---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 102-37.35"
title: "41"
number: "102-37.35"
heading: "GSA's responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/102-37.35"
---

# §102-37.35. GSA's responsibilities.

- (a) Determines when property is surplus to the needs of the Government;
- (b) Allocates and transfers surplus property on a fair and equitable basis to SASPs for further distribution to eligible donees;
- (c) Oversees the care and handling of surplus property while it is in the custody of a SASP;
- (d) Approves all transfers of surplus property to public airports, pursuant to the appropriate determinations made by the FAA (see [subpart F](/cfr/41/subpartF.md) of this part);
- (e) Donates to the American National Red Cross property (generally blood plasma and related medical materials) originally provided by the Red Cross to a Federal agency, but that has subsequently been determined surplus to Federal needs;
- (f) Approves, after consultation with the holding agency, foreign excess personal property to be returned to the United States (U.S.) for donation purposes;
- (g) Imposes appropriate conditions on the donation of surplus property having characteristics that require special handling or use limitations (see [§ 102-37.350](/cfr/41/102-37.350.md)); and
- (h) **Keeps track of and reports on Federal donation programs.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 549 and 121(c).

### Source

Source: 90 FR 58444, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.