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20 U.S.C. § 195 — Gifts, bequests, or devises for benefit of National Arboretum; separate fund in the Treasury

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20 U.S.C. § 195 — Gifts, bequests, or devises for benefit of National Arboretum; separate fund in the Treasury

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to solicit, 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 National Arboretum 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.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to solicit, 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 National Arboretum 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.

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20 U.S.C. § 191 — Establishment; site; acquisition of land

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a national arboretum for purposes of research and education concerning tree and plant life. For the purposes of this chapter, (1) the President is authorized to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture by Executive order any land which now belongs to the United States within or adjacent to the District of Columbia located along the Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge, and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in his discretion to acquire, within the limits of the appropriation authorized by this chapter by private purchase, condemnation proceedings, or gift, land so located or other land within or adjacent to the District of Columbia: Provided, That the purchase price of any part of said land shall not exceed the full value assessment of such property last made before purchase thereof plus 25 per centum of such assessed value.

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20 U.S.C. § 197 — Construction of Chinese Garden at the National Arboretum

A Chinese Garden may be constructed at the National Arboretum established under this chapter with— (1) funds accepted under [section 195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section195&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) authorities provided to the Secretary of Agriculture under [section 196 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section196&num=0&edition=prelim); and (3) appropriations provided for this purpose.

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20 U.S.C. § 195 — Gifts, bequests, or devises for benefit of Na-

Page 94 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 192 sai collections at the National Arboretum may be con- structed with funds accepted under the provisions of Public Law 94–129 (20 U.S.C. 195) and the limitation on construction contained in the Act of August 24, 1912 (40 U.S.C. 68) [now 40 U.S.C. 8106] shall not apply to the construction of such facilities’’. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriations acts: Pub. L. 102–341, title I, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 878. Pub. L. 102–142, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 883. Pub. L. 101–506, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1320. Pub. L. 101–161, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 956. Pub. L. 100–460, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2234. Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322, 1329–327. Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(a) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783, 1783–5, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(a) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341, 3341–5. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Authority of President under this section to transfer to jurisdiction of Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of this chapter any land belonging to United States within or adjacent to District of Columbia located along Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge dele- gated to Administrator of General Services, see section 1(18) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The Presi- dent. § 192. Omitted

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