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The Department of Justice may accept gifts and bequests in certain circumstances. The Assistant Attorney General for Administration has the authority on behalf of the Department to accept gifts and the authority may be delegated to Component Heads. The policies and procedures are set forth in DOJ Order 2400.2.

In order to obtain approval to accept a gift to the Department, a request should be submitted to the Justice Gift Fund Committee. Questions concerning this procedure may be directed to Property Management Services on (202)307-2761. The request should include a Gift Donation Form completed by the donor. Certain types of gifts, not to exceed $150 in value, may be accepted by Component Heads under a delegation of acceptance authority. Acceptance of these gifts should be documented using a Gift Acceptance Form and do not need to be approved by the Gift Fund Committee.

Gifts from Department employees will generally not be accepted. And, employees may not solicit a gift or encourage the solicitation of a gift unless it has been approved by the Deputy Attorney General in advance. Nominating a Department program for an award is not considered soliciting a gift.


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