Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture
§ 2241a. Exchange or sale authority
Statutory text
Definition of qualified item of personal property
In this section, the term “qualified item of personal property” means—
an animal;
an animal product;
a plant; or
a plant product.
General authority
Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, in managing personal property for the purpose of carrying out the research functions of the Department, may exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of any qualified item of personal property, including by way of public auction, and may retain and apply the sale or other proceeds, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, in whole or in partial payment—
to acquire any qualified item of personal property; or
to offset costs related to the maintenance, care, or feeding of any qualified item of personal property.
Exception
Subsection (b) does not apply to the free dissemination of new varieties of seeds and germplasm in accordance with section 2201 of this title.
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.
Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–354 title III § 307 · 108 Stat. 3178
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2241a
Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1252, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7408, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1252, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7408, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013Agricultural Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–79 title VII § 7605 · 128 Stat. 649
Changed · 7 U.S.C. § 2241a
Pub. L. 113–79 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 110–246, § 7408, which enacted this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 113–79 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 110–246, § 7408, which enacted this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 7605. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2013) 7 USC 2241a, 3125a note. are both amended by striking “Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994” and inserting “Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 110–246, § 7408, which enacted this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Enactment 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 a note under section 8701 of this title.
Credits
2008–2014 · 2 acts
- 2008Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408, , 122 Stat. 1252, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7408, , 122 Stat. 1664, 2013
- 2014amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7605, , 128 Stat. 912.
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(Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408, , 122 Stat. 1252, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7408, , 122 Stat. 1664, 2013; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7605, , 128 Stat. 912.)