ContractQualified Blind Trust Agreement • July 11th, 2024
The model qualified blind trust agreement contained in this memorandum is made available by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to attorneys for their use in drafting proposed trust agreements to be submitted for certification pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 13104(f)(3) and subpart D of 5 C.F.R. Part 2634. Under the statutory scheme, a trust agreement is not permitted to be recognized as creating an efficacious blind trust arrangement for any purpose under Federal law unless it had been certified by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics prior to its execution.
For use in the case of an irrevocable pre-existing trust]Qualified Blind Trust Agreement • July 11th, 2024
The model qualified blind trust agreement contained in this memorandum is made available by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to attorneys for their use in drafting proposed trust agreements to be submitted for certification pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 13104(f)(3) and (7) and subpart D of 5 C.F.R. Part 2634. (Note especially, 5 C.F.R. § 2634.409.) Under the statutory scheme, a trust agreement is not permitted to be recognized as creating an efficacious blind trust arrangement for any purpose under Federal law unless it had been certified by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics prior to its execution. Proposed trust drafts submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics for consideration must adhere to the language of the model except to the extent, as agreed to by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, that variations are required by the unusual circumstances of a particular case. The fiduciaries’ certificates of independence must be executed in the exact form indicated.
For use in the case of multiple fiduciaries]Qualified Blind Trust Agreement • July 11th, 2024
The model qualified blind trust agreement contained in this memorandum is made available by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to attorneys for their use in drafting proposed trust agreements to be submitted for certification pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 13104(f)(3) and subpart D of 5 C.F.R. Part 2634. Under the statutory scheme, a trust agreement is not permitted to be recognized as creating an efficacious blind trust arrangement for any purpose under Federal law unless it had been certified by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics prior to its execution.
