7 U.S.C. § 2242 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI,

Page 1460 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2241a cease to be needed in the work of the depart- ment, and all moneys received from the sale of such animals or animal products or as a bonus in the exchange of the same shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscella- neous receipts. (Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 144, 38 Stat. 1114.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 549 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. § 2241a. Exchange or sale authority (a) Definition of qualified item of personal prop- erty 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), notwith- standing 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 De- partment, may exchange, sell, or otherwise dis- pose of any qualified item of personal property, including by way of public auction, and may re- tain and apply the sale or other proceeds, with- out further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, in whole or in partial pay- ment— (1) to acquire any qualified item of personal property; or (2) to offset costs related to the mainte- nance, care, or feeding of any qualified item of personal property. (c) Exception Subsection (b) does not apply to the free dis- semination of new varieties of seeds and germplasm in accordance with section 2201 of this title. (Pub. L. 103–354, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7408, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1252, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7408, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7605, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 912.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 made technical amendment to di- rectory language of Pub. L. 110–246, § 7408, which en- acted this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. § 2241b. Purchase of seeds and plants for dis- tribution Purchase and distribution of vegetable, field, and flower seeds, plants, shrubs, vines, bulbs, and cuttings shall be of the freshest and best ob- tainable varieties and adapted to general cul- tivation. (R.S. § 527; Apr. 25, 1896, ch. 140, 29 Stat. 106.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 415 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1896—Act Apr. 25, 1896, struck out ‘‘by the Depart- ment of Agriculture’’ and ‘‘trees’’, and inserted ‘‘vege- table, field, and flower seeds’’ and ‘‘bulbs’’. § 2242. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(1), (2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3715 Section, acts May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 264, 266; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 144, 38 Stat. 1109, provided for sale of copies of card index of publications. See section 3125a of this title. § 2242a. User fees for reports, publications, and software (a) Authority of Secretary The Secretary of Agriculture may— (1) furnish, on request, copies of software programs, pamphlets, reports, or other publi- cations, regardless of their form, including electronic publications, prepared in the De- partment of Agriculture in carrying out any of its missions or programs; and (2) charge such fees therefor as the Sec- retary determines are reasonable. (b) Consistency of charges with provisions of sec- tion 9701 of title 31 The imposition of such charges shall be con- sistent with section 9701 of title 31. (c) Use and disposition of moneys All moneys received in payment for work or services performed, or for software programs, pamphlets, reports, or other publications pro- vided, under this section— (1) shall be available until expended to pay directly the costs of such work, services, soft- ware programs, pamphlets, reports, or publica- tions; and (2) may be credited to appropriations or funds that incur such costs. (d) Investment Any fees collected, late payment penalties, and interest earned shall be credited to the ac- count referred to in this section and may be in- vested by the Secretary of Agriculture in in- sured or fully-collateralized interest-bearing ac- counts or, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, by the Secretary of the Treasury in United States Government debt instruments. Fees and charges, including late payment pen-