§ 307.735-306 - Association with non-Peace Corps contractor while a Peace Corps employee.

(a) Teaching, lecturing, and writing—(1) Use of information. An employee shall not, either for or without compensation, engage in teaching, lecturing, or writing that is dependent on information obtained as a result of his or her Government employment, except when that information has been or on request will be made available to the general public or when the agency head gives advance written authorization for the use of nonpublic information on the basis that the proposed use is in the public interest.

(2) Compensation. No employee may accept compensation or anything of value for any lecture, discussion, writing, or appearance, the subject matter of which is devoted substantially to the Peace Corps programs or which draws substantially on official data or ideas which have not become part of the body of public information.

(3) Clearance of publications. No employee may submit for publication any writing, other than recruiting information, the contents of which are devoted to the Peace Corps programs or to any other matter which might be of official concern to the U.S. Government without in advance clearing the writing with the Director of Public Affairs. Before clearing any such writing, the Director of Public Affairs will consult with the appropriate Peace Corps office.

(b) State and local government employment. Regular employees may not hold office or engage in outside employment under a State or local government except with prior approval of the General Counsel, Peace Corps.

(c) All employees not required by § 307.735-401 to report their outside employment and financial interests shall inform their supervisors of all outside paid and unpaid employment they hold or accept.

(d) Employees in positions classified at the FP-1 or above levels who intend to engage in outside employment shall notify the DAEO in writing of the nature of their duties and the name and address of the organization for which or the individual for whom they will work. The notification will be made annually by June 30, with additions or deletions submitted as they occur.