NOTE: Effective July 16, 2021, nothing in this subsection prohibits a special Federal
employee from seeking or receiving fees for work the employee completed related to
a Social Security Disability claim before that employee began working for SSA. See POMS GN 03980.005(A)(3)(Example 3). *Always contact the Office of the General Counsel at OGC.Controls@ssa.gov
to determine applicability .