[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]

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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. 3.1  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.

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