22 CFR §3.8

1. (a)At the request of an overseas post or an office within the employing agency, a gift or decoration deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United States may be retained for official use. Such retention should be approved:
   1. (1)For the Department of State, by the Chief of Protocol;
   2. (2)For IDCA, by AID's Director of Management Operations;
   3. (3)For AID, by the Director of Management Operations; and
   4. (4)For USICA, by the Associate Director for Management.
2. (b)Items approved for official use must be accounted for and safeguarded as Federal property at all times under standard Federal property management procedures. Within 30 days after the official use of a gift has been terminated, the gift or decoration shall be deposited with the designated depository office of the employing agency to be held pending completion of disposal arrangements by the General Services Administration.