[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: 5CFR7701.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER LXVII--INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
 
PART 7701_SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
 
Sec. 7701.102  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) The name of the person, group, or organization for which the 
work is to be performed, the type of work to be performed, and the 
proposed hours of work and approximate dates of employment;
    (2) A brief description of the employee's official IMLS duties and a 
brief description of the employee's discipline or inherent area of 
expertise based on experience of educational background;
    (3) The employee's certification that the outside employment will 
not depend on information obtained as a result of the employee's 
official Government position and that no official duty time or 
Government property, resources, or facilities not available to the 
general public will be used in connection with the outside employment; 
and
    (4) Responses to the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed outside employment will 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 sponsor of the proposed outside employment has any 
interests before IMLS that may be substantially affected by the 
performance or nonperformance of the employee's duties;
    (iv) Whether the employee intends to refer to his or her official 
IMLS position during the proposed outside employment and if so, the text 
of any disclaimers that he or she will use;
    (v) Whether the employee will receive any payment or compensation 
for the proposed outside employment; and
    (vi) 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.
    (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 and this part.
    (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, trustee, agent, attorney, consultant, contractor, 
general partner, teacher or speaker. It includes

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writing when done under an arrangement with another person for 
production or publication of the written product.

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