If a contract paid by a method authorized under section 3801(a) of this title provides for title to property to vest in the United States, the title to the property shall vest in accordance with the terms of the contract, regardless of any security interest in the property that is asserted before or after the contract is entered into.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1834(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234, 4239; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(13), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2134.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
The text of subsec. (h) of section 2307 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1834(h), was based on Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, § 802(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1831.
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1834(h), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(13), transferred subsec. (h) of section 2307 of this title to this section, struck out subsec. (h) designation and heading “Vesting of Title in the United States” at beginning, and substituted “section 3801(a) of this title” for “subsection (a)(1)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.
Effective DateSection and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.