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82x22: Members of Federal Advisory Committees and the Conflict-of-Interest Statutes

July 9, 1982

OGE discusses (1) the background of the conflict-of-interest statutes, particularly 18 U.S.C. § 202(a); (2) the characteristics of advisory committee members who are SGEs, as distinguished from those who remain in private roles; and (3) the principles enunciated by the Federal Personnel Manual to the members of present or former advisory committees.

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