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[69 Stat. 84]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 84]

84 ^plicabllity. 63 Stat. 386. 40 USC 484. Post, p. 430. Cooperati v e agreements.

Termination of prior restrictions, •^tc. 63 Stat. 377. 40 USC 471 note.

40 USC 484. P o s t, p. 430.

Reports to Senate and House of Representatives.

PUBLIC LAW 6 1 - J U N E 3, 1955

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(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to property donated after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (m) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or the head of any Federal agency designated by the Secretary, is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with State departments of education or health, and with other State agencies, which are responsible for carrying out in the States the program for the utilization of surplus property for educational purposes and health purposes provided for in subsections (j) or (k) of this section. Such cooperative agreements may provide for utilization by such Federal agency, without payment or reimbursement, of the property, facilities, personnel, and services of the State agency in carrying out such program, and for making available to such State agency, without payment or reimbursement, property, facilities, personnel, or services of such Federal agency in connection with such utilization." SEC. 4. (a) I n the case of personal property donated or sold at a discount for educational, public health or memorial purposes, includ ing research, under any provision of law enacted prior to the enactment of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, no term, condition, reservation, or restriction imposed on the use of such property shall remain in effect after the date of the enactment of this Act. This subsection shall not be deemed to terminate any civil or criminal liability arising out of a violation of such a term, condition, reservation, or restriction which occurred prior to the enactment of this Act, if a judicial proceeding to enforce such liability is pending at the time of, or commenced within one year after the enactment of this Act. (b) No term, condition, reservation, or restriction imposed upon the use of any single item of property donated under section 203(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 prior to the enactment of this Act which has an acquisition cost of less than $2,500 shall remain in effect after the expiration of the one-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. This subsection shall not be deemed to terminate any civil or criminal liability arising out of a violation of such a term, condition, reservation, or restriction if (1) such violation occurred prior to the expiration of such one-year period and (2) a judicial proceeding to enforce such liability is pending at the time of enactment of this Act or is commenced not later than one year after the expiration of such one-year period. SEC. 5. Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (n) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall submit, during each calendar quarter, a report to the Senate (or to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session) and to the House of Representatives (or to the Clerk of such House if it is not in session) showing the acquisition cost of all personal property donated under subsection (j) and of all real property disposed of under subsection (k) during the preceding calendar quarter to, or for distribution to, educational or public health institutions in each State, Territory, and possession. The first report under this subsection shall be made with respect to property donated or disposed of during the first calendar quarter which begins after the enactment of this subsection." SEC. 6. (a) Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by striking out tL^ words "Federal Security Administrator" and "Federal Security Agency" wherever