Electronic filing and online public availability of financial disclosure forms

(a) Members of Congress and congressional staff Section 8(b)(1) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 note) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting, pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 131 of part IV of title 5, United States Code, through databases maintained on the official websites of the House of Representatives and the Senate after enable; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and the undesignated matter following that subparagraph and inserting the following: (B) public access— (i) to each— (I) financial disclosure report filed by a Member of Congress or a candidate for Congress; (II) transaction disclosure report filed by a Member of Congress or a candidate for Congress pursuant to subsection (l) of that section; and (III) notice of extension, amendment, or blind trust, with respect to a report described in subclause (I) or (II), pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 131 of part IV of title 5, United States Code; and (ii) in a manner that— (I) allows the public to search, sort, and download data contained in the reports described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) by criteria required to be reported, including by filer name, asset, transaction type, ticker symbol, notification date, amount of transaction, and date of transaction; (II) allows access through an application programming interface; and (III) is fully compliant with— (aa) section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and (bb) the most recent Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (or successor guidelines).. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.