Ethics in Government Act of 1978

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Ethics_Reform_Act_of_1989
gptkbp:appliesTo federal executive branch officials
federal judicial branch officials
federal legislative branch officials
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_95-521
92 Stat. 1824
gptkbp:codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. App. 4
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Office_of_Government_Ethics
Independent Counsel provisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethics in Government Act of 1978
gptkbp:influenced subsequent ethics legislation in the United States
gptkbp:notableFor financial disclosure requirements for federal officials
creation of the Independent Counsel mechanism
gptkbp:provisionsExpired Independent Counsel provisions expired in 1999
gptkbp:purpose promote ethics and transparency in the federal government
gptkbp:requires public disclosure of financial and employment history of public officials and their immediate families
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
October 26, 1978
gptkbp:startDate October 26, 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saturday_Night_Massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5