Conflict of Interest Problems Within the Presidential Executive Interchange Program: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, Washington, D.C., December 5 and 8, 1975

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Page 24 - ... (2) giving preferential treatment to any organization or person; (3) impeding government efficiency or economy; (4) losing complete independence or impartiality of action; (5) making a government decision outside official channels; or (6) affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.
Page 78 - Never use any information coming to him confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means for making private profit. 9. Expose corruption wherever discovered. 10. Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust.
Page 104 - employee" means an officer or employee of the Treasury Department, but does not include a special Government employee. (b) "Special Government employee" means an officer or employee of the Treasury Department who is retained, designated, appointed, or employed to perform, with or without compensation, for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days, temporary duties either on a full-time or intermittent basis.
Page 65 - Person" means an individual, a corporation, a company, an association, a firm, a partnership, a society, a joint stock company, or any other organization or institution. (e) "Special Government employee" means a "special Government employee...
Page 59 - For the purpose of this section, "member of an employee's immediate household" means those blood relations who are residents of the employee's household. § 19.735-408 Information not known by employees. If any information required to be included on a statement of employment and financial interests or supplementary statement, including holdings placed in trust, is not known to the employee but is known to another person, the employee shall request that other person to submit information in his behalf.
Page 67 - ... particular matter in which, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, organization in which he Is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner or employee. or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest — Shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Page 106 - Obvious family or personal relationships, such as those between the parents, children, or spouse of the employee and the employee, when the circumstances make it clear that it Is those relationships rather than the business of the persons concerned which are the motivating factors; (2...
Page 104 - Remedial action may include, but is not limited to: (1) Changes in assigned duties; (2) Divestment by the employee or special Government employee of his conflicting interest; (3) Disciplinary action; or (4) Disqualification for a particular assignment.
Page 75 - Any continuing financial interest, through a pension or retirement plan, shared income, or other arrangement as a result of any current or prior employment or business or professional association; or (iii) Any financial interest through the ownership of stock, stock options, bonds, securities, or other arrangements including trusts.
Page 113 - If no changes or additions occur, a negative report is required. Notwithstanding the filing of the annual report required by this section, each employee shall at all times avoid acquiring a financial interest that could result, or taking an action that would result, in a violation of the conflicts-of-interest provisions of section 208 of title 18, United States Code, or Subpart B of this part. § 1600.735-66 Interests of employees* relatives.

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