10 USC 2601a – Direct acceptance of gifts by members of the armed forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families
(a)
(A) A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b).
(B) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard described in subsection (c).
(C) The family members of such a member or employee.
(D) Survivors of such a member or employee who is killed.
Terms Used In 10 USC 2601a
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
(2) The regulations required by this subsection shall—
(A) apply uniformly to all elements of the Department of Defense and, to the maximum extent feasible, to the Coast Guard; and
(B) require review and approval by a designated agency ethics official before acceptance of a gift to ensure that acceptance of the gift complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation.
(b)
(1) as described in section 1413a(e)(2) of this title;
(2) in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or a combat zone, respectively, by the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (a);
(3) that results in enrollment in a Warriors in Transition program, as defined in section 738(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); or
(4) under other circumstances determined by the Secretary concerned to warrant treatment analogous to members covered by paragraph (1).
(c)
(d)
(e)