[United States Senate Manual, 118th Congress]
[S. Doc. 118-1]
[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.