6 USC § 453 - Use of appropriated funds

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title: "6 USC § 453 - Use of appropriated funds"
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section_number: "453"
section_name: "Use of appropriated funds"
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chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 873, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2243; Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 103(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 111–245, § 2(a)(2), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2621.)"
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# § 453. Use of appropriated funds

**(a)** **Disposal of property**

**(1)** **Strict compliance** If specifically authorized to dispose of real property in this chapter or any other Act, the Secretary shall exercise this authority in strict compliance with subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40.

**(2)** **Deposit of proceeds** section 3302(b) of title 31

The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of any exercise of property disposal authority into the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury in accordance with .

**1** **Gifts** section 2601 of title 10[^1]

Except as authorized by , by section 93  of title 14, or by section 321n or 464 of this title, gifts or donations of services or property of or for the Department may not be accepted, used, or disposed of unless specifically permitted in advance in an appropriations Act and only under the conditions and for the purposes specified in such appropriations Act.

See References in Text note below.

**(c)** **Budget request** section 1105 of title 31

Under , the President shall submit to Congress a detailed budget request for the Department for fiscal year 2004, and for each subsequent fiscal year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 873, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2243; Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 103(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 111–245, § 2(a)(2), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2621.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original a reference to this Act, meaning , , , known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated  by , , , and references to  deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see , set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by  note preceding , Coast Guard.

### Codification

In subsec. (a)(1), “subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40” substituted for “section 204 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

### Amendments

2010—Subsec. (b).  substituted “title 10, by , or by section 321n or 464 of this title, gifts or donations” for “title 10 and by , gifts or donations”.

2003—Subsec. (b).  substituted “Except as authorized by  and by , gifts” for “Gifts”.