Section 0403 Definitions – Edit Conference, and Swag reference to coins; add Mission (Operational) to remove conflict within policy guidance and agree with travel policy changes per OGC.
Section 040506 Conferences Food Exception – Added provisions for non-Federal employee and invitational travel participant to add guidance per August 2022 White Paper per OGC.
Section 040508 Training Food Exception – Added approving official considerations and restriction to align with travel policy guidance and limited delegation.
Section 0406 Authorities and References – Added DoJ OLC opinion as DoJ guidance overrides GAO for impact on an Executive Agency per OGC.
Appendix F – Added OGC White Paper, Purchasing Refreshments with Government Funds as OGC guidance directly informs chapter coverage per OGC.
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