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[CITE: 40USC171]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 171. Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches

    The Architect of the Capitol may transfer apparatus, appliances, 
equipments, and supplies of any kind, discontinued or permanently out of 
service, to other branches of the service of the United States, or 
District of Columbia, whenever, in his judgment the interests of the 
Government service may require it.

(June 26, 1912, ch. 182, Sec. 11, 37 Stat. 184; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, 
41 Stat. 1291; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, Sec. 1(120), 45 Stat. 995; Oct. 
31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 3(17), 65 Stat. 708.)

                          Codification

    Section is based on act June 26, 1912, popularly known as the 
``District of Columbia Appropriation Act June 26, 1912, fiscal year 
1913''.


                            Prior Provisions

    Act Mar. 2, 1911, ch. 192, Sec. 9, 36 Stat. 1011.


                               Amendments

    1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out ``with the approval of the 
Secretary of the Interior,'' after ``whenever,''.
    1928--Act May 29, 1928, struck out provision that required a 
transfer statement to be submitted in the annual report to Congress by 
the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds.

                         Change of Name

    Change of name of Architect of the Capitol, functions abolished, 
transferred, etc., by prior acts, see Codification and Prior Provisions 
notes set out under section 161 of this title.


                            Cross References

    Federal Property and Administrative Services of 1949, exemption of 
Architect of Capitol from provisions of, see section 474 of this title.
