component or significantly affected by DoD decisions; or (iii) Has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties of DoD personnel. (2) This general prohibition does not apply to the following: (i) The continued participation in employee welfare or benefit plans of a former employer when permitted by law and approved by the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor; (ii) The acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional items that are less than $5 in retail value; (iii) Trophies, entertainment, prizes, or awards for public service or achievement or given in games or contests which are clearly open to the public or which are officially approved for naval personnel participation; (iv) Things available to the public (such as university scholarships covered by DoD Directive 1322.6 and free exhibitions by Defense contractors at public trade fairs); (v) Discounts or concessions extended Navy- and Marine Corps-wide and realistically available to all naval personnel; (vi) Participation by naval personnel in civic and community activities when the involvement of Defense contractors is remote from the business purposes of any contractor who is sponsoring, supporting, or participating in the activity (for example, participation in a little league or Combined Federal Campaign luncheon which is subsidized by a Defense contractor); (vii) Social activities engaged in by officers in command and other naval officials, or their representatives, with local civic leaders as part of community relations programs of the Department of the Navy in accordance with SECNAVINST 5720.44 (series) (Part 705 of this chapter); (viii) The participation of naval personnel in widely attended gatherings of mutual interest to Government and industry, sponsored or hosted by industrial, technical, and professional associations (not by individual contractors): Provided, That they have been approved in accordance with DoD Instruction 5410.20; (ix) Situations in which by naval personnel at public ceremonial activities of mutual interest to industry or local communities and the Department of the Navy serves the interests of the Government and acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached; (x) Contractor-provided transportation, meals, or overnight accommodations in connection with official business when arrangements for Government or commercial transportation, meals, or accommodations are clearly impracticable and the individual reports the circumstances in writing to his appropriate supervisor as soon as possible; (xi) Attendance at promotional vendor training sessions when the vendor's products or systems are provided under contract to DoD and the training is to facilitate the utilization of those products or systems by naval personnel; (xii) Attendance or participation of naval personnel in gatherings, including social events such as receptions, which are hosted by foreign governments or international organizations: Provided, That the acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached or, when there is doubt as to the propriety of acceptance by higher authority (see SECNAVINST 1650.1 (series) for further information pertaining to gifts from foreign governments); (xiii) Customary exchanges of gratuities between naval personnel and their friends and relatives or the friends and relatives of their spouses, minor children, or members of their household where the circumstances make it clear that it is that relationship rather than the business of the persons concerned which is the motivating factor for the gratuity and where it is clear that the gratuity is not paid for by any entity described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section; and (xiv) Situations in which, in the sound judgment of the individual concerned or his superior, the Government's interest will be served by naval personnel participating in activities otherwise prohibited. In any such case, a written report of the circumstances shall be made by the individual or his appropriate superior in advance of acceptance, or, when an advance report is not possible within 48 hours after acceptance, to the appropriate supervisor, if he is not otherwise aware of the acceptance, and to the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor or Deputy Counsellor. (3) Naval personnel who receive gratuities, or have gratuities received for them, in circumstances not in conformance with the standards of this section, shall promptly report the circumstances to the appropriate supervisor for a determination as to the proper disposition. The appropriate supervisor shall consult with the Standards of Conduct Counsellor or Deputy Counsellor. (4) Procedures with respect to ROTC staff members are set forth in DoD Directive 1215.8. (h) Receipts in connection with official travel. (1) The acceptance of accommodations, subsistence, or services, furnished in kind, in connection with official travel from sources other than those indicated in paragraph (g)(1) of this section, is authorized only when the individual is to be a speaker, panelist, project officer, or other bona fide participant in the activity attended and when such attendance and acceptance is authorized by the order-issuing authority as being in the overall Government interest. (2) Except as indicated in paragraph (h)(1) of this section, naval personnel may not accept personal reimbursement from any source for expenses incident to official travel, unless authorized by their commanding officer or the head of their activity, consistent with guidance provided by the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor (pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4111 or other authority). Rather, reimbursement must be made to the Government by check payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Personnel will be reimbursed by the Government in accordance with regulations relating to reimbursement. (3) In no case shall naval personnel accept reimbursement, either in kind or in cash, which is extravagant or excessive in nature. (4) When accommodations, subsistence, or services in kind are furnished to naval personnel by non-Government sources, consistent with this paragraph, appropriate deductions shall be reported and made in the travel, per diem, or other allowances payable. (i) Speaking, lecturing, writing, and appearance as expert witness. