Sec. 2852. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT MILITARY MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND USE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ENTITIES FOR MILITARY MUSEUM AND MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PROGRAMS

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## SEC. 2852 ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT MILITARY MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND USE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ENTITIES FOR MILITARY MUSEUM AND MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PROGRAMS ###

(a)Acceptance of Gifts and Services ####

(1)In general Subsection

(a)of section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— #####

(A)by striking “Subject to subsection (d)(2), the” and inserting “(1) The”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > > #####

(A)> > Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary concerned may accept a gift of services for a military museum program from a nonprofit entity established for the purpose of supporting a military museum program. Employees or personnel of a nonprofit entity who provide a gift of services under this subparagraph may not be considered to be employees of the United States. > > > ##### “(B) > > For the use and benefit of a military museum program, the Secretary concerned may solicit from a bona fide collector a gift of books, manuscripts, works of art, historical artifacts, drawings, plans, models, or condemned or obsolete combat materiel.” > . ####

(2)Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— #####

(A)in subsection (b)(1), by striking “Subject to subsection (d)(2), the” and inserting “The”; #####

(B)in subsection (d)— ######

(i)in paragraph (1), by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “such subsections”; and ######

(ii)in paragraph (2), by striking “and money may not be accepted under subsection

(a)and property, money, and services may not be accepted under subsection” and inserting “, money, and services may not be accepted under subsection

(a)or”; and #####

(C)in subsection (f), by striking “or money accepted under subsection

(a)and any property, money, or services accepted under subsection” and inserting “, money, or services accepted under subsection

(a)or”. ###

(b)Authority for Cooperative Agreements ####

(1)In general Chapter 155 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 2615 Military museums and military education programs: cooperative agreement authority > > > ### “(a) Use Authorized > > The Secretary concerned may enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit entity for purposes related to— > > > #### “(1) > > a military museum program; or > > > #### “(2) > > the support of a military educational institution program. > > > ### “(b) Cooperative Agreement Described > > For purposes of subsection (a), an authorized cooperative agreement is described in section 6305 of title 31, except that the use of a cooperative agreement by the Secretary concerned is limited to nonprofit entities.” > . ####

(2)Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:" “2615. Military museums and military education programs: cooperative agreement authority.” ".