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# 40 U.S.C. § 1311 - Authority of President to obtain release

## Text

For the use or benefit of the Federal Government, the President may obtain from an individual or officer to whom land has been or will be conveyed a release of the individual’s or officer’s interest to the Government.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1138.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 131140:305.R.S. § 3752.