinations, rules, regulations,
permits, agreements, grants, contracts, recognitions of labor
organizations, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and
other administrative actions--
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
become effective by any agency or office whose functions are
transferred under subsection (a); and
(2) that are in effect on the effective date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with
Federal law.
(d) Pending Proceedings.--This Act shall not affect any proceeding
or application pending on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 303. PERSONNEL.
(a) Staff Director, General Counsel and Other Staff.--
(1) Staff director.--The Bureau shall appoint a staff
director who shall be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to
the annual rate in effect for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) General counsel.--In accordance with section
204(d)(2)(A), the Chair shall appoint a general counsel who
shall be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the annual rate
in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under section
5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(3) Senior staff.--The Bureau may appoint and fix the pay
of staff designated as senior staff, such as a deputy staff
director, who may be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the
annual rate in effect for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) Other staff.--In addition to the staff director,
general counsel, and senior staff, the Bureau may appoint and
fix the pay of such other staff as the Bureau considers
necessary to carry out the duties of the Bureau, except that no
such staff may be compensated at an annual rate exceeding the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(b) Office of Campaign Finance.--There is established within the
Bureau an Office of Campaign Finance.
(c) Office of Government Ethics.--There is established within the
Bureau an Office of Government Ethics.
(d) Transfer of Employees.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Employees transferred.--Subject to subparagraph
(B), not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, all employees of the Federal Election
Commission, the Office of Government Ethics, and the
Office of Special Counsel shall be transferred to the
Bureau.
(B) Employees not transferred.--The following
individuals shall not be transferred to the Bureau:
(i) Any individual serving as a
Commissioner of the Federal Election
Commission.
(ii) Any individual serving as the
Director, or acting Director, of the Office of
Government Ethics.
(iii) Any individual serving as the Special
Counsel or acting Special Counsel.
(2) Employee status and functions.--
(A) Status.--Each employee transferred under this
subsection shall be placed in a position at the Bureau
with the same status and tenure as the transferred
employee held on the day before the date on which the
employee was transferred.
(B) Functions.--To the extent practicable, each
employee transferred under this subsection shall be
placed in a position at the Bureau responsible for the
same functions and duties as the transferred employee
had on the day before the date on which the employee
was transferred, in accordance with the expertise and
preferences of the transferred employee.
(3) Pay.--
(A) Protection.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), each employee transferred under
this subsection shall, during the 4-year period
beginning on the date on which the employee is
transferred, receive pay at a rate that is not
less than the basic rate of pay (including any
geographic differential) that the employee
received during the pay period immediately
preceding the date on which the employee is
transferred.
(ii) Limitation.--Notwithstanding clause
(i), if an employee was receiving a higher rate
of basic pay on a temporary basis (because of a
temporary assignment, temporary promotion, or
other temporary action) immediately before the
date on which the employee is transferred under
this subsection--
(I) the Bureau may reduce the rate
of basic pay of the employee on the
date on which the rate would have been
reduced but for the transfer; and
(II) the protected rate for the
remainder of the 4-year period
described in clause (i) shall be the
reduced rate that would have applied,
but for the transfer.
(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not limit
the right of the Bureau to reduce the rate of basic pay
of an employee transferred under this subsection--
(i) for cause or for unacceptable
performance; or
(ii) with the consent of the employee.
(C) Protection only while employed.--Subparagraph
(A) shall apply with respect to an employee transferred
under this subsection only while that employee remains
employed by the Bureau.
(D) Pay increases permitted.--Subparagraph (A)
shall not limit the authority of the Bureau to increase
the pay of an employee transferred under this
subsection.
(e) Prohibition on Changes to Mission.--No officer or employee of
the Federal Government, including the head of any agency, other than
the Chair may substantially or significantly reduce the authorities,
responsibilities, or functions of the Bureau or the capability of the
Bureau to perform those authorities, responsibilities, or functions,
except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act and the
amendments made by this Act.
(f) Coverage Under Inspector General Act of 1978 for Conducting
Audits and Investigations.--
(1) In general.--Section 415(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau,'' after ``Election Assistance Commission,''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect 180 days after the date on which Members are
first appointed to the Bureau under section 202.
(3) Role of inspector general of bureau.--In addition to
the duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General of the
Bureau under section 404 of title 5, United States Code, the
Inspector General of the Bureau shall provide policy direction
for, and conduct, supervise, and coordinate, audits and
investigations into any allegation that any exercise of the
powers and duties of the Bureau under section 301(b) was
motivated by political or partisan animus.
