    [United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 116-1]
    [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

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                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 of 1978 as amended are codified
                at 5 U.S.C. app. Sec. 101--111.
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         34.2a      2. (a) \41\ 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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                    \41\ Paragraph 2 added by 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.\42\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1,
                Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include
                in each report filed under paragraph 1\43\ the following
                additional information:
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                    \42\ Paragraphs 3 and 4 added by S. Res. 158, 104-1,
                July 28, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996, as amended by S. Res.
                198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 1995.
                    \43\ Renumbered by 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:
                                    (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\44\ as follows:
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                    \44\ Amended to strike ``income'' and insert ``value''
                by 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;

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                                    (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.\45\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1,
                Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include
                in each report filed under paragraph 1 \46\ 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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                    \45\ Effective with respect to reports filed under Title
                I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for calendar year
                1996 and thereafter.
                    \46\ Renumbered by S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 1995.