without security, by any person regulated by such Board or Commission to any candidate for Federal office, or to any person on behalf of such a candidate, for goods furnished or services rendered in connection with the campaign of such candidate for nomination for election, or election, to such office. (Pub. L. 92-225, Title IV, § 401, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 19, as amended by Pub. L. 93-443, title II, § 201(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1275.) 2 U.S.C. § 452. Prohibition Against Use of Certain Federal Funds for Election Activities. No part of any funds appropriated to carry out the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.] shall be used to finance directly or indirectly, any activity designed to influence the outcome of any election to Federal office, or any voter registration activity, or to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Community Services Administration who, in his official capacity as such an officer or employee, engages in any such activity. (Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, § 401, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 19, as amended by Pub. L. 93-443, title II, § 201(b)(2), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1275.) 2 U.S.C. § 453. State Laws Affected. The provisions of this Act, and of rules prescribed under this Act, supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office. (Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, § 403, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 20, as amended by Pub. L. 93-443, title III, § 301, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289.) 2 U.S.C. § 454. Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, § 404, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 20.) 2 U.S.C. § 455. Period of Limitations. (a) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any violation of subchapter I of this chapter unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 3 years after the date of the violation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (1) the period of limitations referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall apply with respect to violations referred to in such subsection committed before, on, or after the effective date of this section; and (2) no criminal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for any act or omission which was a violation of any provision of subchapter I of this chapter, as in effect on December 31, 1974, if such act or omission does not constitute a violation of any such provision, as amended by the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974. Nothing in this subsection shall affect any proceeding pending in any court of the United States on January 1, 1975. (Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, § 406, as added by Pub. L. 93-443, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289-90, as amended by Pub. L. 94-283, title I, § 115(f), May 11, 1976, 99 Stat. 496). 2 U.S.C. § 456. Additional Enforcement Authority. This provision was repealed by Pub. L. 94-283, title I, § 111, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 486. E. Financial Disclosure Requirements of Executive Personnel, Including Candidates for Nomination or Election to the Office of President or Vice President (Title 5, United States Code Appendix) 5 U.S.C. App. § 201. Persons Required To File. (a) Within thirty days of assuming the position of an officer or employee described in subsection (f), an individual shall file a report containing the information described in section 202(b) unless the individual has left another position described in subsection (f) within thirty days prior to assuming such new position or has already filed a report under this title [sections 201 to 211 of this Act] with respect to nomination for the new position or as a candidate for the position. (b) Within five days of the transmittal by the President to the Senate of the nomination of an individual (other than an individual covered by section 301(b) or an individual nominated for appointment to a grade or rank in the uniformed services for which the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of title 37, United States Code, is 0-6 or below) to a position, appointment to which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, such individual shall file a report containing the information described in section 202(b). Nothing in this Act shall prevent any Congressional committee from requesting, as a condition of confirmation, any additional financial information from any Presidential nominee whose nomination has been referred to that committee. (c) Within thirty days of becoming a candidate in a calendar year for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President, as determined by the Federal Election Commission, or on or before May 15 of that calendar year, whichever is later, and on or before May 15 of each successive year an individual continues to be a candidate, an individual other than an incumbent President or Vice President shall file a report containing the information described in section 202(b). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in any calendar year in which an individual continues to be a candidate for any office but all elections for such office relating to such candidacy were held in prior calendar years, such individual need not file a report unless he becomes a candidate for another vacancy in that office or another office during that year. (d) Any individual who is an officer or employee described in subsection (f) during any calendar year and performs the duties of his position or office for a period in excess of sixty days in that calendar year shall file on or before May 15 of the succeeding year a report containing the information described in section 202(a). (e) Any individual who occupies a position described in subsection (f) shall, on or before the thirtieth day after termination of employment in such position, file a report containing the information described in section 202(a) covering the preceding calendar year if the report required by subsection (d) has not been filed and covering the portion of the calendar year in which such termination occurs up to the date the individual left such office or position, unless such individual has accepted employment in another position described in subsection (f). (f) the officers and employees referred to in subsections (a), (d), and (e) are (1) the President; (2) the Vice President; (3) each officer or employee in the executive branch, including a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code, whose position is classified at GS-16 or above of the General Schedule prescribed by section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or the rate of basic pay for which is fixed (other than under the General Schedule) at a rate equal to or greater than the minimum rate of basic pay fixed for GS-16; each member of a uniformed service whose pay grade is at or in excess of O-7 under section 201 of title 37, United States Code; and each officer or employee in any other position determined by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to be of equal classification; (4) each employee appointed pursuant to section 3105 of title 5, United States Code; (5) any employee not described in paragraph (3) who is in a position in the executive branch which is excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may, by regulation, exclude from the application of this paragraph any individual, or group of individuals, who are in such positions, but only in cases in which the Director determines such exclusion would not affect adversely the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence in the integrity of the Government; (6) the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, each Governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and each officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Rate Commission whose basic rate of pay is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of basic pay fixed for GS-16; and (7) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics and each designated agency official. (g) Reasonable extensions of time for filing any report may be granted under procedures prescribed by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, but the total of such extensions shall not exceed ninety days. (h) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (e) shall not apply to an individual who, as determined by the designated agency official or Secretary concerned (or in the case of a Presidential appointee under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics), is not reasonably expected to perform the duties of his office or position for more than sixty days in a calendar year, except that if such individual performs the duties of his office or position for more than sixty days in a calendar year (1) the report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be filed within fifteen days of the sixtieth day, and (2) the report required by subsection (e) shall be filed as provided in such subsection. (i) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics may grant a publicly available request for a waiver of any reporting requirement under this section for an individual who is expected to perform or has performed the duties of his office or position less than one hundred and thirty days in a calendar year, but only if the Director determines that (1) such individual is not a full-time employee of the Government, (2) such individual is able to provide services specially needed by the Government, (3) it is unlikely that the individual's outside employment or financial interests will create a conflict of interest, and (4) public financial disclosure by such individual is not necessary in the circumstances. (As amended Pub. L. 96-19, §§ 2(a)(2), (c)(2), 4(d), (g), 5, 9(h), (i), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 37, 38, 40, 43.) 5 U.S.C. App. § 202. Contents of Reports. (a) Each report filed pursuant to section 210(d) shall include a full and complete statement with respect to the following: (1)(A) The source, type, and amount or value of income (other than income referred to in subparagraph (B)) from any source (other than from current employment by the United States Government), and the source, date, and amount of honoraria from any source, received during the preceding calendar year, aggregating $100 or more in value. (B) The source and type of income which consists of dividends, rents, interest, and capital gains, received during the preceding calendar year which exceeds $100 in amount or value, and an indication of which of the following categories the amount or value of such item of income is within: (i) not more than $1,000, (ii) greater than $1,000 but not more than $2,500, (vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000, or (2)(A) The identity of the source and a brief description of any gifts of transportation, lodging, food, or entertainment aggregating $250 or more in value received from any source other than a relative of the reporting individual during the preceding calendar year, except that any food, lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality of any individual need not be reported, and any gift with a fair market value of $35 or less need not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph. (B) The identity of the source, a brief description, and the value of all gifts other than transportation, lodging, food, or entertainment aggregating $100 or more in value received from any source other than a relative of the reporting individual during the preceding calendar year, except that any gift with a fair market value of $35 or less need not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph. |