Application Of 18 U.S.C. 208 To Service By Executive Branch Employees On Boards Of Standard-Setting Organizations

Beth Nolan, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel

1/01/2005
(Original Publish Date: 5/22/2002)

This memorandum states that, Under 18 U.S.C. Section 208, a federal employee may serve as a member of the board of a private voluntary standards organization to the extent necessary to permit participation in his or her official capacity in the organization's standard-setting activities.