Financial disclosure requirements of special Government employees

Title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 13103(f)— (A) in paragraph (8), by striking (other than a special Government employee); (B) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (13) A special Government employee who— (A) is not serving on an advisory committee or is serving as a chair or vice chair on an advisory committee; and (B) is not serving in a position classified as a general schedule position at the GS–9 level or below, with limited responsibilities, closely supervised by a career Federal employee. (14) For any special Government employee claiming an exemption from filing a public report this subsection, the relevant agency ethics officer shall review to ensure the exemption may be properly applied to that special Government employee.; and (2) in section 13109(a)(1), by inserting, except as provided in section 13103(f)(13), after title 18).