Nominee Report U.S. Office of Government Ethics; 5 C.F.R. part 2634 Form Approved: OMB No. (3209-0001) (March 2014) Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) Filer's Information Clark, Jeffrey Bossert Assistant Attorney General for ENRD, Department of Justice Other Federal Government Positions Held During the Preceding 12 Months: None Names of Congressional Committees Considering Nomination: ● Committee on the Judiciary Electronic Signature - I certify that the statements I have made in this form are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. /s/ Clark, Jeffrey Bossert [electronically signed on 03/22/2017 by Clark, Jeffrey Bossert in Integrity.gov] Agency Ethics Official's Opinion - On the basis of information contained in this report, I conclude that the filer is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations (subject to any comments below). /s/ Allen, Michael H, Certifying Official [electronically signed on 06/09/2017 by Allen, Michael H in Integrity.gov] Other review conducted by /s/ Shaw, Cynthia K, Ethics Official [electronically signed on 06/09/2017 by Shaw, Cynthia K in Integrity.gov] U.S. Office of Government Ethics Certification /s/ Apol, David, Certifying Official [electronically signed on 06/12/2017 by Apol, David in Integrity.gov] 1. Filer's Positions Held Outside United States Government # ORGANIZATION NAME CITY, STATE ORGANIZATION TYPE POSITION HELD FROM TO 1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, D.C., District of Columbia Law Firm Partner 9/2005 Present 2 Federalist Society Washington, District of Columbia Non-Profit Chair of the Environment and Property Rights Practice Group 1/2007 Present VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT Salary/Bonus $963,000 See Endnote 2. Filer's Employment Assets & Income and Retirement Accounts # DESCRIPTION EIF 1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP (law firm) N/A 2 Kirkland & Ellis 401(k) No 2.1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP (law firm) anticipated 401(k) bonus (now received in full subsequent to date of report) 2.2 See Endnote N/A $15,001 $50,000 None (or less than $201) Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust iI Yes $15,001 $50,000 $2,501 - $5,000 2.3 Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares Yes $15,001 $50,000 $2,501 - $5,000 2.4 Vanguard High Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 2.5 Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Yes $15,001 $50,000 $2,501 - $5,000 2.6 Vanguard Intermediate Term Investment Grade Fund Admiral Shares Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 2.7 Vanguard Money Market Fund Yes $250,001 $500,000 $1,001 - $2,500 # DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE 3 IRA No 3.1 Fidelity Select Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.2 Franklin Mutual Shares Fund Class A Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.3 Fidelity Select Semiconductors Portfolio Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.4 Fidelity Select Air Transportation Portfolio Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.5 ClearBridge Small Cap Fund Class A Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.6 FIDELITY MSCI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3.7 JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund Class A Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 4 George Mason Law - May 5, 2016 N/A 5 Kirkland & Ellis LLP, anticipated bonus N/A $250,001 $500,000 Honorarium for participation at academic conference sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Administrative State. INCOME AMOUNT $500 None (or less than $201) 3. Filer's Employment Agreements and Arrangements # EMPLOYER OR PARTY CITY, STATE STATUS AND TERMS DATE 1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, D.C., District of Columbia This is the portion of my annual bonus for 2016 that is to be directed into my 401(k). This is pursuant to a standard part of my employment agreement. It will be paid into my 401(k) account on March 31, 2017. 9/2005 # EMPLOYER OR PARTY CITY, STATE STATUS AND TERMS DATE 2 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, District of Columbia I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. 9/2005 3 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, District of Columbia Bonus for 2017, to be paid before I leave the law firm, per firm policy. 6/2017 4. Filer's Sources of Compensation Exceeding $5,000 in a Year # SOURCE NAME CITY, STATE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES 1 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, D.C., District of Columbia I am a law firm partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 2 Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Arlington, Virginia legal services 3 Allstate Insurance Company (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Northbrook, Illinois legal services 4 Axiall Corporation (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Atlanta, Georgia legal services 5 BHP Billiton Ltd (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) , Outside U.S. legal services 6 BP America (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Houston, Texas legal services 7 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Las Vegas, Nevada legal services 8 Consumers Research (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Washington, District of Columbia legal services 9 Dow Chemical Company (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Midland, Michigan legal services 10 Exelon Corporation (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Arlington, Virginia legal services 11 Gavin Power LLC (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Cheshire, Ohio legal services # SOURCE NAME CITY, STATE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES 12 General Motors (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Detroit, Michigan legal services 13 Health Care Service Corporation (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Chicago, Illinois legal services 14 Hitachi Ltd (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Washington, District of Columbia legal services 15 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Tokyo, Outside U.S. legal services 16 Sherwin Alumina Company (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Gregory, Texas legal services 17 Syngenta Corporation (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Greensboro, North Carolina legal services 18 Blackstone Group (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) New York