---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 1108.175"
title: "2"
number: "1108.175"
heading: "Exempt property."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/1108.175"
---

# §1108.175. Exempt property.

- (a) Exempt property means tangible personal property acquired in whole or in part with Federal funds under a DoD Component's awards, for which the DoD Component:
  - (1) Has statutory authority to vest title in recipients (or allow for vesting in subrecipients) without further obligation to the Federal Government or subject to conditions the DoD Component considers appropriate; and
  - (2) **Elects to use that authority to do so.**
- (b) An example of exempt property authority is contained in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act ([31 U.S.C. 6306](/usc/31/6306.md)) for tangible personal property acquired under an award to conduct basic or applied research by a nonprofit institution of higher education or nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 51230, Aug. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted.