2020 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 55 - Department of Agriculture
Sec. 2269 - Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
| 7 U.S.C. § 2269 (2020) |
| §2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on behalf of the United States gifts, bequests, or devises of real and personal property made for the benefit of the United States Department of Agriculture or for the carrying out of any of its functions. For the purposes of the Federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted under the authority of this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States. Any gift of money accepted pursuant to the authority granted in this section, or the net proceeds from the liquidation of any property so accepted, or the proceeds of any insurance on any gift property not used for its restoration shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for credit to a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. |
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(Pub. L. 95–442, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1065.) |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
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| Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Sec. 2269 - Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations |
| section 2269 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
| No |
| standard |
| 92 Stat. 1065 |
| Public Law 95-442 |
