The Attorney General may, when authorized by law, acquire land adjacent to or in the vicinity of a Federal penal or correctional institution if he considers the additional land essential to the protection of the health or safety of the inmates of the institution.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(f), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 610.)
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large
5 U.S.C. 341f.July 28, 1950, ch. 503, § 7, 64 Stat. 381.
Sept. 16, 1959, Pub. L. 86–286, 73 Stat. 567.
The reference to an appropriation law is omitted as covered by the words “when authorized by law”.
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