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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 449— SECURITY · SUBCHAPTER II— ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL · § 44945

§ 44945. Disposition of unclaimed money and clothing

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(a)Disposition of Unclaimed Money.— Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, unclaimed money recovered at any airport security checkpoint shall be retained by the Transportation Security Administration and shall remain available until expended for the purpose of providing civil aviation security as required in this chapter.
(b)Disposition of Unclaimed Clothing.—
(1)In general.— In disposing of unclaimed clothing recovered at any airport security checkpoint, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall make every reasonable effort, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to transfer the clothing to the local airport authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, including local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and veteran families.
(2)Agreements.— In implementing paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may enter into agreements with airport authorities.
(3)Other charitable arrangements.— Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an airport or the Transportation Security Administration from donating unclaimed clothing to a charitable organization of their choosing.
(4)Limitation.— Nothing in this subsection shall create a cost to the Government.
(Added Pub. L. 108–334, title V, § 515(a), Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1317; amended Pub. L. 112–271, § 2(a), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2446; Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(d)(36), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3641.)
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  • Pub. L. 108–334, title V, § 515(a)
  • 118 Stat. 1317
  • Pub. L. 112–271, § 2(a)
  • 126 Stat. 2446
  • 132 Stat. 3641
  • Pub. L. 112–271
  • Pub. L. 108–334, title V, § 515(b)
  • 118 Stat. 1318
  • 140 Stat. 784
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