---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2235a"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "2235a"
heading: "Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/2235a"
units:
  - "Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture"
---

# §2235a. Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates


On and after November 28, 2001, refunds or rebates received on an on-going basis from a credit card services provider under the Department of Agriculture’s charge card programs may be deposited to and retained without fiscal year limitation in the Department’s Working Capital Fund established under [section 2235 of this title](/usc/7/2235.md) and used to fund management initiatives of general benefit to the Department of Agriculture bureaus and offices as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2) of Agriculture or the [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2)’s designee.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 729, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 736.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:

Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title I, § 757], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–43.