§505 Exchange or transfer of medical supplies

Summary

If a federal agency finds medical supplies kept for national emergencies are too close to their expiration or are better used elsewhere, the agency head must treat them as excess and move them. The agency should decide early enough to transfer or dispose of the items before they become unusable. Under rules the General Services Administrator sets, agencies may transfer or swap these supplies with other federal agencies. Money from any transfer goes back to the agency’s current fund and may only be used to buy medical supplies for national emergencies. If no federal agency takes them, the items are handled as surplus property.