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title: "44 U.S.C. § 318"
description: "Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services"
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title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
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# 44 U.S.C. § 318 - Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services
## Text
(a) The Director of the Government Publishing Office may—
(1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications and condemned Government Publishing Office machinery, material, equipment, and supplies to—
(A) other Federal entities;
(B) any organization described under section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or
(C) State or local governments; and
(2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
(b) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered Federal employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims).
(Added Pub. L. 10883, title I, § 1302(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1033; amended Pub. L. 113235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (a)(1) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.