Each department entering the system
executive authorities, has
a specially appointed employee who
coordinates and monitors compliance
ethics officials within
department and communicates with this
departments with the Main Control and Financial
with the United States Office and with the Ethics Office
under the government. Ethics legislation
obliges officials to inform
government bodies about their financial
state by filing financial statements.
According to the law “On ethics of employees
state bodies ”(1978)
subject to declaration:
- information about earnings, dividends, percent
on deposits, income from movable and
real estate; - fees;
- financial and other income received from
non-governmental organizations; - transport costs;
- gifts received from any person and
organizations, including in the form of payment
transportation costs, food, entertainment,
hotel accommodation, treats in
restaurants; - financial and other obligations, as well as
arrears on them; - agreements and arrangements with various
organizations about possible cooperation and
etc.
A separate column lists all
gifts received from foreign
citizens, organizations and governments of others
countries. So, the US Senator, as well as employees
his apparatus should not accept gifts
from private individuals and legal entities,
who may be interested in
Senate approval of specific laws if
the cost of gifts during the calendar
in aggregate exceeds $ 100.
The value of gifts received by the Senator from
other sources (excluding relatives)
within a calendar year, must not
exceed $ 300 in aggregate