TITLE IV--APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY MEMBERS TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION
BUREAU
SEC. 401. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO DIVISION TO APPOINT TEMPORARY MEMBERS
TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 50. Assignment of judges to division to appoint temporary
members to the Anti-Corruption Bureau
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Assignment of judges.--Beginning with the 2-year
period commencing on the date of the enactment of this section,
3 judges shall be assigned for each successive 2-year period to
a division of the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia to be the division of the court for the
purpose of--
``(A) appointing temporary members of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau under section 203(f) of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau Creation Act; and
``(B) if the President fails to appoint any initial
member of the Anti-Corruption Bureau under section
202(b)(1) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation Act,
appointing a temporary member to fill that vacancy.
``(2) Clerk.--The Clerk of the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall serve as the
clerk of such division of the court and shall provide such
services as are needed by such division of the court.
``(b) Other Judicial Assignments.--Except as provided under
subsection (e), assignment to such division of the court shall not be a
bar to other judicial assignments during the term of such division.
``(c) Designation and Assignment.--
``(1) In general.--The Chief Judge of the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shall designate
and assign 3 circuit court judges, 1 of whom shall be a judge
of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia, to such division of the court.
``(2) Restriction on certain senior and retired judges.--
Not more than 1 judge or senior or retired judge or justice may
be named to such division from a particular court.
``(d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in such division of the court shall
be filled only for the remainder of the 2-year period in which such
vacancy occurs and in the same manner as initial assignments to such
division were made.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``50. Assignment of judges to division to appoint temporary members to
the Anti-Corruption Bureau.''.
TITLE V--GENERAL MATTERS
SEC. 501. FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the ``Freedom From Influence
Fund''.
(b) Sense of the Senate Regarding Funding.--It is the sense of the
Senate that the Fund should consist of--
(1) assessments against certain fines, penalties, and
settlements as a result of--
(A) corporate malfeasance; and
(B) violations of the provisions of law described
in section 301(a)(2); and
(2) interest on, and proceeds from, the sale or redemption
of any obligations held by the Freedom From Influence Fund, of
which the Chair shall invest such portion as is not, in the
judgment of the Chair, required to meet current withdrawals.
Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States. For such purpose, such
obligations may be acquired--
(A) on original issue at the issue price, or
(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the
market price.
SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau from the Fund
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the activities of the Bureau
for fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 503. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal Election Commission, the
Office of Government Ethics, or the Office of Special Counsel shall be
deemed to refer to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
SEC. 504. REGULATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Bureau shall promulgate such rules and regulations as the Bureau
considers necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties of the
Bureau under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 505. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998.--Section 620(b)(4)(B) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7657(b)(4)(B)) is amended by
striking ``Office of the Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(b) Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.--
Section 133(d)(3)(D) of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act (49 U.S.C. 40122 note) is amended by striking
``Office of the Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(c) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.--
(1) Responsibilities of federal communications
commission.--Section 201(b) of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 30104 note) is amended by striking
``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(2) Regulations by fec.--Section 214(c) of the Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 30116 note) is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``Commission'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Maintenance of website of election reports.--Section
502 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.
30112 note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.--Section 12(g) of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3512(g)) is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Chair of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(e) Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.--
Section 8104 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(f) Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.--Section 21078(a)
of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (52 U.S.C. 30146(a))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(2) by striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(g) Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005.--
Section 3(d)(3) of the Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment
Act of 2005 (43 U.S.C. 1475b(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``Director
of the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Chair of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(h) Doctor Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of
2017.--
(1) Suicide by employees.--Section 105 of the Doctor Chris
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (5 U.S.C. 1212
note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``the Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``the Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``the Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Training for supervisors.--Section 106 of the Doctor
Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (5
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``the Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(i) Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Section 12(f) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1822(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``that
Office'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by striking ``Office of Government Ethics'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``that Office'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(j) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 301 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (9)(B)(iii), by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau'';
(B) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the
following:
``(10) The term `Bureau' means the Anti-Corruption Bureau
established under section 201 of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Creation Act.'';
(C) in paragraph (14), by striking ``Commission''
and inserting ``Bureau''; and
(D) in paragraph (15), by striking ``Commission''
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(2) Organization of political committees.--Section 302(g)
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30102(g)) is amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``with the Commission'' and
inserting ``with the Bureau''.
