Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2206a Conveyance of Excess Federal Personal Property
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2206a
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture can give ownership of extra personal property the Department no longer needs. He may do this with or without payment and decide the purpose. Eligible recipients are 1994 Institutions (tribal colleges under the 1994 Equity Act), Hispanic-serving institutions, and colleges covered by the 1890 land-grant act, including Tuskegee University. The Secretary can also get, swap, or give property with other federal agencies without payment to help carry out these transfers.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2206a
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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 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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of August 30, 1890 (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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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
2008—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 14223, substituted “section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20” for “section 1059c(b) of title 20”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2008 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2206a
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102