Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 22 - Foreign Relations last revised: Dec 08, 2026
§ 3.1 - Purpose.

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.

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.
cite as: 22 CFR 3.1