(3) Registration of political committees.--Section
303(d)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52
U.S.C. 30103(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``Commission'' and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(4) Reports.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104) is amended--
(A) by striking ``The Commission'' and inserting
``The Bureau'';
(B) by striking ``the Commission'' each place that
term appears and inserting ``the Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (h), by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''.
(5) Reports on convention financing.--Section 305 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30105) is
amended, in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking
``the Commission'' and inserting ``the Bureau''.
(6) Authorities.--The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by striking section 306
(52 U.S.C. 30106) and inserting the following:
``anti-corruption bureau
``Sec. 306. (a) The Bureau shall--
``(1) administer, seek to obtain compliance with, and
formulate policy with respect to, this Act and chapter 95 and
chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and
``(2) have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to the civil
enforcement of such provisions.
``(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, restrict or
diminish any investigatory, informational, oversight, supervisory, or
disciplinary authority or function of the Congress or any committee of
the Congress with respect to elections for Federal office.''.
(7) Powers of the bureau.--Section 307 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30107) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``Commission'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(8) Advisory opinions.--Section 308 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30108) is amended by striking
``Commission'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Bureau''.
(9) Enforcement.--Section 309 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109), as amended by section
301 of this Act, is amended by striking ``Commission'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(10) Judicial review.--Section 310 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30110) is amended by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''.
(11) Administrative provisions.--Section 311 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30111) is amended by
striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(12) Statement filed with state officers.--Section 312 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30113) is
amended by striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(13) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 314 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30115) is
amended by striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(14) Limitations on contributions and expenditures.--
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52
U.S.C. 30116) is amended by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(15) Modification of certain limits for house candidates in
response to personal fund expenditures of opponents.--Section
315A(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30117(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(F)(i), by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Commission''
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(16) Soft money of political parties.--Section 323(b)(2)(A)
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
30125(b)(2)(A)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i),
by striking ``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''.
(k) Financial Stability Act of 2010.--Section 152(g) of the
Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5342(g)) is amended by
striking ``Director of the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(l) FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017.--Section
110(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (5
U.S.C. 2303 note) is amended by striking ``Office of Special Counsel''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(m) GENIUS Act.--Section 4(i)(2) of the GENIUS Act (12 U.S.C.
5903(i)(2)) is amended by striking ``Office of Government Ethics'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(n) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) Sale of property to comply with conflict-of-interest
requirements.--Section 1043(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(2) Employees.--Section 7471(a)(8)(D) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``Office of Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Presidential election campaign fund.--
(A) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
chapter 95 of subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the item relating to section 9005,
by striking ``Commission'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(ii) in the item relating to section 9010,
by striking ``Commission'' and inserting
``Bureau''.
(B) Definitions.--Section 9002 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau'';
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) The term `Bureau' means the Anti-Corruption Bureau
established under section 201 of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Creation Act.''; and
(iii) in paragraph (11), in the flush
matter following subparagraph (C), by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''.
(C) Condition for eligibility for payments.--
Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking ``Commission'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(D) Entitlement of eligible candidates to
payments.--Section 9004(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``Commission'' and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(E) Certification by bureau.--Section 9005 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``commission'' and inserting ``bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(F) Payments to eligible candidates.--Section 9006
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(G) Examinations and audits.--Section 9007 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(H) Payments for presidential nominating
conventions.--Section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``Commission'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(I) Reports to congress; regulations.--Section 9009
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(J) Participation by bureau in judicial
proceedings.--Section 9010 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``commission'' and inserting ``bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(K) Judicial review.--Section 9011 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), in the subsection
heading, by striking ``Commission'' and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(L) Criminal penalties.--Section 9012 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(4) Presidential primary matching payment account.--
(A) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
chapter 96 of subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the item relating to section 9036,
by striking ``Commission'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(ii) in the item relating to section 9040,
by striking ``Commission'' and inserting
``Bureau''.
(B) Definitions.--Section 9032 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Commission'' and inserting ``Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) The term `Bureau' means the Anti-Corruption Bureau
established under section 201 of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Creation Act.''.
(C) Eligibility for payments.--Section 9033 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(D) Certification by bureau.--Section 9036 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``commission'' and inserting ``bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(E) Payments to eligible candidates.--Section
9037(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(F) Examinations and audits; repayments.--Section
9038 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(G) Reports to congress; regulations.--Section 9039
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``Commission'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(H) Participation by bureau in judicial
proceedings.--Section 9040 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``commission'' and inserting ``bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(I) Judicial review.--Section 9041 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), in the subsection
heading, by striking ``Commission'' and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Commission'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Bureau''.
