Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§703 Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY › § 703
Summary
Agencies may donate medical supplies already overseas if those items would be eligible for donation under subchapter III of chapter 5 and are not disposed under section 702. Donations must be free to nonprofit medical groups and used in the foreign country; only care and handling fees may be charged.
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Title 40, §703
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(a)This section applies to medical materials or supplies that are in a foreign country but that would, if situated within the United States, be available for donation under subchapter III of chapter 5 of this title.
(b)An executive agency may donate medical materials or supplies that are not disposed of under section 702 of this title.
(c)A donation under this section is subject to the following conditions:
(1)The medical materials and supplies must be donated for use in a foreign country.
(2)The donation must be made to a nonprofit medical or health organization, which may be an organization qualified to receive assistance under section 214(b) or 607 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2174(b), 2357).
(3)The donation must be made without cost to the donee (except for costs of care and handling).
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70340:512(b).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title IV, § 402(b), as added Pub. L. 91–426, § 2(d), Sept. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 883.
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40 U.S.C. § 703
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73