Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2269 Gifts of Property; Acceptance and Administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal Tax Law Consideration; Separate Fund in Treasury; Regulations
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2269
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture may accept gifts, bequests, or donated property (land, things, or money) for the USDA or to help carry out its work. Under federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted this way is treated as a gift to the United States. Money given, money from selling donated property, and insurance payments not used to fix donated items must go into the U.S. Treasury in a separate fund and can be spent only when the Secretary orders it. The Secretary may create rules to manage this.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2269
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on behalf of the United States gifts, bequests, or devises of real and personal property made for the benefit of the United States Department of Agriculture or for the carrying out of any of its functions. For the purposes of the Federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted under the authority of this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States. Any gift of money accepted pursuant to the authority granted in this section, or the net proceeds from the liquidation of any property so accepted, or the proceeds of any insurance on any gift property not used for its restoration shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for credit to a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
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7 U.S.C. § 2269
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102