City, New York legal services 19 Volkswagen Group of America (client of Kirkland & Ellis LLP) Herndo, Virginia legal services 5. Spouse's Employment Assets & Income and Retirement Accounts # DESCRIPTION EIF 1 Wife's IRA No 1.1 Fidelity Select Chemicals Portfolio Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 1.2 SPDR S&P 500 Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 6. Other Assets and Income VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT # DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 1 U.S. Cash Account #1 (Am.) N/A $250,001 $500,000 $201 - $1,000 2 U.S. Cash Account #2 (E) N/A $15,001 $50,000 None (or less than $201) 3 U.S. Cash Account #3 (BA) N/A $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 4 US Brokerage Money Market Account (Cash) N/A $50,001 $100,000 None (or less than $201) 5 U.S. Bank Account (Cash) DC1 N/A $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 6 U.S. Brokerage Account #1 No 6.1 SPDR S&P 500 Yes $15,001 $50,000 None (or less than $201) 6.2 Fidelity New Markets Income Fund Yes $15,001 $50,000 None (or less than $201) 6.3 Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 6.4 Fidelity Balanced Fund Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7 U.S. Brokerage Account #2 No 7.1 ISHARES CORE S&P US VALUE ETF Yes $15,001 $50,000 None (or less than $201) 7.2 VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.3 ISHARES CORE S&P U.S. GROWTH ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.4 VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.5 ISHARES CORE S&P SMALL CAP ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.6 ISHARES NATIONAL MUNI BOND ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) # DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 7.7 ISHARES US TREASURY BOND ETF Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 8 U.S. Brokerage Account #3 No 8.1 BLACKROCK IMPACT U.S. EQUITY FUND Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 8.2 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 9 VA College America 529 DC1 No 9.1 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH & INCOME - WGI C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 9.2 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 EUROPACIFIC GROWTH - EUPAC C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) 9.3 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA - GFA C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 9.4 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 9.5 COLLEGEAMERICA 529 THE BOND FUND OF AMERICA BFA C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) 9.6 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER CIB C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 10 VA College America 529 DC2 No 10.1 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH & INCOME - WGI C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 10.2 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 EUROPACIFIC GROWTH - EUPAC C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) 10.3 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA - GFA C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 10.4 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 10.5 COLLEGEAMERICA 529 THE BOND FUND OF AMERICA BFA C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) # DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 10.6 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER CIB C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 11 VA College America 529 DC3 No 11.1 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH & INCOME - WGI C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 11.2 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 EUROPACIFIC GROWTH - EUPAC C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) 11.3 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA - GFA C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 11.4 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 11.5 COLLEGEAMERICA 529 THE BOND FUND OF AMERICA BFA C Yes None (or less than $1,001) None (or less than $201) 11.6 COLLEGE AMERICA 529 CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER CIB C Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 12 VA College America 529 DC 4 No 12.1 American Funds College 2027 Fund Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 13 Prudential Common Stock N/A None (or less than $1,001) Dividends Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 7. Transactions (N/A) - Not required for this type of report 8. Liabilities # CREDITOR NAME TYPE AMOUNT YEAR INCURRED RATE TERM 1 Mohela Student Loan $15,001 $50,000 1995 2.07% 7.5 years remaining # CREDITOR NAME TYPE AMOUNT YEAR INCURRED RATE TERM 2 Everbank Mortgage on Personal Residence $250,001 $500,000 2017 3.875 30 years 9. Gifts and Travel Reimbursements (N/A) - Not required for this type of report Endnotes PART # ENDNOTE 1. 2 This start date is approximate. 2. 2.1 See Part 3. This is slotted for my 401(k) account. Summary of Contents 1. Filer's Positions Held Outside United States Government Part 1 discloses positions that the filer held at any time during the reporting period (excluding positions with the United States Government). Positions are reportable even if the filer did not receive compensation. This section does not include the following: (1) positions with religious, social, fraternal, or political organizations; (2) positions solely of an honorary nature; (3) positions held as part of the filer's official duties with the United States Government; (4) mere membership in an organization; and (5) passive investment interests as a limited partner or non-managing member of a limited liability company. 2. Filer's Employment Assets & Income and Retirement Accounts Part 2 discloses the following: ● ● Sources of earned and other non-investment income of the filer totaling more than $200 during the reporting period (e.g., salary, fees, partnership share, honoraria, scholarships, and prizes) Assets related to the filer's business, employment, or other income-generating activities that (1) ended the reporting period with a value greater than $1,000 or (2) produced more than $200 in income during the reporting period (e.g., equity in business or partnership, stock options, retirement plans/accounts and their underlying holdings as appropriate, deferred compensation, and intellectual property, such as book deals and patents) This section does not include assets or income from United States Government employment or assets that were acquired separately from the filer's business, employment, or other income-generating activities (e.g., assets purchased through a brokerage account). Note: The type of income is not required if the amount of income is $0 - $200 or if the asset qualifies as an excepted investment fund (EIF). 