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Military Surplus Act (Kahn–Wadsworth Act)

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.

Kahn–Wadsworth Act
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Long titleAn 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.
NicknamesMilitary Surplus Act of 1920
Enacted bythe 66th United States Congress
EffectiveMarch 15, 1920
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 66–159
Statutes at Large41 Stat. 530, Chap. 100
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 3037
  • Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on March 15, 1920

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References

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  1. ^ Disposal of Surplus War Materials: Policies and Procedures, 1918-1926, Report of the War Contracts Subcommittee, September 25, 1944, 1944, page 91


  

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