5 C.F.R. § 2634.803

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 2634.803 - Notification of ethics agreements
(a)Nominees to positions requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.
(1) In the case of a nominee referred to in § 2634.201(c) , the designated agency ethics official will include with the report submitted to the Office of Government Ethics any ethics agreement which the nominee has made.
(2) A designated agency ethics official must immediately notify the Office of Government Ethics of any ethics agreement of a nominee which is made or becomes known to the designated agency ethics official after the submission of the nominee's report to the Office of Government Ethics. This requirement includes an ethics agreement made between a nominee and the Senate confirmation committee. The nominee must immediately report to the designated agency ethics official any ethics agreement made with the committee.
(3) The Office of Government Ethics must immediately apprise the designated agency ethics official and the Senate confirmation committee of any ethics agreements made directly between the nominee and the Office of Government Ethics.
(4) Any ethics agreement approved by the Office of Government Ethics during its review of a nominee's financial disclosure report may not be modified without prior approval from the Office of Government Ethics.
(b)Incumbents and other reporting individuals. Incumbents and other reporting individuals may be required to enter into an ethics agreement with the designated agency ethics official for the employee's agency. Where an ethics agreement has been made with someone other than the designated agency ethics official, the officer or employee involved must promptly apprise the designated agency ethics official of the agreement.

5 C.F.R. §2634.803

83 FR 33981 , 1/1/2019