3. Filer's Employment Agreements and Arrangements Part 3 discloses agreements or arrangements that the filer had during the reporting period with an employer or former employer (except the United States Government), such as the following: ● ● ● ● ● Future employment Leave of absence Continuing payments from an employer, including severance and payments not yet received for previous work (excluding ordinary salary from a current employer) Continuing participation in an employee welfare, retirement, or other benefit plan, such as pensions or a deferred compensation plan Retention or disposition of employer-awarded equity, sharing in profits or carried interests (e.g., vested and unvested stock options, restricted stock, future share of a company's profits, etc.) 4. Filer's Sources of Compensation Exceeding $5,000 in a Year Part 4 discloses sources (except the United States Government) that paid more than $5,000 in a calendar year for the filer's services during any year of the reporting period. The filer discloses payments both from employers and from any clients to whom the filer personally provided services. The filer discloses a source even if the source made its payment to the filer's employer and not to the filer. The filer does not disclose a client's payment to the filer's employer if the filer did not provide the services for which the client is paying. 5. Spouse's Employment Assets & Income and Retirement Accounts Part 5 discloses the following: ● ● ● Sources of earned income (excluding honoraria) for the filer's spouse totaling more than $1,000 during the reporting period (e.g., salary, consulting fees, and partnership share) Sources of honoraria for the filer's spouse greater than $200 during the reporting period Assets related to the filer's spouse's employment, business activities, other income-generating activities that (1) ended the reporting period with a value greater than $1,000 or (2) produced more than $200 in income during the reporting period (e.g., equity in business or partnership, stock options, retirement plans/accounts and their underlying holdings as appropriate, deferred compensation, and intellectual property, such as book deals and patents) This section does not include assets or income from United States Government employment or assets that were acquired separately from the filer's spouse's business, employment, or other income-generating activities (e.g., assets purchased through a brokerage account). Note: The type of income is not required if the amount of income is $0 - $200 or if the asset qualifies as an excepted investment fund (EIF). Amounts of income are not required for a spouse's earned income (excluding honoraria). 6. Other Assets and Income Part 6 discloses each asset, not already reported, that (1) ended the reporting period with a value greater than $1,000 or (2) produced more than $200 in investment income during the reporting period. For purposes of the value and income thresholds, the filer aggregates the filer's interests with those of the filer's spouse and dependent children. This section does not include the following types of assets: (1) a personal residence (unless it was rented out during the reporting period); (2) income or retirement benefits associated with United States Government employment (e.g., Thrift Savings Plan); and (3) cash accounts (e.g., checking, savings, money market accounts) at a single financial institution with a value of $5,000 or less (unless more than $200 of income was produced). Additional exceptions apply. Note: The type of income is not required if the amount of income is $0 - $200 or if the asset qualifies as an excepted investment fund (EIF). 7. Transactions Part 7 discloses purchases, sales, or exchanges of real property or securities in excess of $1,000 made on behalf of the filer, the filer's spouse or dependent child during reporting period. This section does not include transactions that concern the following: (1) a personal residence, unless rented out; (2) cash accounts (e.g., checking, savings, CDs, money market accounts) and money market mutual funds; (3) Treasury bills, bonds, and notes; and (4) holdings within a federal Thrift Savings Plan account. Additional exceptions apply. 8. Liabilities Part 8 discloses liabilities over $10,000 that the filer, the filer's spouse or dependent child owed at any time during the reporting period. This section does not include the following types of liabilities: (1) mortgages on a personal residence, unless rented out (limitations apply for PAS filers); (2) loans secured by a personal motor vehicle, household furniture, or appliances, unless the loan exceeds the item's purchase price; and (3) revolving charge accounts, such as credit card balances, if the outstanding liability did not exceed $10,000 at the end of the reporting period. Additional exceptions apply. 9. Gifts and Travel Reimbursements This section discloses: ● ● Gifts totaling more than $375 that the filer, the filer's spouse, and dependent children received from any one source during the reporting period. Travel reimbursements totaling more than $375 that the filer, the filer's spouse, and dependent children received from any one source during the reporting period. For purposes of this section, the filer need not aggregate any gift or travel reimbursement with a value of $150 or less. Regardless of the value, this section does not include the following items: (1) anything received from relatives; (2) anything received from the United States Government or from the District of Columbia, state, or local governments; (3) bequests and other forms of inheritance; (4) gifts and travel reimbursements given to the filer's agency in connection with the filer's official travel; (5) gifts of hospitality (food, lodging, entertainment) at the donor's residence or personal premises; and (6) anything received by the filer's spouse or dependent children totally independent of their relationship to the filer. Additional exceptions apply. Privacy Act Statement Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (the Act), 5 U.S.C. app. § 101 et seq., as amended by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-105) (STOCK Act), and 5 C.F.R. Part 2634 of the U. S. Office of Government Ethics regulations require the reporting of this information. 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