§ 2635.301 Overview. This subpart contains standards that prohibit an employee from giving or contributing to a gift to an official superior, and official superiors are prohibited from knowingly accepting such a gift. Employees also are prohibited from soliciting a contribution from another employee for a gift to an official superior.

Government ethical rules restrict giving and accepting gifts among employees and from outside interests. Policies on exchanges of gifts among employees—as well as on acceptance of gifts or...

This subpart contains standards that prohibit an employee from soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or any gift given because of the employee's official position, unless the item is excluded from the definition of a gift (see § 2635.203 (b)) or falls within one of the exceptions set forth in this subpart.

Anything for which market value is paid by the employee. Although the following are “gifts,” they may be accepted as exceptions to the gift rule: Gifts based on a personal relationship when it is clear that the motivation is not the employee’s official position and gift is paid for personally by the family member or friend;

This subpart contains standards that prohibit an employee from soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or any gift given because of the employee's official position, unless the item is excluded from the definition of a gift (see § 2635.203 (b)) or falls within one of the exceptions set forth in this subpart.

The rule: You cannot give a gift to your supervisor or accept a gift from another employee making less pay unless an exception applies. 5 C.F.R. § 2635.301. You may not use this exception if: (1) you are a political appointee and (2) the gift is from a lobbyist or lobbying organization.

Subject to subparagraph (B), a Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift pursuant to rules or regulations established by such individual’s supervising ethics office pursuant to paragraph (1).

2024年5月17日 · LII Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) Title 5—Administrative Personnel CHAPTER XVI—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS SUBCHAPTER B—GOVERNMENT ETHICS PART 2635—STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH Subpart C—Gifts Between Employees

Wendy Pond & Patrick Shepherd U.S. Office of Government Ethics Employee and Labor Relations Roundtable U.S. Office of Personnel Management

2020年11月19日 · As public servants, we have an obligation to avoid the appearance of unfair influence, whether through subordinate-supervisor gift giving or by accepting gifts from Defense contractors.