(J) Criminal penalties.--Section 9042(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``Commission'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(o) Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.--Section 6(a)(9)(C) of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(9)(C)) is amended by
striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(p) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.--
Section 1097(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (5 U.S.C. 7503 note) is amended by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(q) National Security Act of 1947.--Section 102A of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended--
(1) in subsection (t), by striking ``Director of the Office
of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(2) in subsection (x)(4), by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(r) National Voter Registration Act of 1993.--Section 6(a)(1) of
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting
``Election Assistance Commission''.
(s) Presidential Transition Act of 1963.--Section 4 of the
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note; Public Law 88-
277) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ``the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics,'' and inserting ``the Chair of
the Anti-Corruption Bureau,''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(C), by striking ``the Office of
Government Ethics,'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau,''.
(t) Public Law 103-424.--
(1) Implementation.--Section 12 of the Act entitled ``An
Act to reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, and for other
purposes'', approved October 29, 1994 (5 U.S.C. 1214 note), is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Annual survey of individuals seeking assistance.--
Section 13 of the Act entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the
Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes'', approved
October 29, 1994 (5 U.S.C. 1212 note), is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(u) Public Law 107-276.--Section 4 of Public Law 107-276 (26 U.S.C.
527 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Federal Election
Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(v) Small Business Act.--Section 9(o)(12) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 638(o)(12)) is amended by striking ``Office of Government
Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(w) STOCK Act.--
(1) Prohibition of the use of nonpublic information for
private profit.--Section 9(a)(1) of the STOCK Act (Public Law
112-105; 126 Stat. 297) is amended by striking ``The Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(2) Electronic filing and online public availability of
financial disclosure forms of certain executive branch
officials.--Section 11(b) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. 13107
note) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Director of the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in the flush text following
subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Chair of
the Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(x) Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act.--
Section 3(c) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and
Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(c)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``Commission, the'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau, the''; and
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Federal Election
Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(y) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021.--Section 548(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (38
U.S.C. 5906 note) is amended by striking ``Director of the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(z) Chapter 4 of Title 5, United States Code.--
(1) Appointments.--Section 403(d)(1)(C) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in clause (i)(II)(aa), by striking ``the Office
of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``the Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Council of the inspectors general on integrity and
efficiency.--Section 424 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``The
Director of the Office of Government Ethics.''
and inserting ``The Chair of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau.''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (F) and
redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I)
as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H),
respectively;
(B) in subsection (c)(5)(B), by striking ``Office
of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking
``The Director of the Office of Government
Ethics or the designee of the Director.'' and
inserting ``The Chair of the Anti-Corruption
Bureau or the designee of the Chair.'';
(ii) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``the Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(II) in clause (ii)--
(aa) by striking ``the
Office of Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(bb) by striking
``designated by the Special
Counsel'' and inserting
``designated by the Chair of
the Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(iii) in paragraph (7)--
(I) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ``the Office of Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(II) in subparagraph (E)(ii)--
(aa) by striking ``the
Office of Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(bb) by striking ``or the
Special Counsel'' and inserting
``or the Chair of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(iv) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``the
Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(v) in paragraph (12)--
(I) in the paragraph heading, by
striking ``Special Counsel or Deputy
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(II) by striking subparagraph (A)
and inserting the following:
``(A) Covered individual defined.--In this
paragraph, the term `covered individual' means a member
of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.''; and
(III) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
(aa) by striking ``against
the Special Counsel or the
Deputy Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``against a covered
individual''; and
(bb) by striking
``designated by the Special
Counsel'' and inserting
``designated by the Chair of
the Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(aa) Chapter 5 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section
552(a)(4)(F) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(B) in the second sentence--
(i) by striking ``The Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``The Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``his findings and
recommendations'' and inserting ``the findings
and recommendations of the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ``the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``the Special Counsel''
and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ``Special Counsel'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(bb) Chapter 11 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 1103(a)(5)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the flush text following
subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Special Counsel'' and inserting
``the Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(cc) Chapter 12 of Title 5, United States Code.--
(1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
12 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in the item relating to subchapter II, by
striking ``OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL'' and inserting
``ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU'';
(B) in the item relating to section 1212, by
striking ``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(C) in the item relating to section 1216, by
striking ``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Powers and functions of the merit systems protection
board.--Section 1204 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(i), by striking
``Office of Special Counsel'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (f)(1)(C), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Establishment.--Section 1211 of title 5, United States
Code, is repealed.
