Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§321n Acceptance of Gifts

Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter V— NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › § 321n

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may accept donated property and services, including guest lecturers, for the Center for Domestic Preparedness to help prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural disasters, terrorism, or other man-made disasters, including use of a weapon of mass destruction. The Secretary must refuse any gift that would harm the integrity or even the appearance of integrity of a Department program or a person involved in a program. Each year the Secretary must report to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The report must list gifts accepted, explain how they helped the Center for Domestic Preparedness, and state the amount of Federal savings. The report must be made publicly available.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §321n

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(a)The Secretary may accept and use gifts of property, both real and personal, and may accept gifts of services, including from guest lecturers, for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

(b)The Secretary may not accept a gift under this section if the Secretary determines that the use of the property or services would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of—

(1)a program of the Department; or

(2)an individual involved in a program of the Department.

(c)(1)The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an annual report disclosing—

(A)any gifts that were accepted under this section during the year covered by the report;

(B)how the gifts contribute to the mission of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; and

(C)the amount of Federal savings that were generated from the acceptance of the gifts.

(2)Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be made publically available.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 321n

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60