[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR3.9]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 3--GIFTS AND DECORATIONS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 3.9  Disposal of gifts and decorations which become the property of the United States.

    (a) Gifts and decorations which have been reported to an employing 
agency shall either be returned to the donor or kept in safe storage 
pending receipt of instructions from the General Services Administration 
for transfer, donation or other disposal under the provisions of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 377, 
as amended, and the Federal Property Management Regulations (41 CFR part 
101-49). The employing agency shall examine each gift or decoration

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and the circumstances surrounding its donation and assess whether any 
adverse effect upon the foreign relations of the United States might 
result from a return of the gift (or decoration) to the donor, which 
shall be the preferred means of disposal. If this is not deemed 
feasible, the employing agency is required by GSA regulations to report 
deposit of the gift or decoration within 30 calendar days, using 
Standard Form 120, Report of Excess Personal Property and, as necessary, 
Standard Form 120A, Continuation Sheet, and citing section 7342 of title 
5, U.S. Code (1976), on the reporting document. Such reports shall be 
submitted to the General Services Administration, Washington National 
Capital Region (WDPO), Attention: Federal Property Resources Service, 
Seventh and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20407.
    (b) No gift or decoration deposited with the General Services 
Administration for disposal may be sold without the approval of the 
Secretary of State, upon a determination that the sale will not 
adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States. When 
depositing gifts or decorations with the designated depository office of 
their employing agency, employees may indicate their interest in 
participating in any subsequent sale of the items by the Government. 
Before gifts and decorations may be considered for sale by the General 
Services Administration, however, they must first have been offered for 
transfer to Federal agencies and for donation to the States. 
Consequently, employees should understand that there is no assurance 
that an item will be offered for sale, or, if so offered, that it will 
be feasible for an employee to participate in the sale. Employees are 
reminded in this connection that the primary aim of the Act is to 
discourage employees' acceptance of gifts of more than minimal value.