Participation in proposals and awards.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) (2) Where an affiliation or relationship is listed in paragraph (a)(3) of this section as “automatically disqualifying,” an employee shall not participate in a proposal or award in which the institution or other person with whom the employee has a covered relationship is or represents a party unless participation is authorized in accordance with 5 CFR 2635.502(d) by the agency designee, with the concurrence of an ethics counselor in the Office of the General Counsel. (3) An employee has a covered relationship, within the meaning of 5 CFR 2635.502(b)(1), with: (i) An institution with which the employee is affiliated through: (A) Membership on a visiting committee or similar body at the institution. The relationship is automatically disqualifying where the particular department, school, or faculty that the visiting committee or similar body advises originated the proposal or where a proposal from the department, school, or faculty formed the basis for the award; (B) Current enrollment of the employee or a member of the employee's household as a student; (C) Receipt and retention of an honorarium or other form of compensation, award, or off-duty travel payment from the institution within the last twelve months. The relationship is automatically disqualifying, unless the payment (ii) A person who is an investigator or project director on or who otherwise is identified in a proposal as a party to the proposal or award and with whom the employee has: (A) A family relationship a

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 5301.102