5 CFR § 2635.701 - Overview.

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title: "5 CFR § 2635.701 - Overview."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2635.701"
section_name: "Overview."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
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part_name: "STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 7301, 7351, 7353; 5 U.S.C. ch. 131; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 35042, Aug. 7, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2635.701 Overview.

This subpart contains provisions relating to the proper use of official time and authority, and of information and resources to which employees have access because of their Federal employment. This subpart sets forth standards relating to:

(a) Use of public office for private gain;

(b) Use of nonpublic information;

(c) Use of Government property; and

(d) Use of official time.