[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: 22CFR3.10]

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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. 3.10  Enforcement.

    (a) Each employing agency is responsible under the Act for reporting 
to the Attorney General cases in which there is reason to believe that 
one of its employees has violated the Act. The Attorney General in turn 
may file a civil action in any United States District Court against any 
Federal employee who has knowingly solicited or accepted a gift from a 
foreign government in violation of the Act, or who has failed to deposit 
or report such gift, as an Act required by the Act. In such case, the 
court may assess a maximum penality of the retail value of a gift 
improperly solicited or received, plus $5,000.
    (b) Supervisory officials at all levels within employing agencies 
shall be responsible for providing periodic reorientation of all 
employees under their supervision on the basic features of the Act and 
these regulations, and for ensuring that those employees observe the 
requirements for timely reporting and deposit of any gifts of more than 
minimal value they may have accepted.
    (c) Employees are advised of the following actions which may result 
from failure to comply with the requirements of the Act and these 
regulations:
    (1) Any supervisor who has substantial reason to believe that an 
employee under his or her supervision has violated the reporting or 
other compliance provisions of the Act shall report the facts and 
circumstances in writing to the senior official in charge of 
administration within the cognizant bureau or office or at the post 
abroad. If that official upon investigation decides that an employee who 
is the donee of a gift or is the recipient of travel or travel expenses 
has, through actions within the employee's control, failed to comply 
with the procedures established by the Act and these regulations, the 
case shall be referred to the Attorney General for appropriate action.
    (2) In cases of confirmed evidence of a violation, whether or not 
such violation results in the taking of action by the Attorney General, 
the senior administrative official referred to in paragraph (c)(1) of 
this section as responsible for forwarding a violation report to the 
Attorney General shall institute appropriate disciplinary action against 
an employee who has failed to (i) Deposit tangible gifts within 60 days 
after acceptance, (ii) account properly for the acceptance of travel 
expenses or (iii) comply with the Act's requirements respecting disposal 
of gifts and decorations retained for official use.
    (3) In cases where there is confirmed evidence of a violation, but 
no evidence

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that the violation was willful on the part of the employee, the senior 
administrative official referred to in paragraph (c)(1) of this section 
shall institute appropriate disciplinary action of a lesser degree than 
that called for in paragraph (c)(2) of this section in order to deter 
future violations by the same or another employee.