H.R. 4758

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1ST SESSION
A OR o 4 7 5m,,"'
To, arnend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to
prohibit Federal ageqies from vending telecommunications and automatic
data processing services, and for other purposes.
BT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1931
Mr. ENGLishI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Operations
A BELL
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 to prohibit Federal agencies from vending
telecommunications and automatic data processing services,
and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative
4 Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end there-
5 of the following new subsection:
"(h)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no auto-
" matic data processing equipment or fa-
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1 cility owned, operated, managed, or controlled by any Feder-
2 al agency may be used to provide data processing or telecom-
3 mnunications services to any person or entity other than an-
4 other Federal agency.
5 "(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a data processing
6 or telecommunications service may be provided-
7 "(A) pursuant to a specific statutory requirement
8 which describes the service to be provided; or
9 "(B) pursuant to other statutory authority if the
10 President determines that.private persons cannot pro-
11 vide the service and promulgates an Executive order
12 which specifies-
13 "(i) the service to be provided;
14 "(ii) the identity or category of persons or
15 entities to be provided such service; and
16 "(iii) the terms and conditions under which
17 such services are to be provided.
18 "(3) Each specification of terms and conditions under
19 paragraph (2)(B)(iii) shall, to the extent feasible, require the
20 reimbursement of the Government. for all costs of providing
21 the data processing or tl;lccolill7?liti;c_ailttiis ?,"~"I'.'', inclil(1In_;
22 costs of general overhead, plant, and,erluipnlent.
23 "(4) s the provisions of this subsection do not apply to
24 the use by a Federal agency of automatic data processing
25 equipment or tE ecomihllht uicatlons fa:c lilies to provide infor-
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1 mation to the public from the records of such agency or
con- cerningg the conduct of governmental functions by such
3 agency.".
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by a wage cl, or whose compensation is fixed without reference to
the Classlficatio pct of 1923, as amended, or whose compensation is
limited or fixed specs ?11y by the provisions of thh District of Coltun-
bia Appropriation Act, 9: Provided, That the authority granted
SEC. 5. No additional compens. =on shall be payable by reason of
ment hereof in the case of any person wii s not an employee in or
date of enactment, except that such additional con nsation shall be
paid a retired employee for services rendered between first day of
the first pay period which began after June 30, 1948, and t date of
his retirement. No person whose salary or compensation is irc ^sed
night, or holiday work, as provided in sections 201, 203, 301, and 302
of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, or as provided
in section 23 of the Act approved March 28,193=, as amended (sec. 673c,
United States Code), based on the additional compensation provided
by this Act for any pay period ending prior to the date of enactment
of this Act.
Anproved June 30, 1949.
[CHAPTER 2581
AN ACT
To simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property,
to'reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
united States of America in Congress assembled, -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
See. 2. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I-ORGANIZATION
Sec. 101. General Services Administration.
Sec. 102. Transfer of affairs of Bureau of Federal Supply.
See. 103. Transfer of affairs of the Fede?eal Works Agency.
Eee.104. Records management: Transfer of the National Archives.
See. 105. Transfer for liquidation of the affairs of the war Assets Administration.
Sec. 106. Redistribution of functions.
Sec. 107. Transfer of funds.
See. 108. Status of transferred employees.
Sec. 109. General supply fund.
TITLE II-Pr.OE'ERTY MANAGEMENT
See. 201 oProcurement, warehousing, and related activities.
Sec. 202. Property utilization.
Sec. 203. Disposal of surplus property.
See. 204. Proceeds from transfer and disposition of property.
See. 205. Policies, regulations, and delegations.
Sec.206. Surveys, standardization, and cataloging.
Sec. 207. Applicability of antitrust laws.
See. 20S. Employment of personnel
Sec. 200. Civil remedies and penalties.
Sec. 210. Reports to Congress.
42 Stat. 143S.
5 U. S. C. ? CSI;
Supp. II, ? 652 e seg.
Po-,t, p. 972.
62 Stat. 537.
? 922 note.
43 Stat. 522.
June 30, 1949
[11. R. 47541
Federal Property
and Administrative
Services Act of 194a.
