Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102

§528 Utilization of Excess Furniture

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agencies cannot buy furniture if GSA finds the needs can be met by excess or rehabilitated furniture under this subtitle.

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Title 40, §528

Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102