§ 8301. — Authority to accept gifts, devises, and bequests.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC8301]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER 83--ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
Sec. 8301. Authority to accept gifts, devises, and bequests
The Secretary may accept devises, bequests, and gifts, made in any
manner, with respect to which the testator or donor shall have indicated
the intention that such property shall be for the benefit of groups of
persons formerly in the active military, naval, or air service who by
virtue of such service alone, or disability suffered therein or
therefrom, are or shall be patients or members of any one or more
hospitals or homes operated by the United States Government, or has
indicated the intention that such property shall be for the benefit of
any such hospital or home, or shall be paid or delivered to any
official, as such, or any agency in administrative control thereof. The
Secretary may also accept, for use in carrying out all laws administered
by the Secretary, gifts, devises, and bequests which will enhance the
Secretary's ability to provide services or benefits.
(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1254, Sec. 5101; Pub. L. 99-
576, title VII, Sec. 701(89), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3299; renumbered
Sec. 8301, Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105
Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat.
404, 405; Pub. L. 102-86, title V, Sec. 504, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat.
426.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 5101 of this title as this
section.
Pub. L. 102-86 inserted at end ``The Secretary may also accept, for
use in carrying out all laws administered by the Secretary, gifts,
devises, and bequests which will enhance the Secretary's ability to
provide services or benefits.''
Pub. L. 102-83 substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the'' for ``his'' before
``intention'' in two places.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 8305 of this title.
