Reading Room Document

Application of the Anti-Nepotism Statute to a Presidential Appointment in the White House Office

Section 105(a) of title 3, U.S. Code, which authorizes the President to appoint employees in the White House Office "without regard to any other provision of law regulating the employment or compen-sation of persons in the Government service," exempts positions in the White House Office from the prohibition on nepotism in 5 U.S.C. § 3110. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/1085561/download.

January 20, 2017