{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2638.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2638.501","heading":"In general.","body":"This subpart addresses the Director's limited authority, pursuant to sections 402(b)(9) and 402(f)(2) of the Act, to take certain actions with regard to individual employees if the Director suspects a violation of a noncriminal government ethics law or regulation. Section 402(f)(5) of the Act prohibits the Director from making any finding regarding a violation of a criminal law. Therefore, the Director will refer possible criminal violations to an Inspector General or the Department of Justice, pursuant to § 2638.502. If, however, the Director is concerned about a possible violation of a noncriminal government ethics law or regulation by an employee, the Director may notify the employee's agency, pursuant to § 2638.503. In the rare circumstance that an agency does not address a matter after receiving this notice, the Director may use the procedures in § 2638.504 to issue a nonbinding recommendation of a disciplinary action or an order to terminate an ongoing violation. Nothing in this subpart relieves an agency of its primary responsibility to ensure compliance with government ethics laws and regulations.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XVI—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS","SUBCHAPTER B—GOVERNMENT ETHICS","PART 2638— EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS PROGRAM","Subpart E—Corrective Action Involving Individual Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"04d49a691b20b887a89413f26b365c86ae25f50a87951d65f0d60792f2e715d6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2638.403","next":"us/5-cfr-2638.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}