New Entrant Report US. 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 Comstock, Earl Director of Policy, Department of Commerce Date of Appointment: 01/30/2017 Other Federal Government Positions Held During the Preceding 12 Months: None Electronic Signature - I certify that the statements i have made in this form are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. Comstock, Earl [electronically signed on 05/29/2017 by Comstock, Earl 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/Jacobi, Will, Certifying Official [electronically signed on 06/01/2017 byJacobi, Will in Integrity.gov] Other review conducted by US Office of Government Ethics Certification Data Revised 06/01/2017 1. Filer's Positions Held Outside United States Government ORGANIZATION NAME CITY, STATE ORGANIZATION POSITION HELD FROM TO TYPE 1 Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott Washington, Law Firm Attorney 3/2014 10/2015 District of Columbia 2 VTCSecure Clearwater, Corporation General Counsel 11/2015 12/2016 Florida 3 Association for Frontotemporal Philadelphia, Non-Profit Board Member 5/2010 5/2016 Degeneration 4 Fish-Net Consulting PLLC Washington, Corporation Principal 11/2015 12/2016 District of Columbia 2. Filer's Employment Assets Income and Retirement Accounts DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 1 Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott (law firm) Salary $64,680 2 VTCSecure, stock options None (or less None (or less than $1,001) than $201) 3 VTCSecure (application developer for deaf Salary/Bonus $152,000 and hard of hearing communications service) 4 Fish-Net Consulting PLLC (strategic advice $15,001 - consulting fees $37,264 on marine resource and Internet $50,000 communications issues) 5 SEP Yes $500,001 - $15,001 - $1,000,000 $50,000 5.1 Deutsche Secs Tr Enhanced Commodity Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 Strat Fund lnst'l Class $50,000 5.2 Deutsche Secs Tr Global Real Estate Secs Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 Fund lnst'l Class $50,000 DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 5.3 Eaton Vance Ser II Income Fund Boston Yes $15,001 - $2,501 - $5,000 Class I EIBIX $50,000 5.4 Edgewood Funds Growth Fund Inst'l Class Yes $50,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 EG FIX $100,000 5.5 Franklin Value Invest Tr Small Cap Value Yes $50,001 - $2,501 - $5,000 Fund Advisor Class FVADX $100,000 5.6 Goldman Sachs Tr Finl Square Treas Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less Fd Inst'l Class than $201) 5.7 Harbor Fund Inter'l Fund Inst'l Class HAINX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 5.8 American Funds Washington Mutual Fund Yes $50,001 - $5,001 - $15,000 F2 WM FFX $100,000 5.9 Janus Invt Fund Flexible BD FD Class IJFLEX Yes $50,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 $100,000 5.10 Lazard Funds Inc Emerging Port Inst'l Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 5.11 MFS Ser Tr Value Fund Class I Yes $50,001 - $2,501 - $5,000 $100,000 5.12 MFS Ser Tr Emerging Markets Debt Fund Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1 ,000 Class1 MEDIX $50,000 5.13 American Funds Europaci?c Growth Fund Yes $15,001 $201 - $1,000 Class AEPFX $50,000 5.14 Oppenheimer Int'l Growth Fund Class SHS Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1 ,000 OIGYX $50,000 5.15 Ridgeworth Ceredex Mid Cap Value Yes $50,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 Equity Fd Class 1 $100,000 5.16 Rpwe Price Real Est Fund Inc TRREX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 5.17 Rowe Price Mid?Cap Growth Fund Inc Yes $50,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 $100,000 5.18 Touchstone Inst'l Funds TR Sands Cap Inst'l Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 Growth Fund CISGX $50,000 DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 5.19 Virtus Opportunities TR Emerging Yes $15,001 - None (or less Fund Class I HIEMX $50,000 than $201) 5.20 Victory Portfolios RS Small Cap Growth Fund Yes $50,001 None (or less Class RSYEX $100,000 than $201) 6 401k Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 6.1 Vanguard Windsor ll Admiral VWNAX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 6.2 Vanguard Institutional Index I VINIX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 6.3 Vanguard Morgan Growth Admiral VMRAX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 6.4 Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Admiral Yes $1 ,001 - $15,000 None (or less VSIAX than $201) 6.5 Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Admiral Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 VSGAX 6.6 Vanguard Mid Cap Index Admiral VIMAX Yes $1,001 $15,000 $201 - $1,000 6.7 Vanguard International Value Investors Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less VTRIX than $201) 6.8 American Funds Europacific Growth R6 Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 RERGX 6.9 Vanguard Total Int'l Stock Index Admiral Yes $1 ,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 3. Filer's Employment Agreements and Arrangements EMPLOYER OR PARTY CITY, STATE STATUS AND TERMS DATE 1 VTCSecure Clearwater, stock options expired upon termination of 11/2015 Florida employment 4. Filer's Sources of Compensation Exceeding $5,000 in a Year SOURCE NAME CITY, STATE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES 1 Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott Washington, Attorney District of Columbia 2 VTCSecure Clearwater, General Counsel Florida 3 Fish?Net Consulting PLLC Washington, Principal