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[CITE: 38USC2406]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
              CHAPTER 24--NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS
 
Sec. 2406. Acquisition of lands

    As additional lands are needed for national cemeteries, they may be 
acquired by the Secretary by purchase, gift (including donations from 
States or political subdivisions thereof), condemnation, transfer from 
other Federal agencies, or otherwise, as the Secretary determines to be 
in the best interest of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 93-43, Sec. 2(a), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 78, Sec. 1006; 
amended Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, Sec. 701(57), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 
Stat. 3295; Pub. L. 101-237, title III, Sec. 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989, 
103 Stat. 2077; renumbered Sec. 2406, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 
1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1006 of this title as this 
section.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``he''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 115 of this title.
