H.R. 1130
3-21-07, Bill Passed
House 415-0
4-19-07, Senate Passed Bill by Unanimous Consent
5-3-07, Became Public Law 110-24
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority
to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed by
an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent
necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family member of that
individual, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act'.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting `or a family member of that individual'
after `that individual'; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting `or a family member of that individual'
after `the report'.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.
(a) Extension of Authority- Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking `2005' each place that
term appears and inserting `2009'.
(b) Report Contents- Section 105(b)(3)(C) of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(iv) the nature or type of information redacted;
`(v) what steps or procedures are in place to ensure that sufficient information
is available to litigants to determine if there is a conflict of interest;
`(vi) principles used to guide implementation of redaction authority; and
`(vii) any public complaints received relating to redaction.'.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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