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SHORT TITLE
That this Act may be cited*s the ` 'eel' .11 P1 perty enci Adminis-
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Sec. 301. Declaration of purpose.
Sec. 302. Application and procurement methods.
Sec. 303. Advertising requirements.
Sec. 304. Requirements of negotiated contracts.
Sec. 305. Advance payments.
See. 306. Waiver of liquidated damages.
See. 307. Administrative determinations and delegations.
Sec. 303. Statutes continued in effect.
Sec. 309. Definitions.
Sec. 310. Statutes not applicable.
TITLE IV-FOREIGN EXCESS PROPEErF
Sec. 401. Disposal of foreign excess property.
Sec. 402. Methods and terms of disposal.
Sea 403. Proceeds; foreign currencies.
See. 404. Miscellaneous provisions.
TITLE V-GENERAL PaovxsioN-s
Sec. 501. Applicability of existing procedures.
See. 502. Repeal and saving provisions.
Sec. 503. Authorization for appropriations.
Sec. 504. Separability.
Sec. 505. Effective date.
IIECL.WRATIO_N OF POLICY
SEC. 2. It is the intent of the Congress in enacting this legislation to
provide for the Government an economical and efficient system for (a)
the procurement and supply of personal property and nanpersonal
services, including related functions such as contracting, inspection,
storage, issue, specifications, property identification and classification,
ansportation and traffic managemnelit, management of public utility
"Executive agency."
"Federal agency."
"Administrator."
"Excess property "
"Foreign excess
property."
services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels,
establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before
Federal and State regulatory bodies; (b) the utilization of available
property; (c) the disposal of surplus property; and .(d) records
management.
DEFIX ITIONS
SEC. 3. As used in this Act- -
(a) The term "executive agency" means any executive department
or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Govern-
ment, including any wholly owned Government corporation.
(b) The term "Federal agency" means any executive agency or any
establishment in the lea slative or Judicial branch of the Government
(except the Senate and the House of Representatives).
(c) The terra "Administrator" means the Administrator of General
Services provided for in title i hereof.
(d) The term "property" means any interest -in property of any
kind except (1) the public domain and lands reserved or dedicated for
national forest or national park purposes; and (2) naval vessels of
the following categories: Battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers,
destroyers, and submarines.
(e) The term "excess property"means any property under the con-
trol of any Federal-agency which is not required for its needs and the
discharge of its responsibilities, as determined by the head thereof.
(f) The term "foreign excess property" means any excess property
located outside the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, except as provided in subsec-
tions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section.
(b) Where the property transferred or disposed of was acquired by
the use of funds either not appropriated from the general fund of the
Treasury or appropriated therefrom but by law reimbursable from
assessment, tax, or other revenue or receipts, then the net proceeds of
the disposition or transfer shall be credited to the reimbursable fund or
appropriation or paid to the Federal agency which determined such
property to be excess : Provided, That the proceeds shall be credited
to miscellaneous receipts in any case when the agency -which deter-
mined the property to be excess shall deem it uneconomical or imprac-
tical to ascertain the amount of net proceeds. As used in this sub-
section, the term "net proceeds of the disposition or transfer" means
the proceeds of the disposition or transfer minus all expenses incurred
for care and handling acid disposition or transfer.
(c) Any Federal agency disposing of surplus property under this
title (1) may deposit, in a special account with the Treasurer of the
United States, such amount of the proceeds of such dispositions as it
deems necessary to permit, appropriate refunds to purchasers when any
disposition is rescinded or does not become final, or payments for
breach of any warranty, and (2) may withdraw therefrom amounts
so to be refunded or paid, without regard to the origin of the funds
withdrawn.
(d) Where any contract entered into by an executive agency or any
subcontract under such contract authorizes the proceeds of any sale of
property in the custody of the contractor or subcontractor to be credited
to the price or cost of the work covered by such contract or subcontract,
the proceeds of any such sale shall be credited in accordance with the
contract or subcontract.
