# 2026-16210: State Dept's Gift Tracker: Vetting Donors for Bribes?

2026-16210, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, is a Federal Register notice from State Department published 2026-08-10, effective 2026-08-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16210
- As of: 2026-08-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16210
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 91 FR 51518
- Published: 2026-08-10
- Effective: 2026-08-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-17

## In one line

State Dept's Gift Tracker: Vetting Donors for Bribes?

## Summary

Official Gift Records and Gift Donor Vetting Records, State- 80, consists of an accounting of all donations received on behalf of the Department of State for the purposes of: maintaining a historical record, properly allocating donations given for a particular purpose, determining future solicitation and gift acceptance, and providing donors with acknowledgment letters for tax purposes. Gift Donor Vetting Records keeps an accounting of the due diligence vetting process conducted on individuals to determine the potential for conflicts of interest with respect to gifts, potential gifts, and potential partnerships with the Department of State.

## Effects PRIA read

- Donors get tax acknowledgment letters: benefit, low. If you donate to the Department of State, the system will keep records and provide donors with acknowledgment letters for tax purposes. These letters are kept as part of the Official Gift Records to support donor tax reporting.
- Donor and partner vetting collects sensitive records: cost, medium. If you are a donor, a prospective donor, a corporate/foundation point of contact, or a potential partner, the Vetting Records may collect identifying details and due diligence results. The system can include criminal history, financial history (including bankruptcies), judgments, liens, and global…
- Records may be shared with tax authorities: cost, medium. The notice says Official Gift Records and Vetting Records may be disclosed to federal, state, and local tax authorities in connection with tax, bankruptcy matters, and other lawful purposes. That means donor information in the system can be provided to tax agencies for those purposes.
- Privacy Act access limited to U.S. citizens and LPRs: cost, low. Only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may use the Privacy Act procedures to access or amend records about themselves in this system. If you are not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident, you are not eligible for Privacy Act access under this notice.
- Cloud and security rules protect donor data: benefit, low. The Department requires cloud systems to be authorized and, for data above a low FISMA impact level, to be encrypted at rest and in-transit using federally approved mechanisms. Remote access is subject to multifactor authentication, time-outs, background investigations, and other safeguards.

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## Sources
- [2026-16210 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16210/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records)
- [2026-16210 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-10/pdf/2026-16210.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16210 (as of 2026-08-17).