Editorial Notes
Codification

Section was classified to section 216 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

R.S. § 1827 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 491.