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[CITE: 40USC304h]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                     CHAPTER 4--THE PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
Sec. 304h. Disposition of property forfeited to United States

    In the event that any property seized by any agency is or has been 
forfeited to the United States otherwise than by court decree, it may, 
in the event that the property is not ordered by competent authority to 
be returned to any claimant, and in lieu of being disposed of as 
otherwise provided by law (including advertisement for sale, and sale), 
be retained by such agency and devoted to official use only. If such 
agency shall not desire so to retain such property, the head thereof 
shall forthwith notify the Administrator to that effect, and such 
property shall--
        (a) in the event that it is not ordered by competent authority 
    to be returned to any claimant, and in lieu of being disposed of as 
    otherwise provided by law (including advertisement for sale, and 
    sale), be delivered by such agency, upon order of the Administrator 
    given within a reasonable time, to any other agency which requests 
    and in the judgment of the Administrator should be given the 
    property, or
        (b) upon order of the Administrator given within a reasonable 
    time, be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.

(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, title III, Sec. 303, 49 Stat. 879; June 30, 
1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 102(a), 63 Stat. 380.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of Director of Bureau of Federal Supply transferred to 
Administrator of General Services and office of Director abolished by 
section 102(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to section 752 
of this title.

                 Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

    Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, 
see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note 
under section 471 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 304f, 304j, 304k, 304l, 304m 
of this title; title 18 section 3668.