(e) Any executive agency entitled to receive cash under any contract
covering the lease, sale or other disposition of surplus property may in
its discretion accept, in lieu of cash, any property determined by the
Munitions Board to be strategic or critical material at the prevailing
market price thereof at the time the cash payment or payments became
or become due.
(f) Where credit has been extended in connection with any disposi-
tion of surplus property under this title or by War Assets Adminis-
tration (or its predecessor agencies) under the Surplus Property Act
of 1944, or where such disposition has been by lease or permit, the
Administrator shall administer and manage such credit, lease, or per-
mit, and any security therefor, and may enforce, adjust, and settle
.any right of the Government with respect thereto in such manner and
upon such terms as he deems in the best interest of the Government.
POLICIES, REGULATION-S, AND DELEGATIONS
SEC. 205. (a) The President may prescribe such policies and direc-
tives, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as he shall deem
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Act, which policies and
directives shall govern the Administrator and executive agencies in
carrying out their respective functions hereunder.
(b) The Comptroller General after considering the needs and
requirements of the executive agencies shall prescribe principles and
standards of accounting for property, cooperate with the Adminis-
trator and with the executive agencies in the development of property
accounting systems, and approve such systems ,when deemed to be ade-
quate and iii conformity with prescribed uriilciples and standards.
From time to time the General Accounting Q:iice shall examine such
property accounting systems as are established by the executive a gen-
. 389
Crediting of reim-
bursable funds.
"\ et proceeds of the
disposition or trans-
fer."
Refunds to pur-
chasers.
Proceeds from con-
tractors' sales.
Payment in lieu or
cash.
53 Stat. ;65.
50 U. S. C. app.
?l 1611-i646; Supp. Jr,
1612 e: self.
Pori, p. 399.
Property account.
ing systems.
Ex3min2tion by
GAO.
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Gies to determine the extent of compliance with prescribed princi )Ics
report to Congress. and standards and approved systems, and the Comptroller General
shall report to the Congress any failure to comply with such principles
and standards or to adequately account for property.
_(,c) T'he_ Administrator shall prescribe such regulations-as h a,
necessary to effectuate his functions under this Act, and the head
teach executive agency shall cause to be issue suc i orders and dire,?_
fives as such head deems necessary to carry out such regulations.
(d) The Administrator is authorized to delegate and to authorize
successive redelegation of any authority transferred to or vested in
him by this Act (except for the authority to issue regulations on nat-
ters of policy having application to executive agencies, the authority
contained in section 106, and except as otherwise provided in this Act)
to any official in the General Services Administration or to the head
of any other Federal agency.
th
e
agencies
General Services Administration or the Administrator by this Act.
the Administrator may (1) direct the undertaking of its performance
by the General Services Administration or by any constituent organi-
zation thereiii which he may designate or establish; or (2) designate
and authorize any executive agency to perform such function for
itself; or (3) designate and authorize any other executive agency to
perform such function; or (4) provide for such performance by any
combination of the foregoing methods. Any designation or assie-n-
ment of functions or delegation of authority to another executive
agency under this section shall be made only with the consent of the
executive agency concerned or upon direction of the President.
Transfer of person- (f) When any executive agency (including the General Services
net, funds, etc.
Administration and constituent organizations thereof) is authorized
and directed by the Administrator to carry out any function under
this Act, the Administrator may, with the approval of the Director
of the Bureau of the Budget, provide for the transfer of appropriate
personnel, records, property, and allocated funds of the General
Services Administration, or of such other executive agency as has
theretofore carried out such function, to the executive agency so
authorized and directed.
Advisory, commit- (g) The Administrator may establish advisory committees to advise
tees, b
with him with respect to any function transferred to or vested in the
Administrator by this Act. The members thereof shall serve without
compensation but shall be entitled to transportation and not to exceed
$25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the
60Stat.903. Act of August 2, 1916 (5 U. S. C. 73b-2), for persons so serving.
Consultations. (h) The Administrator shall advise and consult with interested
Federal agencies with a -view to obtaining their advice and assistance
in carrying out the purposes of this title.
