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§542 Care and Handling

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter 5— PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter III— DISPOSING OF PROPERTY › § 542

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Summary

Lets the General Services Administration handle and dispose of surplus property, or the holding or another agency if allowed.

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Title 40, §542

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The disposal of surplus property, and the care and handling of the property pending disposition, may be performed by the General Services Administration or, when the Administrator of General Services decides, by the executive agency in possession of the property or by any other executive agency that agrees.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 54240:484(b).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 203(b), 63 Stat. 385.

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40 U.S.C. § 542

Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60