44 USC § 318 - Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s318"
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title: "44 USC § 318 - Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "318"
section_name: "Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 1302(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1033; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services

**(a)** The Director of the Government Publishing Office may—

**(1)** transfer or donate surplus Government publications and condemned Government Publishing Office machinery, material, equipment, and supplies to—

**(A)** other Federal entities;

**(B)** any organization described under section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or

**(C)** State or local governments; and

**(2)** accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.

**(b)** Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered Federal employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 1302(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1033; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in introductory provisions.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (a)(1) on authority of , set out as a note preceding .