# 5 CFR § 2635.401: Overview

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.401

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 2635.401
- **Heading:** Overview
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XVI—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS > SUBCHAPTER B—GOVERNMENT ETHICS > PART 2635—STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH > Subpart D—Conflicting Financial Interests

## Text

Part 2640 of this chapter interprets and is the implementing regulation for 18 U.S.C. 208. This subpart summarizes the relevant statutory restrictions and some of the regulatory guidance found there. Specifically, this subpart contains two provisions relating to financial interests. One is a recusal requirement and the other is a prohibition on acquiring or continuing to hold specific financial interests. An employee may acquire or hold any financial interest not prohibited by § 2635.403. Notwithstanding that the acquisition or holding of a particular interest is proper, an employee is prohibited in accordance with § 2635.402 from participating in an official capacity in any particular matter in which, to the employee's knowledge, the employee or any person whose interests are imputed to the employee has a financial interest, if the particular matter will have a direct and predictable effect on that interest.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 2635.101 § 2635.101 Basic obligation of public service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.102 § 2635.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.103 § 2635.103 Applicability to enlisted members of the uniformed services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.104 § 2635.104 Applicability to employees on detail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.104.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.105 § 2635.105 Supplemental agency regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.105.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.106 § 2635.106 Disciplinary and corrective action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.106.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.107 § 2635.107 Ethics advice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.107.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.201 § 2635.201 Overview and considerations for declining otherwise permissible gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.202 § 2635.202 General prohibition on solicitation or acceptance of gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.203 § 2635.203 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.204 § 2635.204 Exceptions to the prohibition for acceptance of certain gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.205 § 2635.205 Limitations on use of exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 2635.206 § 2635.206 Proper disposition of prohibited gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-2635.206.md)
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