10 U.S.C. § 2607 — Acceptance of gifts for the Defense Intel-

Page 2020 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2607 (2) available office space (including space for recreational activities for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts), warehousing, utilities, and a means of communication, without charge. (d) Supplies of a qualified scouting organiza- tion may be transported at the expense of the United States if the Secretary concerned deter- mines, under regulations prescribed under sub- section (b), that the supplies are necessary to the cooperation and assistance provided under this section. (e) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a qualified scouting organization for all or part of the pay of an employee of that organization for any period during which the employee was per- forming services under subsection (a). Any such reimbursement may not be made from appro- priated funds and shall be made under regula- tions prescribed under subsection (b). (f) For the purposes of this section, employees of a qualified scouting organization performing services under subsection (a) may not be consid- ered to be employees of the United States. (g) In this section, the term ‘‘qualified scout- ing organization’’ means the Girl Scouts of the United States of America and the Boy Scouts of America. (Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 323(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1953.) Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 12715. DETERMINATION FOR SUPPORT OF SCOUTING ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS Ex. Ord. No. 12715, May 3, 1990, 55 F.R. 19051, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and pursuant to section 2606(b) of title 10, United States Code, with regard to support of scouting activities overseas, I hereby determine that the cooperation and assistance authorized by section 2606(a) of that title is necessary in the interest of the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. The Sec- retary of Defense, or his designee, shall issue regula- tions concerning such cooperation and support. GEORGE BUSH. § 2607. Acceptance of gifts for the Defense Intel- ligence College (a) The Secretary of Defense may accept, hold, administer, and use any gift (including any gift of an interest in real property) made for the pur- pose of aiding and facilitating the work of the Defense Intelligence College and may pay all necessary expenses in connection with the ac- ceptance of such a gift. (b) Money, and proceeds from the sale of prop- erty, received as a gift under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be avail- able for disbursement upon the order of the Sec- retary of Defense to the extent provided in an- nual appropriation Acts. (c) Subsection (c) of section 2601 of this title applies to property that is accepted under sub- section (a) in the same manner that such sub- section applies to property that is accepted under subsection (a) of that section. (d) In this section, the term ‘‘gift’’ includes a bequest of personal property or a devise of real property. (Added Pub. L. 101–193, title V, § 502(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1708.) § 2608. Acceptance of contributions for defense programs, projects, and activities; Defense Cooperation Account (a) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may accept from any person, foreign government, or international organization any contribution of money or real or personal prop- erty made by such person, foreign government, or international organization for use by the De- partment of Defense and may accept from any foreign government or international organiza- tion any contribution of services made by such foreign government or international organiza- tion for use by the Department of Defense. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATION ACCOUNT.—(1) There is established in the Treas- ury of the United States a special account to be known as the ‘‘Defense Cooperation Account’’. (2) Contributions of money and proceeds from the sale of any property accepted by the Sec- retary of Defense under subsection (a) shall be credited to the Defense Cooperation Account. (c) USE OF THE DEFENSE COOPERATION AC- COUNT.—(1) Funds in the Defense Cooperation Account may be appropriated for a function de- scribed in section 114 of this title only to the ex- tent that the appropriation of such funds for such purpose is authorized in accordance with that section. (2) Funds in the Defense Cooperation Account shall not be made available for obligation or ex- penditure except to the extent and in the man- ner provided in subsequent appropriations Acts. (d) USE OF PROPERTY.—Any contribution of property received under this section may be— (1) retained and used by the Department of Defense in the form in which it was donated; (2) sold or otherwise disposed of upon such terms and conditions and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary determines appropriate; or (3) converted into a form usable by the De- partment of Defense. (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the end of the second quarter and the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on contributions of property accepted by the Secretary under this section during the pre- ceding two quarters. The Secretary shall include in each such report a description of all property having a value of more than $1,000,000. (2) In computing the value of any property re- ferred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall aggregate the value of— (A) similar items of property accepted by the Secretary during the quarter concerned; and (B) components which, if assembled, would comprise all or a substantial part of an item of equipment or a facility. (f) AUTHORITY TO USE PROPERTY.—Property ac- cepted under subsection (a) may be used by the Secretary of Defense without specific authoriza- tion, except that such property may not be used in connection with any program, project, or ac- tivity if the use of such property would result in the violation of any prohibition or limitation otherwise applicable to such program, project, or activity.