Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/579

 PUBLIC LAW 95-521—OCT. 26, 1978

92 STAT. 1859

CUSTODY OF AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO REPORTS

SEC. 305. (a) The Committee shall make each report filed with it under this title available to the public in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Committee shall, within fifteen days after any report is received by the Committee under this title, permit inspection by or furnish a copy of such report to any person requesting such inspection or copy. The Committee may require the requesting person to pay a reasonable fee in any amount which is found necessary to recover the cost of reproduction or mailing of such report excluding any salary of any employee involved in such reproduction or mailing. A copy of such report may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge if it is determined that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest. (c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report— (A) for any unlawful purpose; (B) for any commercial purpose other than by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public; (C) for determining or establishing the credit rating of any individual; or (D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money for any political, charitable, or other purpose. (2) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1). The court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $5,000. Such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law. (d) Any report received by the Committee shall be held in its custody and be made available to the public for a period of six years after receipt of the report. After such six-year period the report shall be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation, except that in the case of an individual who filed the report pursuant to section 301(b) and was not subsequently confirmed by the Senate, such reports shall be destroyed one year after the individual is no longer under consideration by the Senate unless needed in an ongoing investigation.

28 USC app. Inspection or copies of reportji. Fees,

Unlawful uses of reports.

, Gvil action, Penalty,

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

S E C 306. (a) The Committee shall establish procedures for the Reviews, review of reports filed with it under this title to determine whether the 28 USC app. reports are filed in a timely manner, are complete, and are in proper form. In the event a determination is made that a report is not so filed, the Committee shall so inform the reporting individual and direct him to take all necessary corrective action. (b) Such procedures shall include provisions for conducting a review each year of financial statements filed in that year by judicial officers and employees to determine whether such statements reveal possible violations of applicable conflict of interest laws or regulations and recommending appropriate action to correct any conflict of interest or ethical problems revealed by such review.

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