[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR32.42]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 32_ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH 

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT 

ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart C_Post-Award Requirements

 

Sec.  32.42  Codes of conduct.



    The recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct governing 

the performance of its employees engaged in the award and administration 

of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the 

selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by Federal 

funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such 

a conflict would arise



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when the employee, officer, or agent, any member of his or her immediate 

family, his or her partner, or an organization which employs or is about 

to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other 

interest in the firm selected for an award. The officers, employees, and 

agents of the recipient shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, 

favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, or parties to 

subagreements. However, recipients may set standards for situations in 

which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an 

unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of conduct shall 

provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such 

standards by officers, employees, or agents of the recipient.