10 U.S.C. § 8621 — Acceptance and care of gifts to vessels

Page 3310 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8619 (3) The Secretary may authorize the Founda- tion to use real or personal property within the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Mu- seum of the Marine Corps to conduct additional revenue-generating activities, as the Secretary considers appropriate considering the work of the Foundation and needs of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Secretary shall only author- ize the use of such property for a revenue-gener- ating activity if the Secretary determines the activity will not interfere with military activi- ties and personnel or the activities of the Ma- rine Corps Heritage Center and National Mu- seum of the Marine Corps. (4) The Secretary shall retain lease payments received under this section, other than in-kind consideration authorized under paragraph (2) or under section 2667(c) of this title, solely for use in support of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and funds received as lease payments shall re- main available until expended. (e) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—(1) The Sec- retary of the Navy may accept, hold, admin- ister, 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 the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the Na- tional Museum of the Marine Corps. Section 2601 (other than subsections (b), (c), and (e)) of this title shall apply to gifts accepted under this sub- section. (2) The Secretary may display at the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps recognition for an indi- vidual or organization that contributes money to a partner organization, or an individual or or- ganization that contributes a gift directly to the Navy, for the benefit of the Marine Corps Herit- age Center or the National Museum of the Ma- rine Corps, whether or not the contribution is subject to the condition that the recognition be provided. The Secretary shall prescribe regula- tions governing the circumstances under which contributor recognition may be provided, appro- priate forms of recognition, and suitable display standards. (3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated property received under paragraph (1). A sale under this paragraph need not be con- ducted in accordance with disposal requirements that would otherwise apply, so long as the sale is conducted at arms-length and includes an auditable transaction record. (4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and any proceeds from the sale of property under paragraph (3) shall be deposited into a fund established in the Treasury to support the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the joint ven- ture authorized by subsection (a) as the Sec- retary considers appropriate to protect the in- terests of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2882(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 780.) § 8619. Leases of waterfront property from States or municipalities In leasing waterfront property from a State or municipality, the Secretary of the Navy may provide in the lease, where it is required by state law or municipal charter, that, as part or all of the consideration, any improvements placed upon the property by the United States become the property of the lessor when the lease, including any renewal, ends. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7219; re- numbered § 8619, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7219 ......... 34 U.S.C. 521. July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 705 (2d par.). Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7219 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8620. Gifts for welfare of enlisted members The Secretary of the Navy may accept gifts for use in providing recreation, amusement, and contentment for enlisted members of the naval service. The fund ‘‘Ships’ Stores Profits, Navy’’ shall be credited with these gifts. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7220; re- numbered § 8620, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7220 ......... 5 U.S.C. 419a. June 30, 1932, ch. 318, 47 Stat. 424 (2d proviso). The words ‘‘and contributions from organizations, in- dividuals, or others’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7220 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8621. Acceptance and care of gifts to vessels The Secretary of the Navy may accept and care for such gifts of silver, colors, books, or Page 3311 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8623 other articles of equipment or furniture as, in accordance with custom, are made to vessels of the Navy. Necessary expenses incident to the care of gifts that are accepted shall be paid from the appropriation for the maintenance and oper- ation of vessels. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7221; re- numbered § 8621, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7221 ......... 5 U.S.C. 419. May 20, 1908, ch. 182, 35 Stat. 171. The words ‘‘in the form’’ and ‘‘by States, municipali- ties, or otherwise’’ are omitted as surplusage. The words ‘‘the appropriation for the maintenance and op- eration of vessels’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘the appropriation ‘Equipment of Vessels’ ’’ to identify by a general description, rather than by a specific appro- priation title, the appropriation authorized to be used. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7221 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8622. Naval Historical Center Fund: references to Fund Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Naval Historical Center Fund formerly maintained under this section shall be deemed to refer to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund maintained under section 2601 of this title. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7222; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1073(b)(1), (2)(A), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2657; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 942(d)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–242; renumbered § 8622, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7222 ......... 5 U.S.C. 419b. Mar. 4, 1937, ch. 26, 50 Stat. 25. In subsection (a) the word ‘‘receive’’ and the words ‘‘from individuals or others’’ and ‘‘of the United States’’ are omitted as surplusage. The title of the ‘‘Of- fice of Naval Records and Library, Navy Department’’ is changed to ‘‘Office of Naval Records and History’’, in accordance with a directive of the Secretary of the Navy dated March 10, 1949. Subsection (b) is rewritten for clarity and to conform to a similar statement appearing in 5 U.S.C. 150s. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7222 of this title as this section. 2000—Pub. L. 106–398 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, section related to acceptance and administration of gifts, bequests, and loans for the benefit of the Naval Historical Center. 1996—Pub. L. 104–201, § 1073(b)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘Naval Historical Center Fund’’ for ‘‘Office of Naval Records and History gift fund’’ in section catchline. Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1073(b)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘Naval Historical Center’’ for ‘‘Office of Naval Records and History’’ wherever appearing. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. MERGER OF NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER FUND INTO DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY GENERAL GIFT FUND Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 942(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–241, provided that: ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer all amounts in the Naval Historical Center Fund main- tained under section 7222 [now 8622] of title 10, United States Code, to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund maintained under section 2601 of such title. Upon completing the transfer, the Secretary shall close the Naval Historical Center Fund. ‘‘(2) Amounts transferred to the Department of the Navy General Gift Fund under this subsection shall be merged with other amounts in that Fund and shall be available for the purposes for which amounts in that Fund are available.’’ § 8623. Acquisition of land for radio stations and for other purposes Land of the United States that is under the control of any department or agency of the United States may be mutually selected as a site for a naval radio station by the Secretary of the Navy and the head of the department or agency having control of the land. By direction of the President, land so selected may be trans- ferred to and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy for use as a naval radio station or for any other naval purpose. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 447, § 7223; re- numbered § 8623, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7223 ......... 34 U.S.C. 523. Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 606 (3d proviso). The word ‘‘agency’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘branch’’ to conform to present terminology. The words ‘‘by the Secretary of the Navy and the head of the department or agency having control of the land’’ are added to identify the officials who ‘‘mutually’’ se- lect the site. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7223 of this title as this section.