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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1592e Interagency transfers of property; application of rules and regulations

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - DEFENSE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES › § 1592e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies may give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development land, buildings, or other property — without payment — when the HUD Secretary says the property is needed for housing or community facilities. The HUD Secretary can accept those transfers and can also use other HUD property for the same purposes without changing budget accounts. Any property or money used this way must follow only the rules and limits of this part of the law. If the Defense Department asks, the HUD Secretary may return housing or facilities to Defense without payment. Once transferred to Defense, Defense rules and laws apply and the HUD rules stop applying.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1592e

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any Federal agency may, upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transfer to his jurisdiction without reimbursement any lands, improved or unimproved, or other property real or personal, considered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be needed or useful for housing or community facilities, or both, to be provided under this subchapter, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to accept any such transfers. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also utilize any other real or personal property under his jurisdiction for the purpose of this subchapter without adjustment of the appropriations or funds involved. Any property so transferred or utilized, and any funds in connection therewith, shall be subject only to the authorizations and limitations of this subchapter. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, in his discretion, upon request of the Secretary of Defense or his designee, transfer to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense without reimbursement any land, improvements, housing, or community facilities constructed or acquired under the provisions of this subchapter and considered by the Department of Defense to be required for the purposes of the said Department. Upon the transfer of any such property to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, the laws, rules, and regulations relating to property of the Department of Defense shall be applicable to the property so transferred, and the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall no longer apply.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1592e

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73