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Ethics Pledge Waivers

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Title 1 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. § 105(c), states that:

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report:
    1. for any unlawful purpose;
    2. for any commercial purpose, other than by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public;
    3. for determining or establishing the credit rating of any individual; or
    4. for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money for any political, charitable, or other purpose.
  2. The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $11,000. Such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law.

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Ethics Pledge Waivers

This page contains all ethics pledges waivers issued by the DoED Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) to appointees of the Biden Administration. Such waivers are issued by the DAEO in accordance with EO 13989, Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel, and OGE Legal Advisory LA-21-04, Waiver Authority and Making Waivers Public under Section 3 of Executive Order 13989, “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel.

Memorandum for James F. Lane

Memorandum for Valerie Williams



   
Last Modified: 08/30/2022