22 CFR § 1203.735-304 - Coercion.

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title: "22 CFR § 1203.735-304 - Coercion."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1203.735-304"
section_name: "Coercion."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965, as amended; 5 CFR 735.104."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 18976, May 2, 1978; 45 FR 18922, Mar. 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1203.735-304 Coercion.

A special Government employee shall not use Government employment to coerce, or give the appearance of coercing, a person to provide financial benefit to the employee or another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business, or financial ties.