(a) Approval requirement. An employee shall obtain prior written approval from his or her Division director (or the Division director’s designee) and the concurrence of the Board’s Designated Agency Ethics Official before engaging in compensated outside employment.

(b) Standard for approval. Approval will be granted unless a determination is made that the prospective outside employment is expected to involve conduct prohibited by statute or Federal regulation, including 5 CFR part 2635 and this part.

(c) Definition of employment. For purposes of this section, the term compensated outside employment means any form of compensated non-Federal employment or business relationship involving the provision of personal services by the employee. It includes, but is not limited to, personal services as an officer, director, employee, agent, attorney, consultant, contractor, general partner, trustee, teacher or speaker.