5 CFR § 3601.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s3601.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 3601.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "3601.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "3601"
part_name: "SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 7301, 7351, 7353; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 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; 5 CFR 2635.105, 2635.203(a), 2635.204(k), 2635.803, 2635.807."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 12543, Feb. 28, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3601"
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# 3601.101 Purpose.

In accordance with 5 CFR 2635.105, the regulations in this part apply to employees of the Department of Defense (DoD) and supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch contained in 5 CFR part 2635. DoD employees are required to comply with part 2635, this part, and implementing guidance and procedures.