; or (B) any employee of a covered postal entity whose decisionmaking affects a postal contract as determined by regulations prescribed by the head of a covered postal entity; (2) the term final conviction means a conviction entered by a court, regardless of whether such conviction was entered on a verdict or pursuant to a plea (including a plea of nolo contendere), and with regard to which no further appeal may be taken or is pending; and (3) the term covered relationship means a covered relationship described in section 2635.502(b)(1) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. (b) In general (1) Regulations The head of each covered postal entity shall prescribe regulations that— (A) require a covered employee to include in the file of any noncompetitive purchase request for a noncompetitive postal contract a written certification that— (i) discloses any covered relationship of the covered employee; and (ii) states that the covered employee will not take any action with respect to the noncompetitive purchase request that affects the financial interests of any person with which the covered employee has a covered relationship, or otherwise gives rise to an appearance of the use of public office for private gain, as described in section 2635.702 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; (B) require a contracting officer to consult with the ethics counsel for the covered postal entity regarding any disclosure made by a covered employee under subparagraph (A)(i), to determine whether participation by the covered employee in the noncompetitive purchase request would give rise to a violation of part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch), or any successor thereto