Legal Expense Fund Regulation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Government Ethics 5 CFR Parts 2634 and 2635 RIN 3209-AA50 AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is proposing to add a new subpart to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (Standards). The new subpart contains the standards for an employee's acceptance of payments for legal expenses through a legal expense fund and an employee's acceptance of pro bono legal services for a matter arising in connection with the employee's official position, the employee's prior position on a campaign of a candidate for President or Vice President, or the employee's prior position on a Presidential Transition Team. OGE is also proposing to make related amendments to the portions of the Standards that govern the solicitation and acceptance of gifts from outside sources and the portions of the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure regulation that govern confidential financial disclosure reports. DATES: Written comments are invited and must be received on or before June 21, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, in writing, to OGE on this proposed rule, identified by RIN 3209-AA50, by any of the following methods: Email: usoge@oge.gov . Include the reference “Proposed Rule: Legal Expense Fund Regulation” in the subject line of the message. Fax: (202) 482-9237. Mail: Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005-3917, Attention: &l…