In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 9, 2012. Resolved,
That the bill from the Senate (S. 2038) enti-tled ‘‘An Act to prohibit Members of Congress and employeesof Congress from using nonpublic information derived fromtheir official positions for personal benefit, and for other pur-poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Trading on Con-
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gressional Knowledge Act of 2012’’ or the ‘‘STOCK Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) M
EMBER OF CONGRESS
.—The term ‘‘Member
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of Congress’’ means a member of the Senate or House
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of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Rep-
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resentatives, and the Resident Commissioner from
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Puerto Rico.
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(2) E
MPLOYEE OF CONGRESS
.—The term ‘‘em-
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ployee of Congress’’ means—
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(A) any individual (other than a Member of
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Congress), whose compensation is disbursed by
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S 2038 EAH
the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Adminis-
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trative Officer of the House of Representatives;
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and
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(B) any other officer or employee of the leg-
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islative branch (as defined in section 109(11) of
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the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
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App. 109(11))).
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(3) E
XECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEE
.—The term
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‘‘executive branch employee’’—
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(A) has the meaning given the term ‘‘em-
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ployee’’ under section 2105 of title 5, United
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States Code; and
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(B) includes—
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(i) the President;
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(ii) the Vice President; and
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(iii) an employee of the United States
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Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory
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Commission.
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(4) J
UDICIAL OFFICER
.—The term ‘‘judicial offi-
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cer’’ has the meaning given that term under section
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109(10) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
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(U.S.C. App. 109(10)) .
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(5) J
UDICIAL EMPLOYEE
.—The term ‘‘judicial
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employee’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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109(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
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U.S.C. App. 109(8)).
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(6) S
UPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE
.—The term
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‘‘supervising ethics office’’ has the meaning given that
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term in section 109(18) of the Ethics in Government
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Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109(18)).
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NONPUBLIC INFOR-
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MATION FOR PRIVATE PROFIT.
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The Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the
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Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives shall
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issue interpretive guidance of the relevant rules of each
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chamber, including rules on conflicts of interest and gifts,
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clarifying that a Member of Congress and an employee of
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Congress may not use nonpublic information derived from
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such person’s position as a Member of Congress or employee
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of Congress or gained from the performance of such person’s
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official responsibilities as a means for making a private
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profit.
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SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING.
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(a) A
FFIRMATION OF
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ONEXEMPTION
.—Members of
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Congress and employees of Congress are not exempt from
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the insider trading prohibitions arising under the securities
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laws, including section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
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of 1934 and Rule 10b–5 thereunder.
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(b) D
UTY
.—
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