PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006
119 STAT. 3211
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2245 the following new item: ‘‘2245a. Use of operation and maintenance funds for purchase of investment items: limitation.’’. SEC. 374. OPERATION AND USE OF GENERAL GIFT FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD.
Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 2601. General gift funds ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—Subject to subsection (d)(2), the Secretary concerned may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real property, personal property, or money made on the condition that the gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit, or in connection with, the establishment, operation, or maintenance, of a school, hospital, library, museum, cemetery, or other institution or organization under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS TO BENEFIT CERTAIN MEMBERS, DEPENDENTS, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.—(1) Subject to subsection (d)(2), the Secretary concerned may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real property, personal property, money, or services made on the condition that the gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit of— ‘‘(A) members of the armed forces, including members performing full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, who incur a wound, injury, or illness while in the line of duty; ‘‘(B) civilian employees of the Department of Defense who incur a wound, injury, or illness while in the line of duty; ‘‘(C) dependents of such members or employees; and ‘‘(D) survivors of such members or employees who are killed. ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may not accept a gift of services from a foreign government or international organization under this subsection. A gift of real property, personal property, or money from a foreign government or international organization may be accepted under this subsection only if the gift is not designated for a specific individual. ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations specifying the conditions that may be attached to a gift, devise, or bequest accepted under this subsection. ‘‘(4) The authority to accept gifts, devises, or bequests under this subsection expires on December 31, 2007. ‘‘(c) GIFT FUNDS.—Gifts and bequests of money, and the proceeds of the sale of property, received under subsection (a) or (b) shall be deposited in the Treasury in the following accounts: ‘‘(1) The Department of the Army General Gift Fund, in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of the Army. ‘‘(2) The Department of the Navy General Gift Fund, in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of the Navy. ‘‘(3) The Department of the Air Force General Gift Fund, in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of the Air Force. ‘‘(4) The Coast Guard General Gift Fund, in the case of deposits made by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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