1. PURPOSE
 

This Departmental Regulation (DR) establishes the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy for the acceptance and solicitation of gifts of personal, real, and intellectual property. It does not apply to gifts of travel and subsistence accepted under 31 U.S.C. 1353, Acceptance of Travel and Related Expenses from Non-Federal Sources (see the Federal Travel Regulation, 41 CFR Part 304, Payment of Travel Expenses From a Non-Federal Source) or gifts of voluntary services (see DR 4230-001, Voluntary Programs).