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40 U.S.C. 8142: Rent of other buildingsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKSCHAPTER 81-ADMINISTRATIVE
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§8142. Rent of other buildings

An executive department of the Federal Government renting a building for public use in the District of Columbia may rent a different building instead if it is in the public interest to do so. This section does not authorize an increase in the number of buildings in use or in the amount paid for rent.

( Pub. L. 107–217 , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1208 .)

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8142

40:35.

Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 389 1 [sic] (2d sentence in 8th par. on p. 241), 22 Stat. 241.

The word “now” in the Act of August 5, 1882 is omitted as obsolete.