in solo consulting firm District of Columbia 4 Real-Time Technology Group Flemington, legal services (client of Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott) NewJersey 5 Full Service Network Pittsburgh, legal services (client of Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott) 6 Silent Circle Fairfax, Virginia legal services (client of Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott) 7 Swiss International Airlines Zurich, Outside legal services (client of Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott) US. 8 Sagamore Development Corp. Baltimore, advice on marine wetlands issues (client of Fish-Net Consulting) Maryland 5. Spouse's Employment Assets Income and Retirement Accounts DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 1 Rolls-Royce North America salary, severance 2 Arconic salary 3 Rolls Royce 401k $500,001 - Rolled over into $1,000,000 IRA assets reported in this section. 4 Rolls Royce North America, cash balance WA $100,001 - None (or less pension plan $250,000 than $201) 5 Arconic 401 Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 5.1 Investment Co of America Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 5.2 AMCAP Fund Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 5.3 New Perspective Fund Yes $1,001 $15,000 None (or less than $201) 6 IRA Yes $500,001 - $5,001 - $15,000 $1,000,000 6.1 Deutsche Enhanced Commodity Strategy Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 $1,000 Fund Institutional Class (SKIRX) 6.2 Deutsche Global Real Estate Securities Fund Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less Institutional Class (RRGIX) than $201) 6.3 EEatBoQ)Vance Income Fund of Boston Class I Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1 ,000 I I 6.4 Edgewood Growth Fund Class Institutional Yes $50,001 $201 $1 ,000 (EGFIX) $100,000 6.5 Franklin Small Cap Value Fund Advisor Class Yes $50,001 - $201 - $1,000 (FVADX) $100,000 6.6 Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less Instruments Fund (FTIXX) than $201) 6.7 Harbor International Fund Institutional Class Yes $15,001 - None (or less (HAINX) $50,000 than $201) 6.8 American Funds Washington Mutual Yes $50,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 Investors Fund Class F-2 $100,000 6.9 Janus Flexible Bond Fund Class I (JFLEX) Yes $50,001 $201 - $1,000 $100,000 6.10 Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Yes $15,001 - None (or less Institutional Shares (LZEMX) $50,000 than $201) 6.11 MFS Value Fund Class I (MEIIX) Yes $50,001 - $201 - $1,000 $100,000 6.12 MFS Emerging Markets Debt I Fund (MEDIX) Yes $15,001 None (or less $50,000 than $201) DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 6.13 American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Yes $15,001 - None (or less Class F-2 (AEPFX) $50,000 than $201) 6.14 Oppenheimer International Growth Fund Yes $15,001 - None (or less Class (OIGYX) $50,000 than $201) 6.15 RidgeWorth Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 Fund Shares $50,000 6.16 T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund (TRREX) Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 6.17 T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 6.18 Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 Growth Fund (CISGX) $50,000 6.19 Virtus Vontobel Emer ing Markets Yes $15,001 - None (or less Opportunities Fund ass I (HIEMX) $50,000 than $201) 6.20 Victory RS Small Cap Growth Fund Class Yes $15,001 - None (or less (RSYEX) $50,000 than $201) 6. Other Assets and Income DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 1 529 Account 1 Yes $100,001 - $2,501 - $5,000 $250,000 1.1 Growth Fund of America Inc Class 529-A Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 CGFAX $50,000 1.2 Income Fund of America 529 Class A CIMAX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1 ,000 $50,000 1.3 Euro Pacific Growth Fund Class 529-A CEUAX Yes $15,001 $201 - $1 ,000 $50,000 1.4 Washington Funds Mutual Invs Fund Class Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 529-A CWMAX $50,000 DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 2 529 Account 2 Yes $100,001 - $5,001 - $15,000 $250,000 2.1 Growth Fund of America Inc Class 529-A Yes $15,001 - $1 ,001 - $2,500 CGFAX $50,000 2.2 Growth Fund of America Inc Class 529-C Yes $15,001 - $1 ,001 - $2,500 $50,000 2.3 Income Fund of America 529 Class A CIMAX Yes $15,001 $201 - $1,000 $50,000 2.4 Washington Funds Mutual Invs Fund Class Yes $15,001 $1,001 - $2,500 529-C $50,000 2.5 Euro Pacific Growth Fund Class 529-A CEUAX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 2.6 Euro Pacific Growth Fund Class 529-C CEUCX Yes $1 ,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 2.7 Washington Funds Mutual Invs Fund Class Yes $15,001 $1,001 - $2,500 529-A CWMAX $50,000 3 US Bank Account 1 $50,001 - None (or less $100,000 than $201) 4 US Bank Account 2 $15,001 - None (or less $50,000 than $201) 5 US Brokerage Money Market Account WA $15,001 - None (or less $50,000 than $201) 6 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC RYCEF $50,001 - None (or less $100,000 than $201) 7 2012 Trust Yes $250,001 - $5,001 - $15,000 $500,000 7.1 Deutsche Secs Tr Enhd Commodities Strat Yes $1,001 $15,000 $201 - $1 ,000 FD Inst'l Class SKIRX 7.2 Deutsche Secs Tr Global Real Estate Secs FD Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 $1 ,000 Intl Class RRGIX 7.3 Eaton Vance Ser II Income Fund Boston CL 1 Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 EIBIX DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 7.4 Edgewood Fund Growth