(4) Powers and functions.--Section 1212 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(B) by striking ``Office of Special Counsel'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(C) by striking ``the Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(D) by striking ``The Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(5) Provisions relating to disclosures of violations of
law, gross mismanagement, and certain other matters.--Section
1213 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Special Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(6) Investigation of prohibited personnel practices;
corrective action.--Section 1214 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``the Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(B) by striking ``The Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii), by striking
``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(7) Disciplinary action.--Section 1215 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``the Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(1), in the flush text
following subparagraph (C), by striking ``the Special
Counsel's determination'' and inserting ``the
determination of the Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(8) Other matters within jurisdiction.--Section 1216 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(B) by striking ``Special Counsel'' each place that
term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(9) Transmittal of information to congress.--Section 1217
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``Special Counsel'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) by striking ``the Special Counsel's
views'' and inserting ``the views of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) by striking ``the Office'' and
inserting ``the Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(10) Annual report.--Section 1218 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(H) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(I) in paragraph (12), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(J) in paragraph (13), by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(11) Public information.--Section 1219 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Special Counsel'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(12) Individual right of action in certain reprisal
cases.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(dd) Chapter 13 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 1303 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(ee) Chapter 15 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 1504 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``Special Counsel'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(ff) Chapter 23 of Title 5, United States Code.--
(1) Prohibited personnel practices.--Section 2302 of title
5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (13)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(C)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``Office
of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Prohibited personnel practices in the federal bureau of
investigation.--Section 2303(a)(1)(G) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``Office of Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(gg) Chapter 31 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section
3132(a)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``the Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(hh) Chapter 43 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 4302(b)(1)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(ii) Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the item relating to ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics.''; and
(2) by striking the item relating to ``Special Counsel of
the Office of Special Counsel.''.
(jj) Chapter 63 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 6329b of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(6)(D), by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``Special Counsel'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(3) in subsection (g), in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(kk) Chapter 71 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section
7121(g)(4)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(ll) Chapter 73 of Title 5, United States Code.--
(1) Post-employment notification.--Section 7302(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(2) Political activity authorized; prohibitions.--Section
7323(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ``the
Federal Election Commission or''; and
(ii) in subclause (IX), by striking ``the
Office of Special Counsel;'' and inserting
``the Anti-Corruption Bureau;''.
(3) Gifts to federal employees.--Section 7353(d)(1)(D) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the
Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(mm) Chapter 75 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 7515(b)(1)
is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(nn) Chapter 131 of Title 5, United States Code.--
(1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the item
relating to subchapter II, by striking ``OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT
ETHICS'' and inserting ``ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU''.
(2) Definitions.--Section 13101(18)(D) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Office of Government
Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Administration of provisions.--Section 13102(a)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director
of the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(4) Persons required to file.--Section 13103 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (5)--
(I) by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(II) by striking ``the Director
determines'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau determines''; and
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the
Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``each member and employee of the
Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ``Office
of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (h), by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(5) Filing of reports.--Section 13105 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``With Director of Office of Government
Ethics'' and inserting ``by the President, Vice
President, and Independent Counsel''; and
(ii) by striking ``with the Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting
``with the Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in the second sentence, by striking
``The Director'' and inserting ``The Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(C) in subsection (d)--
(i) by striking ``Director of the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``filed in the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``filed in
the Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(D) in subsection (e)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``With Federal Election Commission'' and
inserting ``by Candidates for President and
Vice President''; and
(ii) by striking ``with the Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``with the
Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(E) in subsection (k)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(F) in subsection (l)--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (5)--
(I) by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(II) by striking ``Director
determines'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau determines''; and
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``The
Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Each member or employee of the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(6) Review of reports.--Section 13108 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
(iii) in paragraph (3), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(7) Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics
agreements.--Section 13111(a) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``Office of Government Ethics'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(8) Authority and function.--Section 13122 of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by section 301 of this Act, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ``Director''
each place that term appears and inserting ``Bureau'';
and
(B) in subsection (e)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
``Director'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``Director'' and inserting ``Bureau''.
(9) Administrative provisions.--Section 13123 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Director'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau'';
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``Director'' and inserting
``Bureau'';
(iii) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Director'' and inserting ``Bureau'';
(iv) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by striking ``to the Director''
and inserting ``to the Bureau'';
(II) by striking ``which the
Director'' and inserting ``that the
Bureau''; and
(III) by striking ``Director's
duties'' and inserting ``duties of the
Bureau''; and
(v) in the flush text following paragraph
(2)--
(I) by striking ``Director'' each
place that term appears and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(II) by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics responsibilities''
and inserting ``responsibilities of the
Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''; and
(II) by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
``Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(II) by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Bureau''; and
(III) by striking ``such Office''
and inserting ``the Bureau''.
