7 U.S.C. § 2241a | Exchange or sale authority

(a)

Definition of qualified item of personal property

In this section, the term “qualified item of personal property” means—

(1)

an animal;

(2)

an animal product;

(3)

a plant; or

(4)

a plant product.

(b)

General authority

Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, in managing personal property for the purpose of carrying out the research functions of the Department, may exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of any qualified item of personal property, including by way of public auction, and may retain and apply the sale or other proceeds, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, in whole or in partial payment—

(1)

to acquire any qualified item of personal property; or

(2)

to offset costs related to the maintenance, care, or feeding of any qualified item of personal property.

(c)

Exception

section 2201 of this titleSubsection (b) does not apply to the free dissemination of new varieties of seeds and germplasm in accordance with .

Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307 Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408May 22, 2008122 Stat. 1252 Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)June 18, 2008122 Stat. 1664 Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7605Feb. 7, 2014128 Stat. 912 (, as added , , , and , title VII, § 7408, , , 2013; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246 Pub. L. 110–234 section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and enacted identical sections. was repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–79 Pub. L. 110–246, § 74082014— made technical amendment to directory language of , which enacted this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246May 22, 2008Pub. L. 110–234 section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246 section 8701 of this titleEnactment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .