Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§528 Utilization of excess furniture

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - USE OF PROPERTY › § 528

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must not spend money to buy furniture if the General Services Administrator finds they can reasonably get the needed furniture by transferring excess or refurbished furniture from other federal agencies under this subtitle.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §528

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A department or agency of the Federal Government may not use amounts provided by law to purchase furniture if the Administrator of General Services determines that requirements can reasonably be met by transferring excess furniture, including rehabilitated furniture, from other departments or agencies pursuant to this subtitle.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 52840:483b.Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 340, § 1316, 67 Stat. 439. The words “Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “may not use funds provided by law to purchase furniture” are substituted for “no funds shall be available in this or any other Act for the purchase of furniture” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 528

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73