2 USC § 1817 - Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s1817"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 1817 - Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "1817"
section_name: "Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 26, 1912, ch. 182, § 11, 37 Stat. 184; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, 41 Stat. 1291; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(120), 45 Stat. 995; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3(17), 65 Stat. 708.)"
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# § 1817. Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches

The Architect of the Capitol may transfer apparatus, appliances, equipments, and supplies of any kind, discontinued or permanently out of service, to other branches of the service of the United States, or District of Columbia, whenever, in his judgment the interests of the Government service may require it.

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**Source Credit**: (June 26, 1912, ch. 182, § 11, 37 Stat. 184; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, 41 Stat. 1291; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(120), 45 Stat. 995; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3(17), 65 Stat. 708.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was classified to section 171 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by , , .

Section is based on section 11 of act , popularly known as the “District of Columbia Appropriation Act , fiscal year 1913”.

### Prior Provisions

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### Amendments

1951—Act , struck out “with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior,” after “whenever,”.

1928—Act , struck out provision that required a transfer statement to be submitted in the annual report to Congress by the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Change of name of Architect of the Capitol, functions abolished, transferred, etc., by prior acts, see Prior Provisions and Change of Name notes set out under former .