(10) Rules and regulations.--Section 13124 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(11) Reports to congress.--Section 13126 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Bureau'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``by the Director'' and
inserting ``by the Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``the Director's
functions'' and inserting ``the functions of
the Bureau''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Bureau''.
(12) Administration relating to outside earned income and
employment.--Section 13142 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and
administered'' and inserting ``administered''.
(oo) Table of Chapters for Title 5, United States Code.--The table
of chapters for part II of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in
the item relating to chapter 12, by striking ``OFFICE OF SPECIAL
COUNSEL'' and inserting ``ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU''.
(pp) Chapter 80 of Title 10, United States Code.--Section
1566(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(qq) Chapter 11 of Title 18, United States Code.--
(1) Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected
officials of the executive and legislative branches.--Section
207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(2)(C), in the matter
preceding clause (i)--
(i) by striking ``Director of the Office of
Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``Director determines''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau
determines'';
(B) in subsection (h)(1)--
(i) by striking ``Director of the Office of
Government Ethics'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
``the Director shall'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau shall'';
(C) in subsection (j)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (7)(B)(i), by striking
``Federal Election Commission'' each place that
term appears and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(D) in subsection (k)--
(i) in paragraph (3), in the flush text
following subparagraph (B), by striking
``Director of the Office of Government Ethics''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (5)(B)--
(I) by striking ``Director of the
Office of Government Ethics'' and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau'';
and
(II) by striking ``with the
Director'' and inserting ``with the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Acts affecting a personal financial interest.--Section
208 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Office of Government
Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(rr) Chapter 40 of Title 28, United States Code.--Section 594(j)(5)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(ss) Chapter 13 of Title 31, United States Code.--Section 1353 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Director of the Office
of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director
of the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The
Director shall'' and inserting ``The Anti-Corruption
Bureau shall''.
(tt) Chapter 5 of Title 36, United States Code.--Section 510(b)(1)
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(uu) Chapter 3 of Title 38, United States Code.--Section 323(c)(1)
of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Special Counsel''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Special Counsel''
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(vv) Chapter 7 of Title 38, United States Code.--
(1) Employees: removal, demotion, or suspension based on
performance or misconduct.--Section 714 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (e)(1)--
(i) by striking ``Office of Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``approval of the Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``approval of the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Office of Special Counsel'' and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``the Special
Counsel (established by section 1211 of
title 5)'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(II) by striking ``Special Counsel
provides'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau provides''.
(2) Adverse actions against supervisory employees who
commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower
complaints.--Section 731 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``the Office
of Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Training regarding whistleblower disclosures.--Section
733(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking
``the Special Counsel'' and inserting ``the Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(ww) Chapter 43 of Title 38, United States Code.--
(1) Enforcement of rights with respect to federal executive
agencies.--Section 4324 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the
Office of Special Counsel established by
section 1211 of title 5'' and inserting ``the
Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), in the
matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``Special Counsel'' each place
that term appears and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and
inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(2) Noncompliance of federal officials with deadlines;
inapplicability of statutes of limitations.--Section 4327 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''.
(3) Regulations.--Section 4331(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Office of Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(4) Reports.--Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``Special Counsel referred to in
section 4324(a)(1)'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) by striking ``Special Counsel
pursuant'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau pursuant''; and
(II) by striking ``Office of
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (10), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-
Corruption Bureau''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) in the paragraph heading, by
striking ``Special counsel'' and
inserting ``Anti-corruption bureau'';
and
(II) by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''; and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ``Special
Counsel'' each place that term appears and inserting
``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(xx) Chapter 23 of Title 41, United States Code.--Section 2303(c)
of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of
the Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
(yy) Chapter 35 of Title 44, United States Code.--Section 3502(1)
of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal
Election Commission'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(zz) Chapter 1 of Title 49, United States Code.--Section 106(t) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (v), by striking ``Office of Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(B) in clause (vi), by striking ``Office of Special
Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''; and
(2) in paragraph (8)(C)(iv), by striking ``Office of the
Special Counsel'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption Bureau''.
(aaa) Chapter 401 of Title 49, United States Code.--Section
40122(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Office of Government Ethics'' and inserting ``Anti-Corruption
Bureau''.
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