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Surplus Property Act

Surplus Property Act

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Surplus Property Act of 1944 (ch. 479, 58 Stat. 765, 50A U.S.C. § 1611 et seq., enacted October 3, 1944) is an act of the United States Congress that was enacted to provide for the disposal of surplus government property to "a State, political subdivision of a State, or tax-supported organization". It authorized a three-member board, known as the Surplus Property Board, a structure that was replaced within a year by an agency run by a single administrator. Many of its provisions were repealed on July 1, 1949.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Title 50, Appendix - War and National Defense". United States Code ~ Title 50a Omitted or Repealed. U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  2. [2]
    "United States Code: Surplus Property Act of 1944, 50a U.S.C. §§ 1611-1646" (PDF). Law Library of Congress. Title 50: War, Appendix. United States Library of Congress. 1946. pp. 5886–5867.
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    "Surplus Property Act of 1944 ~ House Bill H.R. 1525" [Disposal of Surplus Government Property and Plants]. 78th Congressional Record of United States House of Representatives. U.S. Congress.gov. June 23, 1944. p. 6680.
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    Harry S. Truman (1948-03-05). "Special Message to the Congress on the Need for a Modern System for the Management of Government Property".

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