Prohibited Items, Items That Often Require Pre-Purchase ...

awards, plaques, and mementos as give-away items for hails, farewells, and other occasions-Appropriated funds may not be used for personal gifts unless there is specific statutory authority to do so (68 Comp. Gen. 226, 1989). Examples of decisions where the Comptroller General determined expenditures to be improper included key chains ... ................
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