7 U.S.C. § 2269 — Gifts of property; acceptance and admin-

Page 1470 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2268 1 See References in Text note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, see sec- tion 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title. § 2268. Public lands; relinquishment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever he considers it desirable, relinquish to a State all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or interests under his control in that State. Relinquishment of legisla- tive jurisdiction under this section may be ac- complished (1) by filing with the Governor of the State concerned a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the laws of the State may otherwise provide. (Pub. L. 95–441, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1064.) § 2268a. Acquisition of land; options (a) The Department of Agriculture is author- ized to acquire land, or interest therein, by pur- chase, exchange or otherwise, as may be nec- essary to carry out its authorized work: Pro- vided, That no acquisition shall be made under this authority unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation or other law. (b) Appropriations for the Department of Agri- culture which are available for the purchase of land may be expended for options to purchase land: Provided, That not to exceed $1 may be ex- pended for each option to purchase any par- ticular tract or tracts of land unless otherwise provided in appropriation or other law. (Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, § 11, 70 Stat. 1034.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 428a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and admin- istration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to ac- cept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on be- half of the United States gifts, bequests, or de- vises of real and personal property made for the benefit of the United States Department of Agri- culture or for the carrying out of any of its func- tions. For the purposes of the Federal income, estate, and gift tax laws, property accepted under the authority of this section shall be con- sidered 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 Agri- culture. The Secretary of Agriculture may pro- mulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. (Pub. L. 95–442, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1065.) § 2270. Authority of Office of Inspector General Any person who is employed in the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Agri- culture, who conducts investigations of alleged or suspected felony criminal violations of stat- utes, including but not limited to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], ad- ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture or any agency of the Department of Agriculture and who is designated by the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture may— (1) make an arrest without a warrant for any such criminal felony violation if such viola- tion is committed, or if such employee has probable cause to believe that such violation is being committed, in the presence of such employee; (2) execute a warrant for an arrest, for the search of premises, or the seizure of evidence if such warrant is issued under authority of the United States upon probable cause to be- lieve that such violation has been committed; and (3) carry a firearm; in accordance with rules issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, while such employee is engaged in the performance of official duties under the authority provided in section 406 of title 5, or described in section 9 1 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452, 92 Stat. 1107). The Attorney General of the United States may dis- approve any designation made by the Inspector General under this section. (Pub. L. 97–98, title XIII, § 1337, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(II), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1096, 1098; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(II), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1857, 1859; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(23), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4345.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–525, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703, which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under 2011 of this title and Tables. Section 9 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, re- ferred to in text, is section 9 of Pub. L. 95–452, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees, and was repealed and re- stated as section 422 of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(b), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4252, 4361. 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 2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘the authority pro- vided in section 406 of title 5, or described in section 9