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Timestamp: 2018-06-19 06:24:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 208', '§ 208', '§ 209', '§ 501', '§ 208', '§ 203', '§ 203', '§ 2635', '§ 2635', '§ 2635', '§ 2635', '§ 207']

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Some ethics provisions that apply to executive branch employees apply differently to an employee who qualifies as a "special Government employee" (SGE), or do not apply at all.
The bullet points below highlight how the criminal and civil conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch apply differently to SGEs or do not apply at all. OGE has published a comprehensive summary that explains how these provisions, executive branch financial disclosure requirements, and certain other legal authorities apply to SGEs. In addition, the preamble to the proposed post-Government employment rule, found at 68 Fed. Reg.7844 (Feb. 18, 2003) (PDF) (HTML), contains a detailed discussion of SGE status and who qualifies as an SGE.
An SGE's agency can use special waiver provisions to resolve financial conflicts of interest arising under 18 U.S.C. § 208 (a criminal conflict of interest statute prohibiting an employee from participating in any particular Government matter affecting personal or "imputed" financial interests).
An SGE who is serving on an advisory committee may rely on special exemptions from 18 U.S.C. § 208.
An SGE is not eligible to receive a certificate of divestiture if required to sell property to resolve a conflict of interest.
An SGE is not covered by 18 U.S.C. § 209 (a criminal conflict of interest statute prohibiting the supplementation of Government salary).
An SGE is not covered by 5 U.S.C. app. 4 §§ 501 or 502 (civil statutes limiting outside earned income and restricting certain outside employment and affiliations).
An SGE's agency can use special waiver provisions to resolve financial conflicts of interest arising under 18 U.S.C. § 208 (a criminal conflict of interest statute prohibiting an employee from participating in any particular Government matter affecting a personal or "imputed" financial interests, such as those of the SGE's non-Federal employer).
18 U.S.C. §§ 203 and 205 (criminal conflict of interest statutes concerning the representation of others before the Government) apply differently to SGEs.
An SGE's agency can use special waiver provisions to exempt an employee from 18 U.S.C. §§ 203 or 205.
An SGE is not covered by 5 C.F.R. § 2635.804 (a regulatory provision prohibiting outside earned income).
5 C.F.R. § 2635.805 (a regulatory provision concerning service as an expert witness) applies differently to SGEs.
5 C.F.R. § 2635.807 (a regulatory provision concerning the acceptance of compensation for certain teaching, speaking and writing) applies differently to SGEs.
5 C.F.R. § 2635.808 (a regulatory provision concerning fundraising) applies differently to SGEs.
18 U.S.C. § 207(c) and (f) apply only to certain SGEs.