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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 39 — Spoils of War

§ 2201. Transfers of spoils of war

Statutory text

(a)

Eligibility for transfer

Spoils of war in the possession, custody, or control of the United States may be transferred to any other party, including any government, group, or person, by sale, grant, loan or in any other manner, only to the extent and in the same manner that property of the same type, if otherwise owned by the United States, may be so transferred.

(b)

Terms and conditions

Any transfer pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, and requirements applicable to the transfer of property of the same type otherwise owned by the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Spoils of War Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–236 title V § 552 · 108 Stat. 382

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2201

    (Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 552, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 482.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 552, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 482.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 552. TRANSFERS OF SPOILS OF WAR. (a) Eligibility for Transfer.— Spoils of war in the possession, custody, or control of the United States may be transferred to any other party, including any government, group, or person, by sale, grant, loan or in any other manner, only to the extent and in the same manner that property of the same type, if otherwise owned by the United States, may be so transferred. (b) Terms and Conditions.— Any transfer pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, and requirements applicable to the transfer of property of the same type otherwise owned by the United States.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 551, , 108 Stat. 482, provided that: “This part [part B (§§ 551–556) of title V of Pub. L. 103–236, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Spoils of War Act of 1994’.”

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 552, , 108 Stat. 482.)

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