[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR6601.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
           CHAPTER LVI--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
 
PART 6601_SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
 
Sec. 6601.102  Prior approval for outside employment.

    (a) Before engaging in any outside employment with a prohibited 
source within the meaning of 5 CFR 2635.203(d), whether or not for 
compensation, an employee other than a special Government employee must 
obtain written approval from his or her immediate supervisor and the 
Designated Agency Ethics Official. The request for approval shall 
include the following:
    (1) A brief description of the employee's official duties, a brief 
description of the proposed outside employment (including the name of 
the person, group or other organization for whom the work is to be 
performed), and a brief description of the employee's discipline or 
inherent area of expertise based on experience or educational 
background; and
    (2) Responses to the following questions:
    (i) Whether the proposed outside employment will draw on non-public 
information or pertain to a matter to which the employee is presently 
assigned or has been assigned within the last year;
    (ii) Whether the proposed outside employment pertains to an ongoing 
or announced agency policy or program;
    (iii) Whether the proposed outside employment will involve teaching 
a course which is part of the established curriculum of an accredited 
institution of higher education, secondary school, elementary school, or 
an education or training program sponsored by a Federal, State or local 
government entity;
    (iv) Whether the sponsor of the proposed outside employment has any 
interests before the NEH that may be substantially affected by the 
performance or nonperformance of the employee's duties;
    (v) Whether the employee intends to refer to his or her official NEH 
position during the proposed outside employment, and, if so, the text of 
any disclaimers that he or she will use; and
    (vi) Whether the employee will receive any payment or compensation 
for the proposed activity, and, if so, how much.
    (b) Approval shall be granted only upon determination that the 
outside employment is not expected to involve conduct prohibited by 
statute or Federal regulation, including 5 CFR part 2635.
    (c) Outside employment means any form of compensated or 
uncompensated non-Federal employment or business relationship involving 
the provision of personal services by the employee. It includes, but is 
not limited to, personal services such as acting as an officer, 
director, employee, agent, attorney, consultant, contractor, general 
partner, trustee, teacher or speaker. It includes writing done under 
arrangement with another person for production or publication of any 
written product.

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