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Sec. 3091. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Ethics Enforcement Amendment Act of 2020".
Sec. 3092. The Government Ethics Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.01 et seq. ), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 215 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.15) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows:
(A) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for enforcement or prosecution;" and inserting the phrase "the prosecutorial authority with jurisdiction for enforcement or prosecution; or" in its place.
(B) Paragraph (3) is repealed.
(2) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows:
" (b) The Board may refer information concerning an alleged violation of the Code of Conduct or of this title to the prosecutorial authority with jurisdiction for enforcement or prosecution after the presentation of evidence by the Director of Government Ethics to the Board as provided in section 212(b) , 213(e) , or 214(a) .".
(b) Section 221 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.21) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows:
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "not more than $25,000" and inserting the phrase "not more than $5,000" in its place.
(B) A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows:
" (1A) The fine set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be limited by section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01) .".
(C) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:
" (2) Prosecutions of violations of this subsection shall be brought by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.".
(D) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows:
" (3) For the purposes of this subsection and section 222(a) , violations of the following provisions of the Code of Conduct substantially threaten the public trust:
" (A) Section 223 ; and
" (B) Section 416 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-354.16) .".
(2) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase "the Board, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, or of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia" and inserting the phrase "the Board or the Attorney General of the District of Columbia" in its place.