40 USC § 1311 - Authority of President to obtain release

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title: "40 USC § 1311 - Authority of President to obtain release"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "1311"
section_name: "Authority of President to obtain release"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "PUBLIC 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. 1138.)"
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# § 1311. Authority of President to obtain release

For the use or benefit of the Federal Government, the President may obtain from an individual or officer to whom land has been or will be conveyed a release of the individual’s or officer’s interest to the Government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1138.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1311 | 40:305. | R.S. § 3752. |