1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Ethics Act. 2. Code of conduct (a) In general Chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 964. Code of conduct Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall issue a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge of the courts of the United States, except that the code of conduct may include provisions that are applicable only to certain categories of judges or justices. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item related to section 963 the following: 964. Code of conduct. . 3. Establishment of ethics investigations counsel and reporting protocol (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Judicial Conference of the United States issues a code of conduct under section 964 of title 28, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, the Supreme Court of the United States shall appoint and fix the compensation of an Ethics Investigations Counsel who shall adopt rules providing for the enforcement of the code of conduct, including a process to receive from the public information about potential violations of the code of conduct by justices of the Supreme Court. (b) Term The Ethics Investigation Counsel shall serve a term of 4 years. (c) Removal The Ethics Investigation Counsel may be removed for cause by the Supreme Court of the United States. (d) Process The process shall include the establishment of a method for the submission of the information described in subsection (a) in electronic form. (e) Investigations The Ethics Investigations Counsel appointed under this section shall conduct investigations into potential violations of the code of conduct described in section 964 of title 28, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, and other conduct prejudicial to the ethical,