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S. 555, Public Gfficials Integrity Act of 1977. May 5, 1977. 11
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Testimony before the 3enate Committee on Governmental Affairs;
by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation: Employee
Conflicts of Interest (301).
Contact: Office of the Comptroller General.
Budget Function: General Government: Central Personnel
Management (805).
Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
Authority: Public officials Integrity Act of 1977; S. Res. 110
(95th Cong.); S. 555 (95th Cong.). S. 1'95 (94th Cong.).
Executive Order 11222, sec. 401.
The President should establish an Office of Ethics in
the executive branch with adequate resources to address the
problems of the enforcement of and compliance with ethical
standards and financial disclosure systems. The Office shonllA
issue uniform and clearly stated ethical standards of condn.t.
and financial disclosure regulations: develop finanaial
disclosure forms needed to enforce coiflict-of-interest matters;
make periodic audits of the effectLveness of agency financial
disclosure systems on a sample basis to check initial and
followup procedures; establish a formal advisory service to
disseminate general opinions o- matters of ethical conduct;
provide criteria fcr positions requiring disclosure statements;
administer the financial disclosure system for Presidential
appointees under section 401 of Executive order 11222; report
annu. y to the President and Congress on the effectiveness of
the ethics program and recommend changes; investigate and
resolve ethical conduct matters unresolved at the agency level;
and provide a continuing program of information and education
for Federal employees. Author/QM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadxud0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)