Prohibited Personnel Practices (5 USC § 2302(b))
#7: Nepotism
“Any employee who has authority to take, direct others
to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect
to such authority —
appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for
appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian
position any individual who is a relative [father, mother, son, daughter,
brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law,
sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother,
stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister] of such employee if such position
is in the agency in which such employee is serving as a public official [an
officer (including the President and a Member of Congress), a member of the
uniformed service, an employee and any other individual, in whom is vested
the authority by law, rule, or regulation, or to whom the authority has been
delegated, to appoint, employ, promote, or advance individuals, or to
recommend individuals for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement
in connection with employment in an agency] or over which such employee
exercises jurisdiction or control as such an official;”