The disclosure reports for other government employees who are required to file public reports will remain publicly available at the employee's agency. Public Disclosure Reports

		Who Is Required to File

The law requiring public disclosure of personal financial information applies to the President, the Vice President, all Members of Congress (as well as candidates for President, Vice President, and Congress), federal judges and justices, and to high-level staff in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. In a somewhat similar manner in the judicial and legislative branches, employees are generally covered if they earn a salary greater than 120% of the base salary of a GS-15 (regardless of whether they are on the General Schedule or not) and if they work at that rate of pay on more than 60 days in a calendar year. Information on mortgages on personal residences must be disclosed by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and nominees and incumbents in most presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed positions Transactions—financial transactions, including purchases, sales, or exchanges exceeding $1,000 in value, of income-producing property, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or other securities Outside Positions—positions held in outside businesses and organizations Agreements—agreements for future employment or leaves of absence with private entities, continuing payments from or participation in benefit plans of former employers Blind Trusts—the cash value of the interests in any blind trusts
Information in the reports concerning the finances of the spouse and dependent children of covered federal officials is to include particular disclosures with regard to the income, gifts, assets, liabilities, and financial transactions of such individuals. These more frequent, periodic transaction reports must be filed within 30 days after the official is notified of a covered transaction in stocks, bonds, or other such securities (but no later than 45 days after the date of the transaction). Availability to the Public

The public financial disclosure reports required to be made by officers and employees of the federal government under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 have always been available to the public and the press for copy or inspection from the official's agency (the designated ethics office) within 30 days after the May 15 filing deadline. Under more recent legislation known as the STOCK Act, reports for the highest-level officials in the government, including the President, Vice President, Members of and candidates to Congress, and executive officials compensated at level I of the Executive Schedule (Cabinet officials), and level II of the Executive Schedule (which includes Deputy Secretaries of the departments as well as the heads of many executive and independent agencies) are now also required to be posted on the Internet by their respective agencies.
High-level officials in all three branches of the federal government are required to publicly disclose detailed information concerning their financial holdings and transactions in income-producing property and assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real property, as well as information on income, gifts, and reimbursements from private non-governmental sources. Covered federal officials must disclose this information not only for themselves, but also must disclose much of the same required financial information with regard to their spouses and dependent children.
Public financial disclosure and reporting requirements, originally adopted in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, apply to the President, Vice President, all Members of Congress (as well as to candidates for President, Vice President, or Congress), federal judges and justices, and to employees in all three branches of the federal government who are compensated at a rate of pay over a particular amount (generally, 120% of the base salary of a GS-15) for more than 60 days in a calendar year.
Covered officers and employees of the federal government must file detailed financial reports on an annual basis by May 15, setting out information for the previous year on income, gifts, reimbursements, financial holdings and assets, financial transactions, outside positions held, and any agreements or understandings for future private employment.
In addition to the annual May 15 reports, all covered public filers must file more frequent public reports throughout the year concerning financial transactions of over $1,000 in assets such as stocks or bonds. Such periodic reports on financial transactions must be filed within 30 days of the receipt of notice of any such covered purchase or sale (but not later than 45 days of the actual transaction).
For the highest-level officials in the executive and legislative branches of government—the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and executive officials compensated on Level I of the Executive Schedule (Cabinet officials) and Level II of the Executive Schedule (including sub-Cabinet officials and heads of executive branch and independent agencies)—all of the public reports required to be filed, including the annual report and the periodic transaction reports, are to be posted on the Internet for public availability, searching, and downloading. For all other covered employees in the federal government, the financial disclosure reports remain publicly available to individuals and the press at the employee's agency.