BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Air Force Instruction 51-506
16 APRIL 2019
Law
GIFTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
AIR FORCE FROM DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN SOURCES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e- Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ USAF/JAA
Supersedes: AFI 51-601, 26 November
2003; AFI 51-901, 19 December 2016
Certified by: HQ USAF/JA
(Lt Gen Rockwell)
Pages: 59
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-5, Administrative Law, Gifts,
and Command Relationships, as well as 31 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1353, Acceptance of
Travel and Related Expenses from Non-Federal Sources, 41 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Part 304, Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source, DoD Financial Management
Regulation (F.M.R.) 7000.14-R, Volume 12, Chapter 30, Operation and Use of General Gift
Funds, and establishes procedures for receiving, accepting, and processing gifts offered to the
Department of the Air Force, including gifts to the Air Force intended for distribution to individual
members of the Air Force, and gifts to the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). It also
applies to gifts from foreign governments to Air Force employees that, under certain
circumstances, become property of the Air Force. It does not apply to gifts received by the Air
Force Chaplain Corps through Chaplain Tithes and Offerings, which are governed by Air Force
Instruction (AFI) 52-105, Chaplain Corps Resourcing. This instruction applies to all Air Force
activities, uniformed members and employees in the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve (AFR),
and Air National Guard (ANG) units. Failure to observe the prohibitions and mandatory
provisions in paragraph 9.4 of this publication by military members is a violation of Article
92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Violations may result in administrative
disciplinary action without regard to otherwise applicable criminal or civil sanctions for
violations of related laws. Violations of these provisions by civilian employees may result in
administrative action being taken without regard to other applicable criminal or civil
sanctions for violations of related laws. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements
