White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017

In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or employee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursuant to a provision listed in subsection (d) to a covered employee, such officer or employee shall—

Retroactive application— In the case of a waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) issued during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing officer or employee of such waiver or authorization shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Office of Government Ethics public availability— Not later than 14 days after receiving a written copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall make such waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the Office of Government Ethics.

Applicable provisions— The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

Definition of covered employee— In this section, the term “covered employee” means an appointee, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 13770 (82 Fed. Reg. 9333, relating to ethics commitments by executive branch appointees), who was appointed on or after January 20, 2017.