Fund Instl Class Yes $15,001 $201 - $1,000 EGFIX $50,000 7.5 Franklin Value INVS TR Small Cap Value FD Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 Advisor CL FVADX $50,000 7.6 Goldman Sachs TR Finl Square Treas Yes None (or less None (or less FD Instl Cl FTIXX than $1,001) than $201) 7.7 Harbor FD INTL FN INSTL CL HAINX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.8 American Funds Washington Mutual FD F2 Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 WMIFFX $50,000 7.9 Janus Invt Fd Flexible Bd Fd Class IJLFLEX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 7.10 Lazard Inc Emerging Port Instl Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 LZEMX 7.11 MFS SER TR 1 Value FD CL 1 MEIIX Yes $15,001 - $1,001 $2,500 $50,000 7.12 MFS SER TR Emerging MKTS DEBT FD Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1,000 CLASS 1 MEDIX 7.13 American Funds Europacific Growth Fund Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less Fund Class F-2 AEPFX than $201) 7.14 Oppenheimer Intl Fd Cl OIGYX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.15 Ridgeworth Funds Ceredex Mid Cap Value Yes $15,001 - $201 $1,000 Equity Fund Class I $50,000 7.16 Rowe Price Real Est Fund Inc TRREX Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 7.17 Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund Inc Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 7.18 Touchstone Instl Fund Tr Sands Cap Instl Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 - $1 ,000 Growth Fd CISGX 7.19 Virtus Opportunities Tr Emerging Yes $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less Fd CL I HIEMX than $201) DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 7.20 Victory Portfolios RS Small Cap Growth Fd Yes $15,001 - None (or less CL RSYEX $50,000 than $201) 8 MC Trust No $50,001 - Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $100,000 Capital Gains Interest 8.1 Abeie Inc. ABBV $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 8.2 Inc. WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 8.3 CSX Corp CSX WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 8.4 JP Morgan Chase $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 Dividends 8.5 Phillips 66 PSX $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 8.6 Goldman Sachs Group Inc GSB $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 9 JEM Trust No $500,001 - Dividends $15,001 - $1,000,000 Capital Gains $50,000 Interest 9.1 Abbott Laboratories ABT WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.2 Abeie Inc. ABBV WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 9.3 Inc WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $1,001 $2,500 $50,000 9.4 Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 $1,000 $50,000 9.5 Chevron Corp CVX WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 9.6 Citigroup Inc New $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains None (or less than $201) 9.7 Coca-Cola Co KO $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 Dividends DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 9.8 Conagra Brands Inc CAG WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.9 Consolidated Edison Inc ED WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.10 ConocoPhiIIips Inc. COP See Endnote None (or less Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 than $1,001) 9.11 Dominion Resources Inc WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.12 Dow Chemical Co DOW WA $15,001 - Dividends $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 Capital Gains 913 Duke Energy Corp DUK WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.14 General Electric Co GE $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 Dividends 9.15 Hartford Financial Services Gr HIG WA $15,001 - Dividends $201 $1,000 $50,000 Capital Gains 9.16 Honeywell Intl Inc HON WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 $1,000 $50,000 9.17 Johnson &JohnsonJNJ $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1 ,000 9.18 JP Morgan Chase $1,001 - $15,000 Dividends $201 - $1,000 Capital Gains 9.19 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW $1,001 - $15,000 None (or less than $201) 9.20 Merck Co Inc New MRK $1,001 $15,000 Dividends $201 - $1,000 Capital Gains 9.21 Metlife Inc MET $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 9.22 Norfolk Southern Corp NSC WA $15,001 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 $50,000 9.23 PepsiCo Inc PEP WA $15,001 - Capital Gains $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 9.24 P?zer Inc PFE $1,001 - $15,000 Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 DESCRIPTION EIF VALUE INCOME TYPE INCOME AMOUNT 9.25 PPL Corp PPL WA $15,001 - Dividends $1,001 - $2,500 $50000 CaphalGaHB 9.26 Procter Gamble Co PG $15,001 - Capital Gains $201 - $1 ,000 $50,000 9.27 United Parcel Service Inc UPS $15,001 - Capital Gains $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 9.28 American Funds Washington Mutual Fd F2 Yes $1,001 - $15,000 $201 $1,000 9.29 Goldman Sachs 5.95% PFD Capital Gains $201 - $1 ,000 9.30 ING Group 6.125% Perp PFD See Endnote None (or less Capital Gains $201 - $1,000 thar1$1,001) 10 Trust Yes $15,001 - $1,001 - $2,500 $50,000 10.1 Growth Fund America Class GFACX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50,000 10.2 AMER BALANCED FD CL BALCX Yes $15,001 - $201 - $1,000 $50000 7. Transactions - Not required for this type of report 8. Liabilities None 9. Gifts and Travel Reimbursements - Not required for this type of report End notes PART ENDNOTE 6. 9.10 Sold 6. 9.30 Sold