; and (B) may be referred to the Department of Justice and assessed a civil fine pursuant to section 13153 if the Office of the Special Counsel, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, find such case comparatively substantial in monetary value or extraordinary in nature. 13153. Civil penalties (a) Civil action The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any covered individual or adjacent individual who violates any provision of section 13152. (b) Civil penalty The court in which any action is brought under subsection (a) may assess against a covered individual or an adjacent individual a civil penalty of not more than the amount recommended by the Attorney General. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SUBCHAPTER IV—Banning conflicted interests in the executive branch 13151. Definitions. 13152. Prohibition on certain transactions and holdings involving covered financial interests. 13153. Civil penalties. . II STOCK Act 2.0 201. Short title This title may be cited as the STOCK Act 2.0 . 202. Reporting of applications for, or receipt of, payments from Federal Government (a) In general Section 13103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Reporting of applications for, or receipt of, payments from Federal Government (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Covered payment (i) In general The term covered payment means a payment of money or any other item of value made, or promised to be made, by the Federal Government. (ii) Inclusions The term covered payment includes— (I) a loan agreement, contract, or grant made, or promised to be made, by the Federal Government