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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§2621 Definitions

Title 22 › Chapter 37— FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS › § 2621

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Person means anyone in a U.S. federal job or office, in territorial or Canal Zone or D.C. government, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, or their family or household. Foreign government means any foreign government and its officials, agents, or representatives. Gift means any present or item given to or received from a foreign government, except decorations. Decoration means orders, medals, badges, insignia, emblems, or similar honors from a foreign government.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §2621

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this chapter—
(1)The term “person” includes every person who occupies an office or a position in the Government of the United States, its territories and possessions, the Canal Zone government, and the government of the District of Columbia, or is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a member of the family and household of any such person.
(2)The term “foreign government” includes every foreign government and every official, agent, or representative thereof.
(3)The term “gift” includes any present or thing, other than a decoration, tendered by or received from a foreign government.
(4)The term “decoration” includes any order, device, medal, badge, insignia, or emblem tendered by or received from a foreign government.

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Short Title

Pub. L. 89–673, § 1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 952, which provided that Pub. L. 89–673, enacting this chapter, amending section 804 of this title, and repealing section 114, 115, and 115a of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, could be cited as the “Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966”, was repealed by Pub. L. 90–83, § 10(b), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 224. See section 7342 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Repeal of Section Section was repealed by Pub. L. 90–83, § 10(b), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 224, except insofar as it applies to section 2625 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 2621

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60