22 USC § 2625 - Gifts or decorations on deposit with State Department

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2625"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2625 - Gifts or decorations on deposit with State Department"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2625"
section_name: "Gifts or decorations on deposit with State Department"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–673, § 6, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 952.)"
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# § 2625. Gifts or decorations on deposit with State Department

October 15, 1966

Any gift or decoration on deposit with the Department of State on , shall, when approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate department, agency, office, or other entity, be released to the donee or his legal representative. Such donee may, if authorized, be entitled to wear any decoration so approved. A gift or decoration not approved for release, because of any special or unusual circumstances involved, shall be deemed a gift to the United States and shall be deposited by the donee in accordance with the rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–673, § 6, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 952.)