I.    Introduction  
  
II.   Financial Disclosure

III.  *Conflict of Interest*

IV.  Representation

V.   Misuse of Position

VI.  Other Laws/Regulations

VII. After You Leave

VIII. Where to Get Help

 

Other Exceptions

You may be granted an individual waiver where the official responsible for your appointment certifies that your financial interest in the particular matter or matters is not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the services which the Government may expect of you. (Link to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1) for more information).

Additional exception if you serve on a FACA committee: You may also be granted an individual waiver where the official responsible for your appointment certifies in writing that the need for your services outweighs the potential for a conflict of interest posed by the financial interest involved. (Link to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(3) for more information).

Additional exception not specific to SGEs, but which may be helpful: You are permitted to participate in a particular matter affecting one campus of a multi-campus institution of higher education, where the disqualifying financial interest arises from your employment with a separate campus of the same institution, provided that you don't have multi-campus responsibilities at the institution. In other words, you may participate in particular matters (e.g., grants, contracts) that affect the financial interest of another campus in the same university system where you are employed. (Link to 5 C.F.R. 2640.203(c) for more information).