PUBLIC LAW 101-194—NOV. 30, 1989 103 STAT. 1761 "SEC. 502. LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. 5 USC app. 502. "A Member or an officer or employee who is not a career civil servant and whose rate of basic pay is equal to or greater than the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-16 of the General Schedule shall not— "(1) affiliate with or be employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity to provide professional services which involves a fiduciary relationship for compensa- tion; "(2) permit that Member's, officer's, or employee's name to be used by any such firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity; "(3) practice a profession which involves a fiduciary relation- ship for compensation; (4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of any association, corporation, or other entity; or "(5) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior notification and approval of the appropriate entity referred to in section 503. "SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION. 5 USC app. 503. "This title shall be subject to the rules and regulations of— "(1) and administered by the committee of the House of Representatives assigned responsibility for administering the reporting requirements of title I with respect to Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives; "(2) the Office of Government Ethics and administered by designated sigency ethics officials with respect to officers and employees of the executive branch; and ' (3) and administered by the Judicial Conference of the United States (or such other agency as it may designate) with respect to officers and employees of the judicial branch. "SEC. 504. CIVIL PENALTIES. 5 USC app. 504. "(a) CIVIL ACTION.— The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individ- ual who violates any provision of section 501 or 502. The court in which such action is brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or the amount of compensa- tion, if any, which the individual received for the prohibited con- duct, whichever is greater. "(Jb) ADVISORY OPINIONS. —Any entity described in section 503 may render advisory opinions interpreting this title, in writing, to individuals covered by this title. Any individual to whom such an advisory opinion is rendered and any other individual covered by this title who is involved in a fact situation which is indistinguish- able in all material aspects, and who, after the issuance of such advisory opinion, acts in good faith in accordance with its provisions and findings shall not, as a result of such actions, be subject to any sanction under subsection (a). "SEC. 505. DEFINITIONS. 5 USC app.505. "For purposes of this title: ' (1) The term 'Member' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. "(2) The term 'officer or employee' means any officer or employee of the Government except (A) any individual (other
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