[United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
[S. Doc. 112-1]
[Standing Rules of the Senate]
[Pages 60-62]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        34                           RULE XXXIV

                             PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

      34.1      1. For purposes of this rule, the provisions of Title I 
            of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be deemed to 
            be a rule of the Senate as it pertains to Members, officers, 
            and employees of the Senate.
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                Note.--Financial disclosure requirements contained in 
            the Ethics in Government Act as amended are codified at 5 
            U.S.C. App. See Senate Manual Sec. 1172.
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     34.2a      2. (a) \39\ The Select Committee on Ethics shall 
            transmit a copy of each report filed with it under Title I 
            of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (other than a report 
            filed by a Member of Congress) to the head of the employing 
            office of the individual filing the report.
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                \39\ Paragraph 2 added pursuant to S. Res. 236, 101-2, 
            Jan. 30, 1990.
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     34.2b      (b) For purposes of this rule, the head of the employing 
            office shall be--
                        (1) in the case of an employee of a Member, the 
                    Member by whom that person is employed;
                        (2) in the case of an employee of a Committee, 
                    the chairman and ranking minority member of such 
                    Committee;
                        (3) in the case of an employee on the leadership 
                    staff, the Member of the leadership on whose staff 
                    such person serves; and
                        (4) in the case of any other employee of the 
                    legislative branch, the head of the office in which 
                    such individual serves.

      34.3      3.\40\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1, 
            Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include 
            in each report filed under paragraph 1\41\ the following 
            additional information:
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                \40\ Paragraphs 3 and 4 added pursuant to S. Res. 158, 
            104-1, July 28, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996, as amended by 
            S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 1995.
                \41\ Renumbered pursuant to S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 
            1995.
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     34.3a
                      
                        (a) For purposes of section 102(a)(1)(B) of the 
                    Ethics in Government Act of 1978 additional 
                    categories of income as follows:

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                                (1) greater than $1,000,000 but not more 
                            than $5,000,000, or
                                (2) greater than $5,000,000.
     34.3b
                      
                        (b) For purposes of section 102(d)(1) of the 
                    Ethics in Government Act of 1978 additional 
                    categories of value\42\ as follows:
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                \42\ The word ``value'' replaced the word ``income'' 
            pursuant to S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 1995.
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                                (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.
     34.3c
                      
                        (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 of value 
                    greater than $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as 
                    an amount or value greater than $1,000,000.
      34.4      4.\43\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1, 
            Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include 
            in each report filed under paragraph 1 \44\ 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.
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                \43\ Effective with respect to reports filed under Title 
            I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for calendar year 
            1996 and thereafter.
                \44\ Renumbered pursuant to S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 
            1995.


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