[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 123 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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              NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND SENATE RULE 34

 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in 
writing:
  ``In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I 
hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to amend 
Senate Rule 34.''
  I ask that the amendment be printed in the Record.
  The amendment follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE IN THE SENATE OF THE VALUE OF 
                   CERTAIN ASSETS UNDER THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT 
                   ACT OF 1978.

       (a) Categories of Income.--Rule XXXIV of the Standing Rules 
     of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``3. In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1, 
     Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include 
     in each report filed under paragraph 2 the following 
     additional information:
       ``(a) For purposes of section 102(a)(1)(B) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 additional categories of income as 
     follows:
       ``(1) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, 
     or
       ``(2) greater than $5,000,000.
       ``(b) For purposes of section 102(d)(1) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 additional categories of income as 
     follows:
       ``(1) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000;
       ``(2) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than 
     $25,000,000;
       ``(3) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than 
     $50,000,000; and
       ``(4) greater than $50,000,000.
       ``(c) For purposes of this paragraph and section 102 of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978, additional categories with 
     amounts or values greater than $1,000,000 set forth in 
     section 102(a)(1)(B) and 102(d)(1) shall apply to the income, 
     assets, or liabilities of spouses and dependent children only 
     if the income, assets, or liabilities are held jointly with 
     the reporting individual. All other income, assets, or 
     liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required to 
     be reported under section 102 and this paragraph in an amount 
     or value greater than $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as 
     an amount or value greater than $1,000,000.''.
       (b) Blind Trust Assets.--
       (1) In general.--Rule XXXIV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``4. In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1, 
     Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include 
     in each report filed under paragraph 2 an additional 
     statement under section 102(a) of the Ethics in Government 
     Act of 1978 listing the category of the total cash value of 
     any interest of the reporting individual in a qualified blind 
     trust as provided in section 102(d)(1) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978, unless the trust instrument was 
     executed prior to July 24, 1995 and precludes the beneficiary 
     from receiving information on the total cash value of any 
     interest in the qualified blind trust.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to reports filed under title I of 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for calendar year 1996 
     and thereafter.
     

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