Surplus Property Act
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The Surplus Property Act of 1944 (ch. 479, , 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 Many of its provisions were repealed on 01-07-1949.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
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
Surplus Property Board
The Surplus Property Board was briefly responsible for disposing of $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States Government in the final year of World War II...
, a structure that was replaced within a year by an agency run by a single administrator. Many of its provisions were repealed on 01-07-1949.