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If an employing agency determines that a private corporation's Employee Purchase Program is a benefit secured by a Government contract, the benefit is provided to the employee by the Government. Accepting the benefit does not violate the gift prohibition. The employing agency must determine whether the benefit is secured by a Government contract.
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