Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§213 Execution of Instruments Necessary to Carry Out Purposes of Gift
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIII — ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 213
Summary
The President and the Secretary of War may sign, for the United States, any documents needed to follow the terms of a gift and obtain its benefits.
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Title 16, §213
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The President of the United States of America and the Secretary of War are authorized to execute, in the name of the United States of America, such instrument or instruments as may be or may become necessary to comply with or carry out the terms and conditions of such gift or gifts and to secure the full benefit therefrom.
Legislative History
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Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.
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16 U.S.C. § 213
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102