U$.$S$.$ Customs and Border Protection $($CBP$)$ has Standards of Conduct that apply to all employees. According to these standards, employees will avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited in the Standards of Conduct, which might result in$,$ or reasonably create, the appearance of using public service for private gain.

From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that, for employees of CBP$,$

A$)$ if an action would result in an employee using public service for private gain, then the employee must not avoid that action

B$)$ if an action would neither result in an employee using public service for private gain nor give the appearance that the employee was using public service for private gain, the employee nevertheless must avoid the action

C$)$ at least some actions that result in using public service for private gain are not actions that must be avoided

D$)$ if an action would not result in using public service for private gain, then an employee does not need to avoid the action

E$)$ if an action would result in the appearance of using public service for private gain, then the action should not be taken