Sec. 112. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEES OF DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 INVOLVING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SENIOR STAFF
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## SEC. 112 AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEES OF DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 INVOLVING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SENIOR STAFF Section 416(e) (2 U.S.C. 1416(e)) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(e) Automatic Referral to Congressional Ethics Committee of Dispositions of Claims Involving Members of Congress and Senior Staff > > > #### “(1) Referral > > Upon the final disposition under this title (as described in paragraph (6)) of a claim alleging a violation described in section 415(d)(1)(C) committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator, or by a senior staff of the House of Representatives or Senate, the Executive Director shall refer the claim to— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives, in the case of a Member or senior staff of the House; or > > > ##### “(B) > > the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, in the case of a Senator or senior staff of the Senate. > > > #### “(2) Access to records and information > > If the Executive Director refers a claim to a Committee under paragraph (1), the Executive Director shall provide the Committee with access to the records of any preliminary reviews, hearings, or decisions of the hearing officers and the Board under this Act, and any information relating to an award or settlement paid, in response to such claim. > > > #### “(3) Review by senate ethics committee of settlements of certain claims > > After the receipt of a settlement agreement for a claim that includes an allegation of a violation described in section 415(d)(1)(C) committed personally by a Senator, the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > not later than 90 days after that receipt, review the settlement agreement; > > > ##### “(B) > > determine whether an investigation of the claim is warranted; and > > > ##### “(C) > > if the Select Committee determines, after the investigation, that the claim that resulted in the settlement involved an actual violation described in section 415(d)(1)(C) committed personally by the Senator, then the Select Committee shall notify the Executive Director to request the reimbursement described in section 415(d) and include the settlement in the report required by section 301(l). > > > #### “(4) Protection of personally identifiable information > > If a Committee to which a claim is referred under paragraph
(1)issues a report with respect to the claim, the Committee shall ensure that the report does not directly disclose the identity or position of the individual who filed the claim. > > > #### “(5) Committee authority to protect identity of a claimant > > > ##### “(A) Authority > > If a Committee to which a claim is referred under paragraph
(1)issues a report as described in paragraph
(4)concerning a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator, or a senior staff of the House of Representatives or Senate, the Committee may make an appropriate redaction to the information or data included in the report if the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee reach agreement— > > > ###### “(i) > > that including the information or data considered for redaction may lead to the unintentional disclosure of the identity or position of a claimant; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > on the precise information or data to be redacted. > > > ##### “(B) Notation and statement > > The report including any such redaction shall note each redaction and include a statement that the redaction was made solely for the purpose of avoiding such an unintentional disclosure of the identity or position of a claimant. > > > ##### “(C) Retention of reports > > The Committee making a redaction in accordance with this paragraph shall retain a copy of the report, without a redaction. > > > #### “(6) Final disposition described > > In this subsection, the ‘final disposition’ of a claim means any of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > An order or agreement to pay an award or settlement, including an agreement reached pursuant to mediation under section 404. > > > ##### “(B) > > A final decision of a hearing officer under section 405(g) that is no longer subject to review by the Board under section 406. > > > ##### “(C) > > A final decision of the Board under section 406(e) that is no longer subject to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit under section 407. > > > ##### “(D) > > A final decision in a civil action under section 408 that is no longer subject to appeal. > > > #### “(7) Senior staff defined > > In this subsection, the term ‘senior staff’ means any individual who, at the time a violation occurred, was required to file a report under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).” > .
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AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEES OF DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 INVOLVING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SENIOR STAFF
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