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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "40 U.S.C. § 552"
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description: "Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government premises"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 40
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title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
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chapter_number: "5"
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chapter_name: "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
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section: "552"
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citation: "40 U.S.C. § 552"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 40 U.S.C. § 552 - Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government premises
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## Text
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(a) Authority To Take Property.— The Administrator of General Services may take possession of abandoned or unclaimed property on premises owned or leased by the Federal Government and determine when title to the property vests in the Government. The Administrator may use, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the property.
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(b) Claim Filed by Former Owner.— If a former owner files a proper claim within three years from the date that title to the property vests in the Government, the former owner shall be paid an amount—
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(1) equal to the proceeds realized from the disposition of the property less costs incident to care and handling as determined by the Administrator; or
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(2) if the property has been used or transferred, equal to the fair value of the property as of the time title vested in the Government less costs incident to care and handling as determined by the Administrator.
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(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1099; Pub. L. 109–284, § 6(3), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 55240:484(m).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 203(m), formerly § 203(l), 63 Stat. 388; redesignated § 203(m), Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 442, 69 Stat. 430.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “(a) Authority To Take Property.—The Administrator” for “(a) Authority To Take Property Administrator”.
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