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§1817a Disposition of Surplus or Obsolete Personal Property
Title 2 › Chapter 28— ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › Subchapter II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1817a
Summary
The Architect of the Capitol may transfer, donate, sell, trade-in, or discard surplus/obsolete property if funds allow. Sale/trade-in money goes to the Architect’s operating fund to buy similar items and is available that fiscal year and the next, starting FY2010.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §1817a
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(a)The Architect of the Capitol shall have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds available for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such funds shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year received and the following fiscal year.
(b)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, which is div. A of Pub. L. 111–68.
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2 U.S.C. § 1817a
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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