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section (and further qualified in paragraph (m) of this section), naval personnel are prohibited from accepting fees, reimbursements, or honoraria for speaking, lecturing, or writing, or for appearing as expert witnesses before State agencies, except in instances where all the following conditions exist: (i) Acceptance of the payment from the person or entity tendering or funding it would not be prohibited under paragraph (g) of this section; (ii) The individual presents himself as a private citizen and not in an official capacity; (iii) Such private activities do not interfere with the individual's official duties; and (iv) The individual's appearance or writing is not part of his official duties, does not involve materials which his official duties require him to prepare or provide, and does not depend on information obtained as a result of Government employment, except when that information has been published or is generally available to the public upon request, or it will be made generally available to the public and the official authorized to release such information to the public gives written authorization for the use of nonpublic information on the basis that the use is in the public interest. (2) Unless there is a definite Executive Branch, Department of Defense, or Department of the Navy position on a matter addressed in the appearance or writing and the individual has been authorized by appropriate superior authorities to present that position officially, he shall expressly present his views on that matter as his own and not as those of the Department of the Navy or Department of Defense. component or significantly affected by (iii) Has interests that may be sub- (2) This general prohibition does not apply to the following: (i) The continued participation in employee welfare or benefit plans of a former employer when permitted by law and approved by the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor; (ii) The acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional items that are less than $5 in retail value; (iii) Trophies, entertainment, prizes, or awards for public service or achievement or given in games or contests which are clearly open to the public or which are officially approved for naval personnel participation; (iv) Things available to the public (such as university scholarships covered by DoD Directive 1322.6 and free exhibitions by Defense contractors at public trade fairs); concessions ex (v) Discounts or tended Navy- and Marine Corps-wide and realistically available to all naval personnel; (vi) Participation by naval personnel in civic and community activities when the involvement of Defense contractors is remote from the business purposes of any contractor who is sponsoring, supporting, or participating in the activity (for example, participation in a little league or Combined Federal Campaign luncheon which is subsidized by a Defense contractor); (vii) Social activities engaged in by officers in command and other naval officials, or their representatives, with local civic leaders as part of community relations programs of the Department of the Navy in accordance with SECNAVINST 5720.44 (series) (Part 705 of this chapter); (viii) The participation of naval personnel in widely attended gatherings of mutual interest to Government and industry, sponsored or hosted by industrial, technical, and professional associations (not by individual contractors): Provided, That they have been approved in accordance with DoD Instruction 5410.20; Title 32-National Defense (ix) Situations in which by naval personnel at public ceremonial activities of mutual interest to industry or local communities and the Department of the Navy serves the interests of the Government and acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached; (x) Contractor-provided transportation, meals, or overnight accommodations in connection with official business when arrangements for Govern. ment or commercial transportation, meals, or accommodations are clearly impracticable and the individual reports the circumstances in writing to his appropriate supervisor as soon as possible; (xi) Attendance at promotional vendor training sessions when the vendor's products or systems are provided under contract to DoD and the training is to facilitate the utilization of those products or systems by naval personnel; (xii) Attendance or participation of naval personnel in gatherings, including social events such as receptions, which are hosted by foreign governments or international organizations: Provided, That the acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached or, when there is doubt as to the propriety of acceptance by higher authority (see SECNAVINST 1650.1 (series) for further information pertaining to gifts from foreign governments); (xiii) Customary exchanges of gratu ities between naval personnel and their friends and relatives or the friends and relatives of their spouses, minor children, or members of their household where the circumstances make it clear that it is that relationship rather than the business of the persons concerned which is the motivating factor for the gratuity and where it is clear that the gratuity is not paid for by any entity described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section; and (xiv) Situations in which, in the sound judgment of the individual concerned or his superior, the Government's interest will be served by naval (3) Naval personnel who receive grants for tuities, or have gratuities received for transport them, in circumstances not in conons are formance with the standards of this individ section, shall promptly report the cirincumstances to the appropriate superviOr & sor for a determination as to the proper disposition. 