CHAPTER XVI-SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Part 1600 Maintenance of high ethical and moral standards of conduct by officers and employees of the Selective Service System. 1623 Classification procedure. 1624 Appearance before local board. 1625 Reopening and considering anew registrant's classification. 1655 Registration of United States citizens outside of the United States and classification of such registrants. Part 1660 Civilian work in lieu of induction. 1670 Records administration in Federal record depots. 1690 Determination of availability of members of the Standby Reserve of the Armed Forces for order to active duty. CROSS REFERENCE: Regulations governing standards for discharge under the Selective Service Act of 1948: See Part 44 of this title. ards of conduct. 1600.735-70 1600.735-4 Informing employees of stand statements. of employees' Effect of employees' statements on other requirements. 1600.735-71 Specific provisions for special Appendix A-Bribery, Graft, and Conflict of Appendix B-Other Laws Concerning the Appendix C-House Concurrent Resolution AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 1600 issued under E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965, 30 F.R. 6469, 3 CFR, 1965 Supp.; 5 CFR 735.104. SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 1600 appear at 32 F.R. 14947, Oct. 28, 1967, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A-General Provisions § 1600.735-1 Conduct requirements in general. (a) The maintenance of unusually high standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality, and conduct by Government employees and special Government employees is essential to assure the proper performance of the Government business and the maintenance of confidence by citizens in their Government. (b) Employees of the Selective Service System shall conduct themselves in such a manner that the work of the System is effectively accomplished; shall be courteous, considerate, and prompt in dealing with or serving the public; and shall conduct themselves in both their official and personal lives in a manner that will not bring discredit or embar rassment to the Selective Service System. (c) Employees shall observe the applicable laws and regulations governing participation in political activities; avoid any discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; economically utilize, protect, and conserve Federal property entrusted to them; and conduct all their official activities in a manner which is above reproach and free from any indiscretions or acceptance of gratuities or favors which would cast doubt or suspicion upon themselves or the administration of the Selective Service System. § 1600.735-2 Definitions. The following definitions shall govern in this interpretation of regulations in this part. (a) "Employee" means an officer or employee of the Selective Service System including uncompensated persons, but does not include a special Government employee or a member of the uniformed services. (b) "Executive order" means Executive Order 11222 of May 8, 1965. (c) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a company, an association, a firm, a partnership, a society, a joint stock company, or any other organization or institution. (d) "Special Government employees" means a "special Government employee" as defined in section 202 of title 18 of the United States Code who is employed in the executive branch, but does not include a member of the uniformed services. Excluding a person in the uniformed services, that section covers an officer or employee who is appointed or employed, with or without compensation, to perform temporary duties, either on a full-time or intermittent basis, for not more than 130 days in any period of 365 consecutive days. (For the benefit of Reserve and National Guard Officers it should be noted that under that section a Reserve or National Guard Officer, unless otherwise an officer or employee of the United States, is classified as a special Government employee while on active duty solely for training and if serving on active duty involuntarily is classified as a special Government employee during the whole period of his involuntary service. A Reserve or National Guard Officer who is involuntarily serving a period of extended active duty in excess of 130 days is classified as an officer of § 1600.735-3 Applicability to members of the uniformed services. The Executive order applies to all officers and employees in the executive branch but the Civil Service regulations (5 CFR Part 735) and the regulations in this part do not. Separate regulations containing essentially the same provisions will be published by the agencies having jurisdiction over the members of the uniformed services. § 1600.735-4 Informing employees of standards of conduct. (a) The provisions of this part and available counseling service shall be brought to the attention of all compensated and uncompensated employees and special Government employees of the Selective Service System immediately after this part is issued and semiannually thereafter. New employees and special Government employees shall be informed thereof at the time of their appointment. A copy of this part shall be kept permanently posted on all bulletin boards and a copy shall be given to each employee and special Government employee. (b) A presentation on "ethics in government" shall be included in orientation programs for new employees, in supervisory training courses, and in staff training conferences. § 1600.735-5 Counseling service. (a) The Director of Selective Service shall designate a counselor for the Selective Service System to serve as the designee to the Civil Service Commission on matters covered by the regulations in this part. The counselor shall be responsible for coordination of the counseling service as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and for assuring that counseling and interpretations on questions of conflicts of interest and other matters covered by this part are available to deputy counselors. (b) The Director of Selective Service shall designate deputy counselors for the Selective Service System. Deputy |