40 USC § 526 - Temporary assignment of excess real property

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title: "40 USC § 526 - Temporary assignment of excess real property"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "526"
section_name: "Temporary assignment of excess real property"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "USE OF PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1085.)"
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# § 526. Temporary assignment of excess real property

**(a)** **Assignment of Space.—** The Administrator of General Services may temporarily assign or reassign space in excess real property to a federal agency, for use as office or storage space or for a related purpose, if the Administrator determines that assignment or reassignment is more advantageous than permanent transfer. The Administrator shall determine the duration of the assignment or reassignment.

**(b)** **Reimbursement for Maintenance.—** If there is no appropriation available to the Administrator for the expense of maintaining the space, the Administrator may obtain appropriate reimbursement from the federal agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1085.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 526 | 40:483(g). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 202(g), 63 Stat. 385. |

In subsection (a), the words “for use as office or storage space or for a related purpose” are substituted for “for office, storage, or related facilities” for clarity.