40 USC § 557 - Donation of books to Free Public Library

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title: "40 USC § 557 - Donation of books to Free Public Library"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "557"
section_name: "Donation of books to Free Public Library"
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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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1102.)"
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# § 557. Donation of books to Free Public Library

Subject to regulations under this subtitle, a book that is no longer needed by an executive department, bureau, or commission of the Federal Government, and that is not an advisable addition to the Library of Congress, shall be turned over to the Free Public Library of the District of Columbia for general use if the book is appropriate for the Free Public Library.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1102.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 557 | 40:484–1. | Feb. 25, 1903, ch. 755, § 1 (7th par. on p. 865), 32 Stat. 865; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(1), 65 Stat. 706. |