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or their private sector employers to gain unfair advantage over civilian
competitors.
g. Gratuities.
(1) Except as provided in subparagraph 6g(2) below, naval personnel
and their spouses, minor children, and members of their households must
not solicit, accept, or agree to accept any gratuity for themselves, members
of their families, or others, either directly or indirectly from, or on behalf
of, a defense contractor. A defense contractor is a person or other entity which
(a) is engaged in or seeks business or financial relations of any
sort with any DOD component,
(b) conducts operations or activities that are either regulated
by a DOD component or significantly affected by DOD decisions, or
(c) has interests that may be substantially affected by the
performance of the official duties of DOD personnel.
(2) This general prohibition does not apply to the following:
(a) The continued participation in employee welfare or
benefit plans of a former employee when permitted by law and approved by
the appropriate Standards of Conduct counselor;
(b) The acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional
items that are less than $5 in retail value;
(c) 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;
(d) Things available to the public (such as university scholarships
covered by DOD Directive 1322.6 and free exhibitions by Defense con-
tractors at public trade fairs);
(e) Discounts or concessions extended Navy and Marine
Corps-wide and realistically available to all naval personnel;
(f) 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);
(g) 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;
(h) 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 con-
tractors), provided that they have been approved in accordance with DOD
Instruction 5410.20;
(i) Situations in which participation by naval personnel
at public ceremonial activities of mutual interest to industry or local com-
munities and the Department of the Navy serves the interest of the govern-
ment and acceptance of the invitation is approved by the commanding
officer or other head of the activity to which the invited is attached;
(j) Contractor provided transportation, meals, or overnight
accommodations in connection with official business when arrangements for
government or commercial transportation, meals, or accommodations are
clearly impractical and the individual reports the circumstances in writing to
his appropriate supervisor as soon as possible;
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