SURVEYS, STANDARDIZATION AN-D CATALOGING
Sta. 206. (a) As he may deem necessary for the effectuation of his
functions under this title, and after adequate advance notice to the
executive agencies affected, and with due regard to the requirements
of the National Military Establishment as determined by the Secretary
of Defense, the Administrator is authorized (1) to make surveys of
Government property and property- management practices and obtain
reports thereon from executive agencies; (2) to cooperate with execu-
tive-agencies in the establishment of reasonable inventory levels for
Reports. property stocked by then and from time to time re port any excessive
stocking to the Congress and to the Director of tlhe Bureau of the
Bud get; (3) to establish and maintain such uniform Federal supply
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(b) Any authority conferred upon any executive agency or the
head thereof by the provisions of this title may be delegated, and
successive redelegation thereof may be authorized, by such head to
any official in such agency or to the head of any other executive agency.
(c) The head of each executive agency responsible for the disposal
of foreign excess property hereunder may, as may be necessary to
carry out his functions under this title, (1) subject to the civil-service
and classification laws, appoint and fix the compensation of personnel,
and (2) without regard to the civil-service and classification laws,
appoint and fix the compensation of personnel outside the continental
limits of the United States.
(d) The head of each executive agency responsible for the disposal
of foreign excess property under this title shall submit a report to
Congress in January of each year or at such other time or times as
he nMy deem desirable relative to its activities under this title, to ;ether
with any appropriate recommendations.
(e) There shall be transferred from the Department of State to each
other executive agency affected by this title such records, property,
personnel, obligations, commitments, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, allocations, and other funds, available or to be made
available, as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine
to relate to functions of such agency under this title which have
heretofore been administered by the Department of State.
SEc. 501. All policies, procedures, and directives prescribed-
(a) by either the Director, Bureau of Federal Supply, or the
Secretary of the Treasury and relating to any function transferred
to or vested in the Administrator, by the provisions of this Act;
(b) by any officer of the Government under the authority of
the Surplus Property Act of 191_4, as amended, or under other
authority with respect to surplus property or foreign excess
property; .
(c) by or under authority of the Federal Works Administra.-
for or the head of any constituent agency of the Federal Works
Agency; and
(d) by the Archivist of the United States or any other officer
or body whose functions are transferred by title I of this Act, elate, p.3 .
in effect upon the effective date of this Act and not inconsistent here-
with, shall remain in full force and effect unless and until superseded,
or except as they may be amended, under the authority of this Act or
tinder other appropriate authority.
REPEAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
SE-c. 502. (a ),There are hereby repealed-
t ie'Surplus Property Act of 1914, as amended (except
sections 13 (d), 13 (g), 13 (h), 23, and 32 (b) (2)), and sections
501 and 502 of Reorganization Plan -Numbered 1 of 1917: Pro-
vided, That, with respect to the disposal under this Act of any
surplus real estate, all priorities and preferences provided for
in said Act, as amended, shall continue in effect until 12 o'clock
noon (eastern standard time),,December 31, 1949;
(2) that portion of the Act entitled "An Act making supple-
mental appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry inde-
pendent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for
399
Delegation of au-
thority.
Transfer of person.
nal, etc.
53 St a.765,
50 U. O. app.
331611-16;6: Supp. I[,
app. 13x2 et seq.
58 Stat. 771, 7S1: 62
Stat. 350: 60 Stat. 7Z -I;
6t Stat. 678. 052.
.'.o U. S. C. '::v).
ii I'i:2 (c), tbJ,, VA!
(b) (2} Supp. It.
131622 1514a
note.
Post. pp. 700, 701.
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(21) the second paragraph under the heading "Saint Eliza-
beths Hospital" of section 1 of the Act of June 12, 1917 (40 Stat.
153; 24 U. S. C. 174) ;
(22) the proviso contained in the second paragraph under the
heading "Bureau of Supplies and Accounts" of the Act of August
22,1912 (37 Stat. 346; 31 U. S. C. 531a) ;
.' (23) the second proviso of the first paragraph under the head-
ing, "Bureau of Yards and Docks" of the Act of August 29, 1916
(34 U. S. C. 532) ; 39 StaL cos.
