Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§3481 Gifts and bequests
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 48— - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part Part B— - General Administrative Provisions › § 3481
Summary
The Secretary can accept and use gifts, bequests, property, and donated services to help the Department do its work. Money gifts and money from selling donated property must be put into the Treasury and can be spent only when the Secretary orders it.
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Title 20, §3481
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The Secretary is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, bequests and devises of property, both real and personal, and to accept donations of services, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Department. Gifts, bequests, and devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement upon the order of the Secretary.
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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–382 inserted “and to accept donations of services,” after “personal,”.
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20 U.S.C. § 3481
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73