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Sec. 7 · S. 5256

Financial disclosure reports by pardon recipients

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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 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) includes— (i) any gift that is solicited or accepted indirectly, as defined in section 2635.203 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; (ii) any contribution to an authorized committee (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101)) of the President for any election to the office of President; (iii) any contribution, donation, transfer, or provision of money, real property, tangible personal property, or anything else of value, made directly or indirectly to, or for the benefit of, a Presidential library, including— (I) a Presidential archival depository; (II) any private or nonprofit entity established or operated for the purpose of planning, constructing, endowing, maintaining, supporting, or operating a Presidential archival depository, Presidential center, Presidential museum, or Presidential library; or (III) any entity controlled by or affiliated with an entity described in subclause (I) or (II); and (iv) any contribution, donation, in-kind contribution of goods or professional services, or transfer of funds (including funds derived from legal settlements) made directly or indirectly to, or for the benefit of, a White House construction or renovation entity. (4) Presidential archival depository The term Presidential archival depository has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 44, United States Code. (5) White House construction or renovation entity The term White House construction or renovation entity means— (A) any Treasury account or agency fund established or utilized to receive funds or gifts for construction, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, expansion, or demolition on the White House (including the Executive Residence at the White House); (B) the White House Historical Association, the White House Endowment Trust, the White House Acquisition Trust, the National Park Foundation, or any other nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3) entity, trust, foundation, or special-purpose vehicle established, operated, or utilized to solicit, accept, hold, or disburse funds for construction, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, expansion, or demolition on White House (including the Executive Residence at the White House); and (C) any entity controlled by or affiliated with an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B). (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 the gift. (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 the gift. (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.

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