41 CFR § 102-42.100 - Sales procedures.

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title: "41 CFR § 102-42.100 - Sales procedures."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-42.100"
section_name: "Sales procedures."
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONAL PROPERTY"
part_number: "102-42"
part_name: "42—UTILIZATION, DONATION, AND DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 5 U.S.C. 7342."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 58460, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "102-42"
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# 102-42.100 Sales procedures.

(a) The Secretary of State, or their designee, must approve any sale of foreign gifts or decorations, with the exception of sales to the employee, which are approved as outlined in this part.

(b) Foreign gifts and decorations must first be offered through negotiated sales, in accordance with part 102-38 of this subchapter, to the employee who has expressed interest in purchasing the item. The sale price will be the commercially appraised value of the gift.

(c) A public sale is authorized if a foreign gift or decoration:

(1) Survives Federal utilization screening;

(2) Is not purchased by the employee;

(3) Survives donation screening; and

(4) Is approved by the Secretary of State or designee.

(d) The proceeds from the sale of foreign gifts or decorations must be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, unless otherwise authorized.