Laws and Regulations

In addition to the conflict of interest statutes enacted by Congress, executive branch employees are subject to executive orders issued by the President and the ethics regulations issued by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Some agencies also issue supplemental ethics regulations that apply to their employees. From this section, you can access these executive orders, statutes, and regulations. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics also makes available in this section key judicial opinions and opinions from the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice that interpret the statutes and regulations.

Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws

The compilation of Federal ethics laws includes not only the laws within the jurisdiction of an ethics program, but also other related statutes on which ethics officials are often called upon to provide advice to agency employees. This compilation includes all provisions signed into law through January 4, 2011.

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