[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR8301.101]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER LXXIII--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 8301_SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 8301.101  General.




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8301            Supplemental standards for ethical conduct 
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                    Agriculture.............................         869

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Sec.
8301.101 General.
8301.102 Prior approval for outside employment.
8301.103 Additional rules for employees of the Farm Service Agency.
8301.104 Additional rules for employees of the Food Safety and 
          Inspection Service.
8301.105 Additional rules for employees of the Office of the General 
          Counsel.
8301.106 Additional rules for employees of the Office of Inspector 
          General.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 7301; 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978); E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as 
modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306; 5 CFR 
2635.105, 2635.403(a), 2635.803.

    Source: 65 FR 58638, Oct. 2, 2000, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) In accordance with 5 CFR 2635.105, the regulations in this part 
apply to employees of the Department of Agriculture (Department or USDA) 
and supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the 
Executive Branch contained in 5 CFR part 2635.
    (b) In addition to 5 CFR part 2635 and this part, employees also are 
required to comply with the executive branch financial disclosure 
regulations at 5 CFR part 2634, the regulations on responsibilities and 
conduct contained in 5 CFR part 735, and Department guidance and 
procedures established pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.
    (c) With the concurrence of the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
(DAEO), agencies and components of the Department may, in accordance 
with 5 CFR 2635.105(c), issue explanatory guidance for their employees 
and establish procedures necessary to implement this part and part 2635 
of this title. The Deputy Ethics Official for each agency or component 
shall retain copies of all such guidance issued by that agency or 
component.