Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§2625 Gifts or Decorations on Deposit with State Department
Title 22 › Chapter 37— FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS › § 2625
Summary
Gifts or decorations on deposit with State Dept. on October 15, 1966 must be released to the donee or representative if the Secretary of State and proper agency approve; the donee may wear them if authorized. If not approved, they become U.S. gifts under chapter rules.
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Title 22, §2625
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Any gift or decoration on deposit with the Department of State on October 15, 1966, 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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22 U.S.C. § 2625
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60