---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 4724"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "4724"
heading: "Amendment to Senate conflict of interest rule"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/4724"
units:
  - "Chapter 47 — Congressional Ethics"
  - "Subchapter III — Senate"
---

# §4724. Amendment to Senate conflict of interest rule

- (a) Except as provided by [subsection (b)](#b), any [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) of the Senate who is required to file a report pursuant to Senate rules shall refrain from participating personally and substantially as an [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) of the Senate in any contact with any agency of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to non-legislative matters affecting any non-governmental person in which the [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) has a significant financial interest.
- (b) [Subsection (a)](#a) shall not apply if an [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) first advises his supervisor of his significant financial interest and obtains from such supervisor a written waiver stating that the participation of the [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) is necessary. A copy of each such waiver shall be filed with the Select Committee.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–194, title IX, § 903, Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1781.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 60–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.