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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-501
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
TO TRANSMIT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES RELATING TO THE ACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR'S DEPARTMENTAL ETHICS OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
ADVERSE REPORT
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H. Res. 1253]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
resolution (H. Res. 1253) of inquiry directing the Secretary of the
Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representa-
tives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's De-
partmental Ethics Office, having considered the same, reports un-
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the
resolution as amended not be agreed to.
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following:
That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transmit, to the House of Rep-
resentatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution,
copies of any document, memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or
any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the operation of
the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office and the creation of eth-
ics guidance, including the following:
(1) Any documents and communications relating to the process for creating
ethics compliance materials, including but not limited to any reference to-
(A) the creation of Ethics Guidance on Recusal Obligations;
(B) the creation of Ethics Recusal and Screening Arrangements;
(C) how the Departmental Ethics Office collects information from political
appointees; and
(D) how the Departmental Ethics Office verifies the information provided
by political appointees.
(2) Any documents and communications relating to the time frame in which
political appointees are provided final ethics guidance.
(3) Any documents and communications relating to ethics waivers for political
appointees; including but not limited to any reference to-
(A) requests for ethics waivers;
(B) denying an ethics waiver; and
(C) granting an ethics waiver.
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