[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR304-1.5]

[Page 237]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
   CHAPTER 304--PAYMENT FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES
 
PART 304-1--ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 304-1.5  Conflict-of-interest analysis.

    (a) Payment from a non-Federal source shall not be accepted if the 
authorized agency official determines that acceptance under the 
circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all the 
facts relevant to a particular case to question the integrity of agency 
programs or operations. In making this determination, an authorized 
agency official shall be guided by all relevant considerations, 
including, but not limited to:
    (1) The identity of the non-Federal source;
    (2) The purpose of the meeting or similar function;
    (3) The identity of other expected participants;
    (4) The nature and sensitivity of any matter pending at the agency 
affecting the interests of the non-Federal source;
    (5) The significance of the employee's role in any such matter; and
    (6) The monetary value and character of the travel benefits offered 
by the non-Federal source.
    (b) The authorized agency official may find that, while acceptance 
from the non-Federal source is permissible, it is in the interest of the 
agency to qualify acceptance of the offered payment by, for example, 
authorizing attendance at only a portion of the event or limiting the 
type or character of benefits that may be accepted.