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SECTION 264b.6—Requirements for Gifts of More than Minimal Value

(a) Tangible gifts. Board employees must deposit tangible gifts of more than minimal value with the Office of the Secretary within 60 days of acceptance and assist in preparing a statement that contains the following information for each gift:
(1) the name and position of the Board employee;
(2) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances justifying acceptance;
(3) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift;
(4) the date of acceptance of the gift;
(5) the estimated value in the United States of the gift at the time of acceptance; and
(6) the disposition or current location of the gift.
(b) Travel or travel expenses without prior approval. Board employees who accept a gift of travel or expenses for travel under section 264b.5(b)(2) without the prior approval of the administrative governor must submit a report to the Office of the Secretary within 30 days of acceptance that contains the following information:
(1) the name and position of the Board employee;
(2) a brief description of the gift, including its estimated value, and the circumstances justifying acceptance; and
(3) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the name and position of the individual who presented the gift.
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(c) Reports to the secretary of state. The Office of the Secretary must report the information contained in the statements described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section to the secretary of state, who must publish in the Federal Register not later than January 31 of each year a comprehensive listing of all such statements for gifts of more than minimal value that were received by federal employees during the preceding year.

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