Financial disclosure reports by pardon recipients
Division A — Preventing Abuses of Presidential Power › Title XI — Abuse of the Pardon Power Prevention
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(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered individual The term covered individual means an individual who is granted a pardon by the President on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. (3) Gift The term gift — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 2635.203(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) includes any gift that is solicited or accepted indirectly, as defined in section 2635.203(f) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (4) Pardon The term pardon includes a commutation of a sentence. (b) Requirement (1) In general (A) Submissions through online portal (i) Initial report Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if a covered individual gave a gift to the President who granted the covered individual a pardon during the 365-day period before the date on which the pardon was granted, not later than 30 days after the date on which the pardon is granted, the covered individual shall submit to the Director, through the online portal established under subsection (c), a financial disclosure report with respect to each gift that, during the 365-day period preceding the date on which the pardon was granted, the covered individual gave to the President who granted the pardon. (ii) Continuing reports Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if a covered individual gives a gift to the President who granted the covered individual a pardon on or after the date on which the pardon is granted, not later than May 15 of each year during the 5-year period following the date on which the pardon is granted, the covered individual shall submit to the Director, through the online portal established under subsection (c), a financial disclosure report with respect to each gift that, during the 365-day period preceding the date of each report, the covered individual gave to the President who granted the pardon. (B) Submissions prior to online portal Any report required to be submitted under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) during the period before the Director has established the online portal pursuant to subsection (c) shall be submitted in such form and manner as the Director may require. (2) Contents Each financial disclosure report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, which respect to each gift required to be reported— (A) the date on which the covered individual gave the gift to the President; (B) a description of the gift; and (C) the value of the gift. (c) Online submission Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an online portal on the internet website of the Office of Government Ethics through which covered individuals shall submit the financial disclosure reports required under subsection (b). (d) Publication of financial disclosure reports The Director shall publish in a searchable format on the publicly accessible internet website of the Office of Government Ethics each financial disclosure report submitted in accordance with subsection (b) not later than 15 days after the date on which the financial disclosure report is submitted.