---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 147.14"
title: "32"
number: "147.14"
heading: "Guideline L—Outside activities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/147.14"
---

# §147.14. Guideline L—Outside activities.

- (a) **The concern.** Involvement in certain types of outside employment or activities is of security concern if it poses a conflict with an individual's security responsibilities and could create an increased risk of unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
- (b) **Conditions that could raise a security concern and may be disqualifying include any service, whether compensated, volunteer, or employment with—**
  - (1) A foreign country;
  - (2) Any foreign national;
  - (3) A representative of any foreign interest;
  - (4) Any foreign, domestic, or international organization or person engaged in analysis, discussion, or publication of material on intelligence, defense, foreign affairs, or protected technology.
- (c) **Conditions that could mitigate security concerns include—**
  - (1) Evaluation of the outside employment or activity indicates that it does not pose a conflict with an individual's security responsibilities;
  - (2) The individual terminates the employment or discontinues the activity upon being notified that it is in conflict with his or her security responsibilities.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12968 (60 FR 40245, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p 391).

### Source

Source: 63 FR 4573, Jan. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted.