§13144 Limitations on Outside Employment

Summary

Stops high-level Members of Congress and certain noncareer officers or employees who hold jobs above GS‑15, or who are paid at or above 120 percent of the GS‑15 minimum, from taking certain paid outside work. They must not be paid to work for or be linked to firms that give professional services involving a fiduciary relationship; let such firms use their name; be paid to practice a profession that involves fiduciary duties; serve for pay as an officer or board member of any organization; or be paid for teaching unless they get prior notice and approval from the entity named in section 13142. Exceptions: approved teaching pay is not counted as outside earned income for a U.S. justice or judge retired under 28 U.S.C. 371(b); for a retired judge who met the yearly requirements in 371(e) (as certified); or for a justice or judge retired under 28 U.S.C. 372(a). Also, when a Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner personally gives medical or dental care, that patient link is not treated as a fiduciary relationship.