{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-223.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 223.3","heading":"Initiation of proceeding.","body":"Whenever the General Counsel has reasonable cause to believe that a former Government employee has violated the statutory or regulatory post-employment restrictions, he or she shall initiate an administrative action by providing the former Government employee with written notice of intention to institute administrative action. Notice must include:\n(a) A statement of allegations and the basis thereof sufficiently detailed to enable the former Government employee to prepare an adequate defense;\n(b) Notification of the right to respond to the allegations in writing and/or to request a hearing, together with an explanation of the method by which a hearing may be requested; and\n(c) A statement that, in the absence of a request for a hearing, the General Counsel shall issue a final decision based upon the evidence gathered to date, including any written reply made by the former Government employee.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER II—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT","PART 223—ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"ec8c898c1f246b7ed0b78e85099368043b7639221210bad63ffbcb4746bf6adf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-223.2","next":"us/22-cfr-223.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}