[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR3.1] [Page 11] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 3_GIFTS AND DECORATIONS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS--Table of Contents Sec. 3.1 Purpose. Sec. 3.1 Purpose. 3.2 Authority. 3.3 Definitions. 3.4 Restriction on acceptance of gifts and decorations. 3.5 Designation of officials and offices responsible for administration of foreign gifts and decorations. 3.6 Procedure to be followed by employees in depositing gifts of more than minimal value and reporting acceptance of travel or travel expenses. 3.7 Decorations. 3.8 Approval of retention of gifts or decorations with employing agency for official use. 3.9 Disposal of gifts and decorations which become the property of the United States. 3.10 Enforcement. 3.11 Responsibility of chief of mission to inform host government of restrictions on employees' receipt of gifts and decorations. 3.12 Exemption of grants and other foreign government assistance in cultural exchange programs from coverage of foreign gifts and decorations legislation. Authority: Sec. 515(a)(1), 91 Stat. 862, amending 5 U.S.C. 7342 (1976). Source: 45 FR 80819, Dec. 8, 1980, unless otherwise noted. These regulations provide basic standards for employees of the Department of State, the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA), the Agency for International Development (AID), and the International Communication Agency (USICA), their spouses (unless separated) and their dependents to accept and retain gifts and decorations from foreign governments. [[Page 12]]