10 USC § 7456 - Use of certain gifts

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title: "10 USC § 7456 - Use of certain gifts"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7456"
section_name: "Use of certain gifts"
chapter_number: 753
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "TRAINING"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(41)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1297, § 4356; renumbered § 7456, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)"
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# § 7456. Use of certain gifts

section 2601 of this title

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Superintendent of the Academy may (without regard to ) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of personal property of a value of $20,000 or less made to the United States on the condition that such gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit of the Academy or any entity thereof. The Secretary may pay or authorize the payment of all reasonable and necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest under this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(41)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1297, § 4356; renumbered § 7456, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4356 | 10:4334 (note). | Sept. 8, 1982, Pub. L. 97–252, § 1133(a), 96 Stat. 761. |

The word “Academy” is substituted for “United States Military Academy” for consistency in title 10.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Applicability of Section

> **“(a)** **[Repealed and reenacted as section 4356 (now 7456) of this title by Pub. L. 97–295, §§ 1(41)(A), 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1297, 1315.]** 
> 
> **“(b)** This section applies with respect to any gift, devise, or bequest made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 8, 1982] for the purpose described in subsection (a) [see text of section 7456 of this title] and applies to any such gift, devise, or bequest, or devise made before the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to which the Secretary of the Army has approved application of this section rather than section 2601 of title 10, United States Code.”

, , , provided that: