[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 404 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 404

 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
  to authorize the transfer to State and local governments of certain 
surplus property for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1997

    Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of 
 California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Rivers, 
 and Mr. Boucher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
  to authorize the transfer to State and local governments of certain 
surplus property for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR USE FOR LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 203(p)(1) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(p)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``required'' and all that follows through ``offenders as'' and 
inserting ``needed for use by the transferee or grantee for a law 
enforcement or public safety purpose''.
    (b) Application of Law to Prior Transfers and Conveyances.--Section 
203(p) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(40 U.S.C. 484(p)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Any real or related personal property transferred or conveyed 
under this subsection before the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph may, with the approval of the Attorney General, be used for a 
law enforcement or public safety purpose.''.
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