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PUBLIC LAW 93-376-AUG. 14, 1974

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therein is prohibited, for a period of three years from the date of such conviction, from attempting to influence, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation or from appearing before a committee jof the Council of the District of Columbia in support of or opposition to proposed legislation; and any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. EXEMPTION D.C. SEC. 510. The provisions of this title shall not apply to— 1180, (1) any Member of the United States House of Representatives or any Senator; (2) any member of a staff of any person specified in paragraph (1) while operating within the scope of his employment; (3) any member of an Advisor\^ Neighborhood Council; (4) any person who receives less than $500 during the calendar year as compensation for performing services relating to the mfluencing of legislation; or (5) any entity specified in section 1(d) of title II of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947 (D.C. Code, sec. 47-1554(d)), no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation.

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TITLE VI—CONFLICT OF I N T E R E S T AND DISCLOSURE CONFLICT o r

INTEREST

SEC. 601. (a) The Congress declares that elective and public office D.C. Code 1is a public trust, and any effort to realize personal gain through official 1181. conduct is a violation of that trust. (b) No public official shall use his official position or office to obtain financial gain for himself, any member of his household, or any business with which he or a member of his household is associated, other than that compensation provided by law for said public official. (c) No person shall offer or give to a public official or a member of a public official's household, and no public official shall solicit or receive anything of value, including a gift, favor, service, loan gratuity, discount, hospitality, political contribution, or promise of future employment, based on any understanding that such public official's official actions or judgment or vote would be influenced thereby, or where it could reasonably be inferred that the thing of value would influence the public official in the discharge of his duties, or as a reward, or which would cause the total value of such things received from the same person not a member of such public official's household to exceed $100 during any single calendar year. (d) No person shall offer or pay to a public official, and no public official shall solicit or receive any money, in addition to that lawfully received by the public official in his official capacity, for advice or assistance given in the course of the public official's employment or relating to his employment. Confidential (e) No public official shall use or disclose confidential information information, u s e .,„„,,^.. given in the course of or by reason of his official position or activities or disclosure" in any way that could result in financial gain for himself or for any pi-ohibition. other person.

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