In this subchapter:
5 U.S.C. § 13101
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
13101 | 5 U.S.C. App. (EGA §109) | Pub. L. 95-521, title I, §109, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1836; Pub. L. 101-194, title II, §202, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1741; Pub. L. 101-280, §3(1), (8), May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 152, 155; Pub. L. 102-378, §4(a)(2), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, §902(b)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, §1182(d)(3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1773; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, §924(d)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2832; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §216(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1747; Pub. L. 105-368, title V, §512(b)(1)(D), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3342; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 110-323, §7, Sept. 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 3547; Pub. L. 113-235, div. H, title I, §1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe General Schedule, referred to in pars. (9) and (13), is set out under section 5332 of this title.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
SHORT TITLE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 117-125, §1, May 13, 2022, 136 Stat. 1205, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2012 ACT Pub. L. 112-105, §1, Apr. 4, 2012, 126 Stat. 291, as amended by Pub. L. 115-277, §1(a), Nov. 3, 2018, 132 Stat. 4167, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act' or the 'STOCK Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2007 ACT Pub. L. 110-24, §1, May 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 100, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2002 ACT Pub. L. 107-119, §1, Jan. 15, 2002, 115 Stat. 2382, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 2001'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1996 ACT Pub. L. 104-179, §1, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1566, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1992 ACT Pub. L. 102-506, §1, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3280, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Office of Government Ethics Amendment of 1992'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1990 ACT Pub. L. 101-334, §1, July 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 318, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Ethics in Government Act Amendment of 1990'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1989 ACT Pub. L. 101-194, §1, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1716, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Ethics Reform Act of 1989'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 ACT Pub. L. 95-521, §1, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824, provided: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Ethics in Government Act of 1978'."
RULEMAKING POWER OF CONGRESS Pub. L. 102-90, title III, §314(f), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 470, provided that: "The provisions of this section [see Tables for classification] that are applicable to Members, officers, or employees of the legislative branch are enacted by the Congress-"(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and "(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House." Pub. L. 101-194, title X, §10011001,, 103 Stat. 1781, provided that: "The provisions of this Act [see Tables for classification] that are applicable to Members, officers, or employees of the legislative branch are enacted by the Congress-"(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and "(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House."
DEFINITIONS Pub. L. 112-105, §2, Apr. 4, 2012, 126 Stat. 291, as amended by Pub. L. 117-286, §4(c)(11), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4354, provided that: "In this Act [see Tables for classification]:"(1) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.-The term 'Member of Congress' means a member of the Senate or House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico."(2) EMPLOYEE OF CONGRESS.-The term 'employee of Congress' means-"(A) any individual (other than a Member of Congress), whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; and "(B) any other officer or employee of the legislative branch (as defined in section 13101(11) of title 5, United States Code). "(3) EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEE.-The term 'executive branch employee'-"(A) has the meaning given the term 'employee' under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code; and"(B) includes-"(i) the President;"(ii) the Vice President; and"(iii) an employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission."(4) JUDICIAL OFFICER.-The term 'judicial officer' has the meaning given that term under section 13101(10) of title 5, United States Code."(5) JUDICIAL EMPLOYEE.-The term 'judicial employee' has the meaning given that term in section 13101(9) of title 5, United States Code."(6) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.-The term 'supervising ethics office' has the meaning given that term in section 13101(18) of title 5, United States Code." [Pub. L. 117-286, §4(c)(11), which directed amendment of section 2 of the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-105 126 Stat. 291, 5 U.S.C. App. 101 note)", was executed to section 2 of Pub. L. 112-105 set out above, known as the "Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act" or the "STOCK Act", to reflect the probable intent of Congress.]
- Member
- The term "Member" means a Senator in, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
- honorarium
- The term "honorarium" means a payment of money or any thing of value for an appearance, speech or article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or articles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual's official duties or the payment is made because of the individual's status with the Government) by a Member, officer or employee, excluding any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed.