40 USC § 703 - Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country

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title: "40 USC § 703 - Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "703"
section_name: "Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "FOREIGN EXCESS 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. 1126.)"
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# § 703. Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country

**(a)** **Application.—** This section applies to medical materials or supplies that are in a foreign country but that would, if situated within the United States, be available for donation under subchapter III of chapter 5 of this title.

**(b)** **In General.—** An executive agency may donate medical materials or supplies that are not disposed of under section 702 of this title.

**(c)** **Conditions.—** A donation under this section is subject to the following conditions:

**(1)** The medical materials and supplies must be donated for use in a foreign country.

**(2)** The donation must be made to a nonprofit medical or health organization, which may be an organization qualified to receive assistance under section 214(b) or 607 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2174(b), 2357).

**(3)** The donation must be made without cost to the donee (except for costs of care and handling).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1126.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 703 | 40:512(b). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title IV, § 402(b), as added Pub. L. 91–426, § 2(d), Sept. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 883. |