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(1) The acceptance of accommodations, subsistence, or services, furnished in kind, in connection with official travel from sources other than those indicated in paragraph (g)(1) of e of this section, is authorized only when the individual is to be a speaker, panoftelist, project officer, or other bona fide is participant in the activity attended and when such attendance and acceptance is authorized by the order-issuing authority as being in the overall Government interest. highe 16 (2) Except as indicated in paragraph (h)(1) of this section, naval personnel may not accept personal reimbursement from any source for expenses incident to official travel, unless authorized by their commanding officer or the head of their activity, consistent with guidance provided by the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor (pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4111 or other authority). Rather, reimbursement must be made to the Government by check payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Personnel will be reimbursed by the Government in accordance with regulations relating to reimbursement. (3) In no case shall naval personnel accept reimbursement, either in kind or in cash, which is extravagant or excessive in nature. (4) When accommodations, subsistence, or services in kind are furnished to naval personnel by non-Government sources, consistent with this paragraph, appropriate deductions shall be reported and made in the travel, per diem, or other allowances payable. (i) Speaking, lecturing, writing, and appearance as expert witness. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section (and further qualified in paragraph (m) of this section), naval personnel are prohibited from accepting fees, reimbursements, or honoraria for speaking, lecturing, or writing, or for appearing as expert witnesses before State agencies, except in instances where all the following conditions exist: (i) Acceptance of the payment from the person or entity tendering or funding it would not be prohibited under paragraph (g) of this section; (ii) The individual presents himself as a private citizen and not in an official capacity; (iii) Such private activities do not interfere with the individual's official duties; and (iv) The individual's appearance or writing is not part of his official duties, does not involve materials which his official duties require him to prepare or provide, and does not depend on information obtained as a result of Government employment, except when that information has been published or is generally available to the public upon request, or it will be made generally available to the public and the official authorized to release such information to the public gives written authorization for the use of nonpublic information on the basis that the use is in the public interest. (2) Unless there is a definite Executive Branch, Department of Defense, or Department of the Navy position on a matter addressed in the appearance or writing and the individual has been authorized by appropriate superior authorities to present that position officially, he shall expressly present his views on that matter as his own and not as those of the Department of the Navy or Department of Defense. component or significantly affected by (iii) Has interests that may be sub- (2) This general prohibition does not apply to the following: (i) The continued participation in employee welfare or benefit plans of a former employer when permitted by law and approved by the appropriate Standards of Conduct Counsellor; (ii) The acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional items that are less than $5 in retail value; (iii) Trophies, entertainment, prizes, or awards for public service or achievement or given in games or contests which are clearly open to the public or which are officially approved for naval personnel participation; (iv) Things available to the public (such as university scholarships covered by DoD Directive 1322.6 and free exhibitions by Defense contractors at public trade fairs); concessions ex (v) Discounts or tended Navy- and Marine Corps-wide and realistically available to all naval personnel; (vi) Participation by naval personnel in civic and community activities when the involvement of Defense contractors is remote from the business purposes of any contractor who is sponsoring, supporting, or participating in the activity (for example, participation in a little league or Combined Federal Campaign luncheon which is subsidized by a Defense contractor); (vii) Social activities engaged in by officers in command and other naval officials, or their representatives, with local civic leaders as part of community relations programs of the Department of the Navy in accordance with SECNAVINST 5720.44 (series) (Part 705 of this chapter); (viii) The participation of naval personnel in widely attended gatherings of mutual interest to Government and industry, sponsored or hosted by industrial, technical, and professional associations (not by individual contractors): Provided, That they have been approved in accordance with DoD Instruction 5410.20; Title 32-National Defense (ix) Situations in which by naval personnel at public ceremonial activi ties of mutual interest to industry or local communities and the Depart ment of the Navy serves the interests of the Government and acceptance of the invitation is approved by the com manding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached; (x) Contractor-provided transporta tion, meals, or overnight accommodations in connection with official business when arrangements for Government or commercial transportation, meals, or accommodations are clearly impracticable and the individual reports the circumstances in writing to his appropriate supervisor as soon as possible; (xi) Attendance at promotional vendor training sessions when the vendor's products or systems are provided under contract to DoD and the training is to facilitate the utilization of those products or systems by naval personnel; (xii) Attendance or participation of naval personnel in gatherings, including social events such as receptions, which are hosted by foreign governments or international organizations: Provided, That the acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding officer or other head of the activity to which the invitee is attached or, when there is doubt as to the propriety of acceptance by higher authority (see SECNAVINST 1650.1 (series) for further information pertaining to gifts from foreign governments); (xiii) Customary exchanges of gratu ities between naval personnel and their friends and relatives or the friends and relatives of their spouses, minor children, or members of their household where the circumstances make it clear that it is that relationship rather than the business of the persons concerned which is the motivating factor for the gratuity and where it is clear that the gratuity is not paid for by any entity described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section; and (xiv) Situations in which, in the sound judgment of the individual concerned or his superior, the Government's interest will be served by naval |