45 CFR § 2544.100 - What is the purpose of this part?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2544.100"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "45 CFR § 2544.100 - What is the purpose of this part?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2544.100"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this part?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2544"
part_name: "SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 12501"
regulatory_source: "60 FR 28355, May 31, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2544"
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# 2544.100 What is the purpose of this part?

This part establishes rules to ensure that the solicitation, acceptance, holding, administration, and use of property and services donated to the Corporation:

(a) Will not reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Corporation or its officers and employees, to carry out their official duties and responsibilities in a fair and objective manner; and

(b) Will not compromise the integrity of the Corporation's programs or its officers and employees involved in such programs.