Key U.S. Reference Documents

This is a collection of the resources most frequently requested by international visitors to our site.

Standards of Conduct - Executive Branch

• Executive Order 12674: Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees (PDF)
• Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. Part 2635) (PDF)

Criminal Conflict of Interest Laws

• Criminal Conflict of Interest Laws (18 U.S.C. Title 18, Part I, Chapter 11) 
• Unofficial OGE Compilation of Selected Provisions of the Conflict of Interests Laws (18 U.S.C. §§ 201-209, 216) (PDF)

Financial Disclosure

• 5 U.S.C. app. Title I - Financial Disclosure Requirements of Federal Personnel
• Public Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form 278) (PDF)
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form 450) (PDF) 

OGE’s Governing Statute

• 5 U.S.C. app. Title IV - Office of Government Ethics

Ethics-Related Laws

• Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws (PDF)