scope:

Purpose.

This instruction revises Department of the Navy (DON) gui dance on gift acceptance and outlines procedures for gift processing. This issuance is a complete rev ision requiring full review. This guidance does not pertain t o gifts given to individual s covered under references (a) and (b) (see enclosure (1)). Individuals accepting personal gif ts under references (a) and (b) should consult with their ethics counselor prior to acceptance .

Applicability.

This instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of the Navy (Secretariat ) , t he Chi e f o f Naval Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and all U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) installations, commands, activities, field offices, and all other organizational entities within the DON (he r e inafte r collecti v e l y referenced as "Activities").