5 U.S.C. § 3332
Section 3332 · Officer affidavit; no consideration paid for appointment
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In re Grand Jury Subpoenas Duces Tecum (1996)
Most recently applied in Roye v. Comm'r (August 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
An officer, within 30 days after the effective date of his appointment, shall file with the oath of office required by section 3331 of this title an affidavit that neither he nor anyone acting in his behalf has given, transferred, promised, or paid any consideration for or in the expectation or hope of receiving assistance in securing the appointment.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Mar. 2, 1927, ch. 284, 44 Stat. 1346.Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1010, §10, 64 Stat. 987. The section is restated for clarity and conciseness. The term “officer” is coextensive with and substituted for “Each individual appointed hereafter as a civil officer of the United States by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the President alone, or by a court of law, or by the head of a department” in view of the definition of “officer” in section 2104.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Cross References
Withholding of pay from officer until affidavit required under this section is filed, see section 5507 of this title.