This Act may be cited as the “Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2019”.

Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking “fiscal year 2007” and inserting “fiscal years 2019 through 2023.”.

Section 401(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting “, subject to removal only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The Director may continue to serve beyond the expiration of the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified, except that the Director may not continue to serve for more than one year after the date on which the term would otherwise expire under this subsection.”.

(a) In general.—Section 402(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “developing, in consultation” and inserting “consulting”;

(B) by striking “Management, rules, and regulations to be promulgated by the President or the Director,” and inserting “Management for input on the promulgation of rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Director”; and

(C) by striking “title II” and inserting “title I”;

(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) providing mandatory education and training programs for designated agency ethics officials, which may be delegated to each agency or the White House Counsel as deemed appropriate by the Director;”;

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking “title II” and inserting “title I”;

(4) in paragraph (4), by striking “problems” and inserting “issues”;

(5) in paragraph (6), by striking “problems” and inserting “issues”;

(6) in paragraph (7)—

(A) by striking “, when requested,”; and

(B) by striking “conflict of interest problems” and inserting “conflicts of interest, as well as other ethics issues”;

(7) in paragraph (9)—

(A) by striking “ordering” and inserting “receiving allegations of violations of this Act and, when necessary, investigating an allegation to determine whether a violation occurred, and ordering”; and

(B) by inserting before the semi-colon the following: “, and recommending appropriate disciplinary action”;

(8) in paragraph (12)—

(A) by striking “evaluating, with the assistance of” and inserting “promulgating, with input from”;

(B) by striking “the need for”; and

(C) by striking “conflict of interest and ethical problems” and inserting “conflict of interest and ethics issues”;

(9) in paragraph (13)—

(A) by striking “with the Attorney General” and inserting “with the Inspectors General and the Attorney General”;

(B) by striking “violations of the conflict of interest laws” and inserting “conflict of interest issues and allegations of violations of ethics laws and regulations and this Act”; and

(C) by striking “, as required by section 535 of title 28, United States Code”;

(10) in paragraph (14), by striking “and” at the end;

(11) in paragraph (15)—

(A) by striking “title II” and inserting “title I”; and

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(12) by adding at the end the following:

“(16) directing and providing final approval, when determined appropriate by the Director, for designated agency ethics officials regarding the resolution of conflicts of interest as well as any other ethics issues under the purview of this Act in individual cases; and

“(17) reviewing and approving, when determined appropriate by the Director, any recusals, exemptions, or waivers from the conflicts of interest and ethics laws, rules, and regulations and making approved recusals, exemptions, and waivers made publicly available by the relevant agency available in a central location on the official website of the Office of Government Ethics.”.

(b) Written procedures.—Section 402(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in paragraph (1)—

(1) by striking “, by the exercise of any authority otherwise available to the Director under this title,”; and

(2) by striking “the agency is”.

(c) Corrective actions.—Section 402(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), by striking “of such agency”; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at the end before the period the following: “and determine that a violation of this Act has occurred and issue appropriate administrative or legal remedies as prescribed in paragraph (2)”;

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A)—

(i) in clause (ii)—

(I) in subclause (I), by inserting “to the President or the President’s designee if the matter involves employees of the Executive Office of the President or” after “may recommend”; and

(II) in subclause (II)—

(aa) by inserting “President or” after “determines that the”; and

(bb) by adding “and” at the end;

(ii) in subclause (II) of clause (iii)—

(I) by striking “notify in writing,” and inserting “advise the President in writing or order”;

(II) by inserting “take appropriate disciplinary action including reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal against the officer or employee” after “employee’s agency”;

(III) by striking “of the officer’s or employee’s noncompliance, except that, if the officer or employee involved is the agency head, the notification shall instead be submitted to the President and Congress and”; and

(IV) by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a period; and

(iii) by striking clause (iv);

(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)—

(i) by striking “subparagraph (A)(iii) or (iv)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”;

(ii) by inserting “(I) ” before “In order to”; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

“(II) (aa) The Director may secure directly from any agency information necessary to enable the Director to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Director, the head of such agency shall furnish that information to the Director.

“(bb) The Director may require by subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium and documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this Act, which subpoena, in the case of refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States district court.”;

(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)—

(i) by striking “Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before” and inserting “Before”; and

(ii) by striking “subparagraphs (A) (iii) or (iv)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)(iii)”;

(D) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking “Subject to clause (iv) of this subparagraph, before” and inserting “Before”; and

(E) in subparagraph (B)(iv)—

(i) by striking “title 2” and inserting “title I”; and

(ii) by striking “section 206” and inserting “section 104”;

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking “(iv),”; and

(4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

“(5) (A) The Office of Government Ethics shall provide, on the official website of the Office, public access to records made available by agencies of all conflicts of interest and ethics laws, rules and regulations, recusals, waivers and exemptions, ethics advisory opinions, ethics agreements of senior executive branch personnel and employee certificates of divestiture, financial disclosure reports, compliance reviews, enforcement actions, and any other public records concerning conflicts of interest and ethics records for the executive branch required by law.

“(B) All financial disclosure reports and records related to conflict of interest waivers and other records of ethics determinations deemed public information by the Director or by law shall be made available to the public either by internet link to such information if publicly available, or at no charge on the website of the Office of Government Ethics in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format, and at reasonable fees for reproduction of paper documents at the Office of Government Ethics.”.

(d) Definitions.—Section 402 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) For purposes of this title—

“(1) the term ‘agency’ shall include the Executive Office of the President; and

“(2) the term ‘officer or employee’ shall include any individual occupying a position, providing any official services, or acting in an advisory capacity, in the White House or the Executive Office of the President.

“(h) In this title, a reference to the head of an agency shall include the President or the President’s designee.

“(i) The Director shall not be required to obtain the prior approval, comment, or review of any officer or agency of the United States, including the Office of Management and Budget, before submitting to Congress, or any committee or subcommittee thereof, any information, reports, recommendations, testimony, or comments, if such submissions include a statement indicating that the views expressed therein are those of the Director and do not necessarily represent the views of the President.”.

Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: