SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMISSION ON ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT

PAUL H. DOUGLAS, Illinois, Chairman

MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota

GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont
WAYNE MORSE, Oregon

GEORGE A. GRAHAM, Consultant
PHILIP H. WILLKIE, Counsel

The subcommittee wishes to thank Mr. Graham, Mr. Willkie, and Mr. Frank W. McCulloch for the painstaking and conscientious aid which they have given in the conduct of the hearings and the preparation of the report.

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CONTENTS

Part I. Summary of recommendations:

1. A Commission on Ethics in Government..

2. Amendments to the Administrative Procedure Act_

3. Mandatory disclosure of income, assets, and certain transactions__

4. Thorough study of proposed changes in criminal law..

5. Creation of a citizens' organization to work for better government

on the national level__

6. Measures meriting additional study and consideration.

Part II._Text of the report-Findings and recommendations:

Foreword

1. Nature of the problem.

2. The need for an investigating commission

Recommendation: Commission on Ethics in Government

3. Situations which give rise to ethical problems...

4. The development of voluntary codes of professional ethics....

5. General remedies proposed.

Recommendation: Mandatory disclosure of income, assets, and

certain transactions.

Recommendation: Amendments to the Administrative Pro-

cedure Act____

6. Suggested improvements in existing legal safeguards.

Recommendation: Study of proposed changes in criminal law...

7. New devices proposed --

Recommendation: A national citizens' organization to work

for better government_

8. Proposals regarding Congress_

9. Proposals regarding the Executive Branch

APFENDIX

A. Recommended joint resolution to establish a Commission on Ethics in

Government

B. Recommended bill to amend the Administrative Procedure Act_.

C. Recommended bill to require Members of Congress and other Govern-

ment officials to disclose income, assets, and dealings.

D. Suggested bill to amend criminal laws in reference to bribery and graft,

claims against the Government, Government contracts and other

conduct of Government officers and employees...

E. Memorandum on suggested bill to amend criminal laws.

F. Rules of procedure of the Subcommittee on Administration of the Inter-

nal Revenue Laws of the House Ways and Means Committee_---