All Sections – Format and content review for full review; references and links update
Sections 0701 Overview and 070502B Honoraria Payments to VA Employees – Require approving official consultation with OGC ethics officials as ethics officials will evaluate honoraria payment propriety.
Section 070502 Honoraria Payments to VA Employees – Remove prohibition on VA payment to current VA employees to remove conflict with Supreme Court decision identified among Authorities and References.
Sections 070502C and 070503A & B – Expand leave type flexibility beyond annual leave and non- pay status as various other paid leave types may apply as would time outside regularly scheduled hours.
Section 070504 Payment of Honoraria to Non-Federal Speakers – Added coverage of Necessary Expense Rule and Test (including definitions) to support approving official review of payment authority.
Appendix A Prior Revisions – Moved prior revisions detail as movement to the back helps readers focus on current requirement.
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