TN 1 (09-18)
GN 03980.001 Conflict of Interest - General Statement
CITATIONS: 18 U.S. Code Sections 201 , 203 , 205 , 207 , 208 , and 209 .
The criminal conflict of interest statutes found in 18 U.S.C. §§ 201, 203, 205, 207,
208, and 209 address Federal employees’: (1) representational services before the
Federal Government (§§ 203 & 205); (2) post-employment activities (§ 207); (3) participation
in official matters in which they have financial interests (§ 208); and (4) receipt
of supplementation of salary as compensation for their official services (§ 209).
We provide the statutory exceptions to these restrictions herein. SSA employees may
avail themselves to any other exception to these statutes as permitted by law, subject
to approval from their supervisor.