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AFI 51-506 — Gifts to the Department of the Air Force From Domestic and Foreign Sources

AFI 51-506 is listed as current Current
in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2019-04-16 — 7.4 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFI
Publication date2019-04-16 (7.4 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/JA
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What this publication covers

Chapter 9 of this instruction governs gifts from foreign governments to military members and civilian employees of the Air Force and to their dependents (which are imputed to the military members and civilian employees). It does not apply to offers of gifts directly to the United States from foreign governments made under 10 U.S.C. § 2608. Gifts to military members and civilian employees below the specified Minimal Value may be accepted and retained by the individual recipient. Gifts above Minimal Value may not be accepted by individuals, but may accepted on behalf of the Air Force and retained by the Air Force for official use (including display purposes). Note: Decora tions and awards presented to individual Airmen from foreign governments are not considered gifts to the Air Force and are covered by AFI 36-2803, The Air Force Military Awards and Decorations Program.

What changed in this edition

This document has been revised and must be completely reviewed. It supersedes and replaces AFI 51-601 and supersedes AFI 51-901, the provisions of which are incorporated in Chapter 9. Delegations of gift acceptance authority made in AFPD 51-5 are further clarified. Chapter 4 has been added to provide expanded guidance on donor identification. Chapter 6 has been added to provide new guidance on gifts to the USAFA pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2601(e) (gifts conditional upon the granting of naming rights). Chapter 8 has been added to provide new guidance on accepting the gift of travel benefits from a non-Federal entity pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 1353

Publications state their own changes on page 1 — behind a PDF the official host will not serve to a search engine. This is that section, verbatim. It describes the edition above, not every historical change.

If AFI 51-506 changes, who else is affected

Functional communityPublicationsWhich ones
History2DAFI 84-103, DAFI 84-101
Materiel Management2AFMAN 23-122 AFMC Sup, DAFMAN 23-300 ACC Sup
Personnel2DAFMAN 36-2806, DAFMAN 36-2806 ACC Sup
Services2DAFI 34-101, DAFI 34-114
Chaplain1AFI 52-101
Financial Management1DAFI 65-610
Public Affairs1AFI 35-101

11 publications in 7 other communities depend on this one, which Law owns. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite AFI 51-506

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