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May 14, 1998 DO-98-020

MEMORANDUM


TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials and General Counsels

FROM: Stephen D. Potts Director

SUBJECT: Reporting Payments Accepted Under 31 U.S.C. § 1353


Section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, authorizes the acceptance by executive branch agencies of payments for travel, subsistence, and related expenses from non-Federal sources in connection with the attendance of employees at certain meetings or similar functions. The statute provides that the head of each agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) semiannual reports of payments of more than $250 accepted under this authority. The next semiannual report should be submitted to OGE not later than May 31, 1998, concerning payments received during the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending on March 31, 1998. Agencies are required to submit negative reports. The regulation implementing 31 U.S.C. § 1353 and its reporting requirement are codified at 41 C.F.R. part 304-1.