A bill to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies, and for other purposes.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here )

Amends the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) to extend through September 30, 2012, the requirement that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by Members, candidates for Congress, and congressional officers and employees, in calendar year 2012 and subsequent years be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing.

Extends through the same date the requirement that the President ensure that financial disclosure forms filed in calendar year 2012 and subsequent years by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within 30 days after such forms are filed.

Declares that, effective September 30, 2012, with respect to the requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as added by the STOCK Act, that Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees required to file periodic transaction reports (PTRs) with the Clerk of the House file promptly reports on certain financial transactions, such PTRs shall include information on the sources of income of their spouses or children, but only with respect to any transaction exceeding $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities.

[112th Congress Public Law 173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 112-173
112th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military 
officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain 
     information applies, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 16, 
                          2012 -  [S. 3510]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE DELAY.

    The STOCK Act (Public Law 112-105) is amended--
            (1) in section 8(a)(1), <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 105 note.>>  by 
        striking ``August 31, 2012'' and inserting ``September 30, 
        2012''; and
            (2) in section 11(a)(1), <<NOTE: 5 USC app. 105 note.>>  by 
        striking ``August 31, 2012'' and inserting ``September 30, 
        2012''.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF PTR REQUIREMENTS UNDER STOCK ACT.

    Effective September 30, 2012, <<NOTE: Effective 
date. Reports. Applicability. 5 USC app. 103 note.>>  for purposes of 
implementing subsection (l) of section 103 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (as added by section 6 of the STOCK Act, Public Law 112-105) 
for reporting individuals whose reports under section 101 of such Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 101) are required to be filed with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, section 102(e) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App. 102(e)) shall 
apply as if the report under such subsection (l) were a report under 
such section 101 but only with respect to the transaction information 
required under such subsection (l).

    Approved August 16, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3510:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
            Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate and House.

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