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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture

§ 2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may—

(1)

convey title to excess Federal personal property owned by the Department of Agriculture, with or without monetary compensation and for such purposes as are determined by the Secretary, to—

(A)

any of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note));

(B)

any Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20); and

(C)

any college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University; and

(2)

acquire from, exchange with, or dispose of personal property to other Federal departments and agencies without monetary compensation in furtherance of the purposes of this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–127 title IX § 923 · 110 Stat. 888

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2206a

    Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 923, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1195

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 923, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1195

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 923. CONVEYANCE OF EXCESS FEDERAL PERSONAL PROPERTY. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may— (1) convey title to excess Federal personal property owned by the Department of Agriculture, with or without monetary compensation and for such purposes as are determined by the Secretary, to— (A) any of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)); (B) any Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); and (C) any college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University; and (2) acquire from, exchange with, or dispose of personal property to other Federal departments and agencies without monetary compensation in furtherance of the purposes of this section.

  2. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 14223 · 122 Stat. 1651

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 2206a(1)(B)

    Pub. L. 110–246, § 14223, substituted “section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20” for “section 1059c(b) of title 20”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 14223, substituted “section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20” for “section 1059c(b) of title 20”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 14223. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.   Section 923(1)(B) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2206a(1)(B)) is amended by striking “as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))” and inserting “as defined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), referred to in par. (1)(C), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Credits

1996–2008 · 3 acts
  1. 1996Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 923, , 110 Stat. 1195
  2. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14223, , 122 Stat. 1484
  3. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14223, , 122 Stat. 1664, 2246.
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(Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 923, , 110 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14223, , 122 Stat. 1484; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14223, , 122 Stat. 1664, 2246.)

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