§ 54140 Federal Surplus Property Law

• •This law is about how to get extra stuff the federal government doesn’t need anymore.
• •It was made in 1945 to help states and others buy or use things the government no longer wants.
• •The law has a special name: 'Federal Surplus Property Acquisition Law of 1945'.

Imagine your school needs more desks, but they don’t have enough money to buy new ones.

This law lets the school ask the government if they have any extra desks they don’t need. If the government says yes, the school can get those desks for cheap or even free.