US Code
SUBCHAPTER III— MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS
§ 100737. Financial disclosure by officer or employee of Secretary

(a)
Written Statements.—
Each officer or employee of the Secretary who—
(1)
performs any function or duty under this subchapter, or any Act amended
by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law
94–429, 90 Stat. 1342)
concerning the regulation of mining in the System; and
(2)
has any known financial interest—
(A)
in any person subject to this subchapter or any Act amended by the
Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law
94–429, 90 Stat. 1342); or
(B)
in any person who holds a mining claim within the boundary of any
System unit;
shall annually file
with the Secretary a written statement concerning all such interests held by the
officer or employee during the preceding calendar year. The statement shall be
available to the public.
(b)
Monitoring and Enforcement Procedures.—
The Secretary shall—
(1)
define the term “known financial interest” for purposes of subsection
(a);
(2)
establish the methods by which the requirement to file written
statements specified in subsection (a) will be monitored and enforced,
including appropriate provisions for the filing by the officers and
employees of the statements and the review by the Secretary of the
statements; and
(3)
submit to Congress on June 1 of each year a report with respect to the
disclosures and the actions taken in regard to the disclosures during the
preceding calendar year.
(c)
Exemptions.—
In the rules prescribed under subsection (b), the Secretary may identify
specific positions within the Department of the Interior that are of a
nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees
occupying those positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(d)
Criminal Penalties.—
Criminal penalties for a violation of this section are provided by section 1865 of title 18.