40 USC § 543 - Method of disposition

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title: "40 USC § 543 - Method of disposition"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "543"
section_name: "Method of disposition"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DISPOSING OF PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1086.)"
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# § 543. Method of disposition

An executive agency designated or authorized by the Administrator of General Services to dispose of surplus property may do so by sale, exchange, lease, permit, or transfer, for cash, credit, or other property, with or without warranty, on terms and conditions that the Administrator considers proper. The agency may execute documents to transfer title or other interest in the property and may take other action it considers necessary or proper to dispose of the property under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1086.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 543 | 40:484(c). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 203(c), 63 Stat. 385. |