---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 48.300"
title: "38"
number: "48.300"
heading: "What must I do to comply with this part if I am an individual recipient?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/48.300"
---

# §48.300. What must I do to comply with this part if I am an individual recipient?


As a condition of receiving a(n) Department of Veterans Affairs award, if you are an individual recipient, you must agree that—

- (a) You will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity related to the award; and
- (b) If you are convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a violation occurring during the conduct of any award activity, you will report the conviction:
  - (1) **In writing.**
  - (2) **Within 10 calendar days of the conviction.**
  - (3) To the Department of Veterans Affairs awarding official or other designee for each award that you currently have, unless [§ 48.301](/cfr/38/48.301.md) or the award document designates a central point for the receipt of the notices. When notice is made to a central point, it must include the identification number(s) of each affected award.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 701, et seq.; 38 U.S.C 501

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66557, 66619, 66620, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.