scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This NASA Policy Directive (NPD) is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities. It applies to gifts or donations in the form of cash, check, or money order.

b. This NPD does not apply to gifts to NASA employees or to gifts or donations accepted to carry out the provisions of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.

c. In this NPD, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

d. In this directive, all documented citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.