§301. Charge of property transferred to the United States

The Administrator of General Services shall have charge of all lands and other property which have been or may be assigned, set off, or conveyed to the United States in payment of debts, and of all trusts created for the use of the United States in payment of debts due them; and of the sale and disposal of lands assigned or set off to the United States in payment of debts, or vested in them by mortgage or other security for the payment of debts: Provided, That this section shall not apply to real estate which has been or shall be assigned, set off, or conveyed to the United States, in payment of debts arising under the internal-revenue laws, nor to trusts created for the use of the United States, in payment of such debts due them.

(R.S. §3750; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, §512(b), 48 Stat. 759 ; Pub. L. 89–30, §2, June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 119 .)

References in Text

The internal-revenue laws, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Codification

R.S. §3750 derived from acts May 29, 1830, ch. 153, §1, 4 Stat. 414 ; Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 169, §4, 14 Stat. 472 .

Amendments

1965-Pub. L. 89–30 substituted "Administrator of General Services" for "General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury".

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Functions of Coast Guard and Commandant of Coast Guard excepted from transfer when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

Act May 10, 1934, abolished offices of General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel for Bureau of Internal Revenue and offices of Solicitor and Assistant Solicitor of the Treasury, and transferred powers, duties, and functions thereof to General Counsel for Department of the Treasury.