3209-AA64 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3209 Office of Government Ethics OGE Department of Veterans Affairs Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations Issued Jointly With the Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), plans to issue a proposed regulation for VA employees that supplements the executive branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct issued by OGE. The supplemental regulation requires VA employees to obtain approval before engaging in certain outside activities or employment and prohibits attorneys under the supervision of the VA Office of General Counsel from practicing law as an outside activity for remuneration, with some exceptions.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 5 CFR 2635 5 CFR 2635.105 5 CFR ch. CV 5 U.S.C. 7301 5 U.S.C. app. Ethics in Government Act of 1978 E.O. 12674 E.O. 12731 No VA Employees Supplemental Proposed Rule 06/00/2023 No Federal No No No 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Joint Christopher Swartz Acting Chief, Ethics Law and Policy Branch 3209 Office of Government Ethics OGE 202 482-9267 cjswartz@oge.gov Suite 750, 250 E Street, SW, Washington DC 20024