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OGE RIN: 3209-AA64 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations Issued Jointly With the Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Office of Government Ethics(OGE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2635    5 CFR 2635.105    5 CFR ch. CV     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301    5 U.S.C. Ch. 131    E.O. 12674    E.O. 12731   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
VA Employees Supplemental Proposed Rule  06/09/2023  88 FR 37800   
VA Employees Supplemental Rule Comments Period End  08/08/2023 
VA Employees Supplemental Final Rule  05/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related Agencies: Joint: VA; 
Agency Contact:
Christopher Swartz
Acting Chief, Ethics Law and Policy Branch
Office of Government Ethics
Suite 750, 250 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20024
Phone:202 482-9267
Email: cjswartz@oge.gov