18 USC § 4044 - Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s4044"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 4044 - Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "4044"
section_name: "Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons"
chapter_number: 303
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "PRISONS AND PRISONERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–646, § 67(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3616.)"
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# § 4044. Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons

The Attorney General may, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Attorney General, accept in the name of the Department of Justice any form of devise, bequest, gift or donation of money or property for use by the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison Industries. The Attorney General may take all appropriate steps to secure possession of such property and may sell, assign, transfer, or convey such property other than money.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–646, § 67(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3616.)