Exhibit 351

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, sec. 847 (ethics opinions for senior DoD officials seeking contractor employment)

Exhibit 351 · Statute

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, sec. 847 (ethics opinions for senior DoD officials seeking contractor employment)

A Department of Defense contractor may not knowingly provide compensation to a former Department of Defense official described in subsection (c) within two years after such former official leaves service in the Department of Defense

Covered officials must request a written ethics opinion before accepting contractor compensation within two years of leaving; contractors may not knowingly pay them without checking; DoD must keep the opinions in a central database for at least five years; DoD IG must review.

Source: United States Congress
Date: 28 January 2008
Quoted from: Pub. L. 110-181, sec. 847(a)(4), 122 Stat. 243
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-110publ181/html/PLAW-110publ181.htm
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding DEF-4.2: Primary record Three further rules apply to former Defense Department personnel. Certain contracting officials may not take compensation from the contractor for one year (41 U.S.C. § 2104); covered officials must seek a written ethics opinion before contractor employment within two years (FY2008 NDAA § 847); and officers of grade O-9 and above, with civilian equivalents, may not lobby the Department for two years, and O-7 and O-8 officers for one year (FY2018 NDAA § 1045).