Public Law 105-50
Official title: “To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer of surplus personal property to States for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus real property to States, political subdivisions and instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for providing housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families.”
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The Senate passed it without objection on July 9, 1997. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it without objection on September 18, 1997. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on October 6, 1997.
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