Public Law 95-521
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Public Law 95-521 is the 1978 federal statute known as the Ethics in Government Act, which established comprehensive financial disclosure, conflict-of-interest, and post-employment rules for U.S. public officials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 95-521 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3658594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 95-521 Context triple: [Ethics in Government Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 95-521]
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Public Law 95-523
Public Law 95-523 is the formal designation of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting full employment, economic growth, and reasonable price stability.
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Public Law 95-341
Public Law 95-341 is the federal statute commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, which protects and promotes the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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D.
Public Law 96-515
Public Law 96-515 is a 1980 U.S. federal statute that significantly revised and strengthened the National Historic Preservation Act to enhance the protection and management of the nation’s historic and archaeological resources.
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E.
Public Law 95-598
Public Law 95-598 is the formal designation of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, a major U.S. federal statute that comprehensively overhauled the nation’s bankruptcy system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 95-521 Target entity description: Public Law 95-521 is the 1978 federal statute known as the Ethics in Government Act, which established comprehensive financial disclosure, conflict-of-interest, and post-employment rules for U.S. public officials.
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A.
Public Law 95-523
Public Law 95-523 is the formal designation of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting full employment, economic growth, and reasonable price stability.
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B.
Public Law 95-341
Public Law 95-341 is the federal statute commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, which protects and promotes the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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C.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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D.
Public Law 96-515
Public Law 96-515 is a 1980 U.S. federal statute that significantly revised and strengthened the National Historic Preservation Act to enhance the protection and management of the nation’s historic and archaeological resources.
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E.
Public Law 95-598
Public Law 95-598 is the formal designation of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, a major U.S. federal statute that comprehensively overhauled the nation’s bankruptcy system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethics in Government Act of 1978
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United States federal statute ⓘ ethics law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
deter corruption in the federal government
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promote public confidence in the integrity of federal officials ⓘ provide transparency regarding financial interests of public officials ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Members of Congress
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certain senior federal employees ⓘ high-level executive branch officials ⓘ judicial officers ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
blind trusts and qualified trusts
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civil and criminal penalties for violations ⓘ conflict of interest standards ⓘ financial disclosure ⓘ outside earned income limits for certain officials ⓘ post-employment restrictions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdFrameworkFor |
federal financial disclosure system
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post-employment restrictions for former federal officials ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Ninety-fifth United States Congress
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surface form:
95th United States Congress
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| establishesRequirement |
confidential financial disclosure for certain federal employees
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periodic reporting of financial interests ⓘ public financial disclosure for certain federal officials ⓘ reporting of certain transactions in property or securities ⓘ reporting of gifts and reimbursements by covered officials ⓘ reporting of liabilities by covered officials ⓘ reporting of outside employment and income by covered officials ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Ethics in Government Act ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Ethics in Government Act
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surface form:
Ethics in Government Act of 1978
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| motivatedBy |
Watergate scandal
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public concern about government corruption in the 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
increase transparency of financial interests of public officials
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prevent conflicts of interest in the federal government ⓘ regulate ethics in government ⓘ regulate post-employment activities of federal officials ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 95-521 ⓘ |
| regulates |
conflicts of interest of federal officials
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outside employment of certain federal officials ⓘ post-employment lobbying activities of former federal officials ⓘ post-employment representation before federal agencies ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| signedByOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict of interest
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financial disclosure ⓘ government ethics ⓘ post-employment restrictions ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1978 ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 95-521 Description of subject: Public Law 95-521 is the 1978 federal statute known as the Ethics in Government Act, which established comprehensive financial disclosure, conflict-of-interest, and post-employment rules for U.S. public officials.
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