Foreign gifts need reporting Published Nov. 20, 2003 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Airmen who receive gifts from foreign governments valued at more than $285 must report them.Failure to report the gifts can result in a U.S. District Court penalty equal to the fair market value of the gift plus $5,000, said Frank Posey of the judge advocate's office at the Air Force Personnel Center here.All Air Force people, including civilians and family members, need to know that according to the law, any gift received from a foreign government is technically U.S. property, he said."If (multiple) items received at one time are worth more than $285, they need to be reported," he said.Reporting a gift does not necessarily mean that it will be taken away."High-value items are usually sent to the General Services Administration's vaults," said Nancy Gaisford, chief of the special trophies and awards section here, "but people can get permission to keep their gifts on official display or even purchase them back from the GSA."Gifts must be reported within 60 days of receipt, she said. Gifts received in 2003 or earlier must be reported to:HQ AFPC/DPPPRS550 C St. West, Ste. 12Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714Gifts received after Jan. 1 must be reported to:SAF/AA1720 Air Force PentagonWashington D.C. 20330-1720 (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)