Military Surplus Act (Kahn–Wadsworth Act)
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Long title | An Act to authorize the Secretary of War to transfer certain surplus motor-propelled vehicles and motor equipment and road-making material to various services and departments of the Government, and for the use of the States. |
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Nicknames | Military Surplus Act of 1920 |
Enacted by | the 66th United States Congress |
Effective | March 15, 1920 |
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Public law | Pub. L. 66–159 |
Statutes at Large | 41 Stat. 530, Chap. 100 |
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The Military Surplus Act (or Kahn-Wadsworth Act) was signed into US law by the 66th US Congress in 1920.[1] Sponsored by Representative Julius Kahn (R) of California and Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (R) of New York, it distributed 25,000 surplus army trucks to state highway departments for road-building purposes.
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