48 CFR § 3.101-2 - 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s3.101-2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 3.101-2 - 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "3.101-2"
section_name: "3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3"
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# 3.101-2 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
As a rule, no Government employee may solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who (a) has or is seeking to obtain Government business with the employee's agency, (b) conducts activities that are regulated by the employee's agency, or (c) has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duties. Certain limited exceptions are authorized in agency regulations.