15 USC § 276 - Ownership of facilities

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title: "15 USC § 276 - Ownership of facilities"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "276"
section_name: "Ownership of facilities"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 8, 31 Stat. 1450; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, § 312, 47 Stat. 410; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 906, § 1, 70 Stat. 959.)"
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# § 276. Ownership of facilities

section 273 of this title

In the absence of specific agreement to the contrary, additional facilities, including equipment, purchased pursuant to the performance of services authorized by  shall become the property of the Department of Commerce.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 8, 31 Stat. 1450; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, § 312, 47 Stat. 410; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 906, § 1, 70 Stat. 959.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1956—Act , substituted provisions relating to ownership of additional facilities by the Department of Commerce (formerly contained in ) for those relating to fees, see .

1932—Act , inserted provision for payment of moneys into the Treasury, among other changes.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1932 Amendment

Amendment by act , effective , see section 314 of that act.