5 CFR § 2601.101 - Authority.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2601.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 2601.101 - Authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2601.101"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "2601"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS STATUTORY GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 60594, Oct. 22, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2601"
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# 2601.101 Authority.
Section 2 of the Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996, amending the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as codified at 5 U.S.C. app. 403(b), authorizes the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to accept and utilize gifts for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of OGE.