# § 4352. Gifts
The University and NTID are authorized to receive by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property, both real and personal, for the use of the University or NTID, or for the use, as appropriate, for any programs, departments, or other units as may be designated in the conveyance or will, and to hold, invest, use, or dispose of such property for the purpose stated in the conveyance or will.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 202, formerly title IV, § 402, Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 789; renumbered title II, § 202, and amended Pub. L. 102–421, title I, §§ 101(b)(5), (6), 132, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2151, 2156.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior was renumbered section 112 and is classified to .
Provisions similar to subsec. (a) of this section were contained in prior to repeal by .
### Amendments
1992—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
“(a) .—Gallaudet University is authorized to receive by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property, both real and personal, for the use of Gallaudet University, or for the use of any of its departments or other units as may be designated in the conveyance or will, and to hold, invest, use, or dispose of such property for the purpose stated in the conveyance or will.
“(b) .—The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is authorized to receive by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property, both real and personal, for the use of the Institute, or for the use of any of its programs as may be designated in the conveyance or will, and to hold, invest, use, or dispose of such property for the purpose stated in the conveyance or will.”
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .