[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 41, Volume 4]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 41CFR304-5.3]



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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

    CHAPTER 304--PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM A NON-FEDERAL SOURCE

 

PART 304-5_AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  304-5.3  What does our approving official need to consider before 

authorizing acceptance of payment from a non-Federal source for travel 

expenses for a meeting?



    (a) The approving official must not authorize acceptance of the 

payment if he/she determines that acceptance of the payment 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. The approving official must be guided by all 

relevant considerations, including but not limited to the--

    (1) Identity of the non-Federal source;

    (2) Purpose of the meeting;

    (3) Identity of other expected participants;

    (4) Nature and sensitivity of any matter pending at the agency which 

may affect the interest of the non-Federal source;

    (5) Significance of the employee's role in any such matter; and

    (6) Monetary value and character of the travel benefits offered by 

the non-Federal source.

    (b) The 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.