[117th Congress Public Law 125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 117-125
117th Congress
An Act
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for a periodic
transaction reporting requirement for Federal judicial officers and the
online publication of financial disclosure reports of Federal judicial
officers, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: May 13, 2022 - [S. 3059]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Courthouse
Ethics and Transparency Act.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Courthouse Ethics and Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. PERIODIC TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ONLINE PUBLICATION OF
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS OF FEDERAL
JUDGES.
(a) Periodic Transaction Reporting Requirement for Federal Judges.--
(1) In general.--Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(11) Each judicial officer.
``(12) Each bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 of
title 28, United States Code.
``(13) Each United States magistrate judge appointed under
section 631 of title 28, United States Code.''.
(2) <<NOTE: Applicability. Deadline. 5 USC app. 103 note.>>
Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply
to applicable transactions occurring on or after the date that
is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Online Publication of Financial Disclosure Reports of Federal
Judges.--Section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> Online Publication of Financial
Disclosure Reports of Federal Judges.--
``(1) Establishment of database. <<NOTE: Website.>> --
Subject to paragraph (4), not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall
establish a searchable internet database to enable public access
to any report required to be filed under this title by a
judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge.
``(2) Availability.--Not later than 90 days after the date
on which a report is required to be filed under this title by a
judicial officer, bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge, the
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall make the
report available on the database established under paragraph (1)
in a full-text searchable, sortable, and downloadable format for
access by the public.
``(3) Redaction. <<NOTE: Web posting.>> --Any report made
available on the database established under paragraph (1) shall
not contain any information that is redacted in accordance with
subsection (b)(3).
``(4) Additional time.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
requirements of this subsection may be implemented after
the date described in paragraph (1) if the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
identifies in writing to the relevant committees of
Congress the additional time needed for that
implementation.
``(B) Publication requirement.--The Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall continue to
make the reports described in paragraph (1) available to
the public during the period in which the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts establishes the
database under this subsection.''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, as defined
under section 109(12)''; and
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``, as defined
under section 109(13)''.
(2) Section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``be
revealing'' and inserting ``by revealing''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the first sentence, by
striking ``be,,'' and inserting ``be,'';
and
(II) in the third sentence, by
striking ``may be may'' and inserting
``may be, may''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
``described in section 109(8) or 109(10) of this
Act'' and inserting ``who is a judicial officer or
a judicial employee''.
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(3) Section 107(a)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the last sentence by striking
``and (d)'' and inserting ``and (e)''.
Approved May 13, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3059 (H.R. 5720):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-199 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying
H.R. 5720.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
Feb. 17, considered and passed Senate.
Apr. 27, considered and passed House.
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