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94x15: Application of 18 U.S.C. § 205 to Meetings Between Representatives of Employee Organizations and Agency Officials

September 28, 1994

18 U.S.C. § 205 bars an employee from representing an employee organization before the Government unless it was part of the employee's official duties, or met one of the exceptions in the statute. There is no indication that there is a general exemption from the prohibition for employees when representing employee interest groups.

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