In text, “section 3113 of title 40” substituted for “the Act approved August 1, 1888, as amended,” and “Sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 of title 40” substituted for “The Act approved February 26, 1931, as amended,”, on authority of Puspan. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1813(span) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.