43 U.S.C. § 1717
Qualifications of conveyees
United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective
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No tract of land may be disposed of under this Act, whether by sale, exchange, or donation, to any person who is not a citizen of the United States, or in the case of a corporation, is not subject to the laws of any State or of the United States.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally