Us Code § 13144 - Limitations on outside employment
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§ 13144. Limitations on outside employment
(a)
(1) receive compensation for affiliating with or being employed by a firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity which provides professional services involving a fiduciary relationship;
(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) receive compensation for practicing a profession which involves a fiduciary relationship;
(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 13142 of this title.
(b)
(1) when received by a justice of the United States retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28;
(2) when received by a judge of the United States retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of title 28, for teaching performed during any calendar year for which such judge has met the requirements of subsection (e) of section 371 of title 28, as certified in accordance with such subsection; or
(3) when received by a justice or judge of the United States retired from regular active service under section 372(a) of title 28.
(Pub. L. 117–286, §3(c), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4304.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 13144 | 5 U.S.C. App. (EGA §502) | Pub. L. 95–521, title V, §502, as added Pub. L. 101–194, title VI, §601(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 101–280, §7(a)(1), (b), May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 161; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, §319, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 102–198, §6, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1624; Pub. L. 102–378, §4(b)(3), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1357. |
In subsection (b)(2), the words "subsection (e) of section 371 of title 28" are substituted for "subsection (f) of section 371 of title 28" for clarity and to update an obsolete reference in the law. Subsection (f) of section 371 of title 28, United States Code, was redesignated as subsection (e) by section 654(a)(1)(B) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398, §1 [div. A, title VI, §654(a)(1)(B)], 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–165).
Editorial Notes
References in Text
GS–15, referred to in subsec. (a), is contained in the General Schedule, which is set out under section 5332 of this title.
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