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title: "40 U.S.C. § 557"
description: "Donation of books to Free Public Library"
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title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
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citation: "40 U.S.C. § 557"
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# 40 U.S.C. § 557 - Donation of books to Free Public Library
## Text
Subject to regulations under this subtitle, a book that is no longer needed by an executive department, bureau, or commission of the Federal Government, and that is not an advisable addition to the Library of Congress, shall be turned over to the Free Public Library of the District of Columbia for general use if the book is appropriate for the Free Public Library.
(Pub. L. 107217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1102.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 55740:4841.Feb. 25, 1903, ch. 755, § 1 (7th par. on p. 865), 32 Stat. 865; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(1), 65 Stat. 706.