{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-6306","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 6306","heading":"Authority to vest title in tangible personal property for research","body":"The head of an executive agency may vest title in tangible personal property in a nonprofit institution of higher education or in a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research—(1) when the property is bought with amounts provided under a procurement contract, grant agreement, or cooperative agreement with the institution or organization to conduct basic or applied scientific research; (2) when the head of the agency decides the vesting furthers the objectives of the agency; (3) without further obligation to the United States Government; and (4) under conditions the head of the agency considers appropriate.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 63—USING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"e3aca28c8ca500759367f0510bace35859cbf90c88a5895b30e1901b3712db30","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-6305","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-6307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}