((a))
((1)) ** .—** Except as permitted by paragraph (2), an individual who is a state member or alternate, or an officer or employee of the Appalachian Regional Commission, shall not participate personally and substantially as a member, alternate, officer, or employee in any way in any particular matter in which, to the individual’s knowledge, any of the following has a financial interest:
((A)) the individual.
((B)) the individual’s spouse, minor child, or partner.
((C)) an organization (except a State or political subdivision of a State) in which the individual is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee.
((D)) any person or organization with whom the individual—
((i)) is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee; or
((ii)) is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment.
((2)) ** .—** Paragraph (1) does not apply if the individual first advises the Commission of the nature and circumstances of the particular matter and makes full disclosure of the financial interest and receives in advance a written decision of the Commission that the interest is not so substantial as to be considered likely to affect the integrity of the services which the Commission may expect from the individual.
((3)) ** .—** An individual violating this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
((b))
((1)) ** .—** A state member or alternate may not receive any salary, or any contribution to, or supplementation of, salary, for services on the Commission from a source other than the State of the member or alternate.
((2)) ** .—** An individual detailed to serve the Commission under may not receive any salary, or any contribution to, or supplementation of, salary, for services on the Commission from a source other than the state, local, or intergovernmental department or agency from which the individual was detailed or from the Commission.
((3)) ** .—** An individual violating this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
((c)) ** .—** The Federal Cochairman, the alternate to the Federal Cochairman, and any federal officer or employee detailed to duty with the Commission under are not subject to this section but remain subject to sections 202–209 of title 18.
((d)) ** .—** The Commission may declare void and rescind any contract, loan, or grant of or by the Commission in relation to which it finds that there has been a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (b) of this section or any of the provisions of sections 202–209 of title 18.