[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress]
[S. Doc. 107-1]
[Standing Rules of the Senate]
[Pages 56-58]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
34 RULE XXXIV
34.1 PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
1. For purposes of this rule, the provisions of Title I
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be deemed to
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 as amended are codified at 5
U.S.C. App. 6. See Senate Manual Sec. 910.
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34.2a 2. (a) \26\ 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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\26\ Paragraph 2 added pursuant to 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--
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(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.\27\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1,
Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include
in each report filed under paragraph 1 \28\ the following
additional information:
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\27\ Paragraphs 3 and 4 added pursuant to S. Res. 158,
104-1, July 28, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996, as amended by
S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7, 1995.
\28\ Renumbered pursuant to 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 \29\
as follows:
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\29\ The word ``value'' replaced the word ``income''
pursuant to 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;
(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
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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.\30\ In addition to the requirements of paragraph 1,
Members, officers, and employees of the Senate shall include
in each report filed under paragraph 1 \31\ 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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\30\ Effective with respect to reports filed under Title
I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for calendar year
1996 and thereafter.
\31\ Renumbered pursuant to S. Res. 198, 104-1, Dec. 7,
1995.