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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 949 (Introduced in Senate) — To expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics r... · Sec. 8202

Sec. 8202. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics requirements

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or employee issues or approves a waiver or authorization with respect to a covered employee pursuant to section 3 of Executive Order 13770 (82 Fed. Reg. 9333; relating to ethics commitments by executive branch appointees), or any subsequent similar order, such officer or employee shall— transmit a written copy of the waiver or authorization to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics; and make a written copy of the waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the agency that employs the covered employee. In the case of a waiver or authorization described in subsection
(a)issued during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing officer or employee of the waiver or authorization shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of that subsection not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 30 days after receiving a written copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall make the waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Congress on the impact of the application of subsection (b), including the name of any individual who received a waiver or authorization described in subsection
(a)and who, by operation of subsection (b), submitted the information required by such subsection. In this section, the term covered employee — means— a noncareer appointee appointed by the President or Vice President; a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service (or any other system similar to the Senior Executive Service); or an appointee to a position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character in an executive agency, including a position under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other position excepted under comparable criteria; and does not include any individual appointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned officer.
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