(24) the proviso contained in the second paragraph under the
heading "`Maintenance, Quartermaster's Department, Marine
Corps" of the Act of March 4, 1917 (39 Stat. 1189; 34 U. S. C.
7y3)
(2a,) the twentieth paragraph under the heading "Bureau of
Mines" of section 1 of the Act of July 19, 1919 (41 Stat. 200; 40
U. S. C. 118) ; '
(26) the first sentence of section 5 of the Act of March. 4, 1015
(3S Stat. 1161; 41 U. S. C. 26) ;
(27) the third paragraph under the heading "Interstate Com-
n erce Commission' of section 1 of the Act of August 1, i911 (38
Stat. 627; 49 U. S. C. 58)
28) the Act of June 6, 1941 (55 Stat. 217; 14 U. S. C. 31b) ;
29) section 4 of the Act of June 17, 191Q (36 Stat. 531; 41
U. S. C. 7); 4 1 U. S. C.. Supp.
(30) the Act of February 27, 1929 (45 Stat. 1341; 41 U. S. C. Itmote.
,7a> 7b, 7c> and 7d) > and 41 U. S. C., Supp. (31) section 1 of the Act of May 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 234; 41 II, ? 7c note.
~< S. C. 7c-1).
-The provisions of the first, third, and fifth paragraphs of section
1 of Executive Order Numbered 6166 of June 10,. 1933, are hereby I U. S. C. ? 3:nole.
superseded, insofar as they relate to any function now administered
by the Bureau of Federal Supply except functions with respect to
standard contract forms.
(c', The authority cgnferred by this Act is in addition to any
i,fhority eonferrerl by any other m w and chill not be snhdnrt to the
~vsaons of anv la consistent herewith, except that sections 05
#b) and 206 (c1 of this Act shall lnz t beSap)niicaia e to a m- CQ: rrmPn. Ante,pp.354,sl.
~carr ration t~ncy n hich is subject to
p11r.rol Act.L57 St'i; .ti51)- S. U. 8. ). 31 U. S. C.. Suop.
, ? ~~G et se7.
;( ) Nothing in this Act shall impair or affect any authority of- iIArtie, p. 355.
(1) the President under the Philippine Property Act of 1916
(60 Stat. 418; 22 U. S. C. 1381) ;
(2) any executive agency with respect to any phase (including,
but not limited to, procurement, storage, transportation, process-
ing, and disposal) of any program conducted for purposes of
resale, price support, grants to farmers, stabilization, transfer to
foreign governments, or foreign aid, relief, or rehabilitation:
Provided, That the agency carrying out such program shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the fulfillment
of the purposes of the program and the effective and efficient con-
duct of its business, coordinate its operations with the require-
ments of this Act and the policies and regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto ;
(3) any executive agency named in the Armed Services Pro-
curement Act of 1947, and the head thereof, with respect to the 41 SJ`ts2'C., sups.
administration of said Act; U.
(4) the National Military Establishment with respect to prop-
erty required for or located in occupied territories;
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62 Slat. 1225.
so U. S. C., Supp.
II, ?? 451-163.
50 U. S. C. ? ? 98-98b;
Supp. II, ? 93 note.
Ante, p. 350.
44 Stat. 403.
22 U. S. C. ?? 202-
00; Sapp. II, ? 21,53
no,e.
50 U. S. C. app.
ee
*1171(b).
42 T.T. S. 0. 111751-
1760, Supp. IT, ? 1752
note.
61 Stat. 694.
7 U. S. C. ?1001d
seq.; Supp. H, ? 1001
scq.
Ante, p. 144.
7 U. S. C. ? 512c;
Supp. II, ? 612e.
Post, p. 1057.
7U.S.C.?1291.
60 scat, 10553.
7U.S.C.?1622(p.
48 Slat. 1246.
12 U. S. C.?1701d
seq.; Supp. II, ? 17010
d seq.
Ante, pp. 29, 57; post,
pp. 421, 651, 90..5.
Ante, p. 254.
"Airport property";
"airway property."
49 U. S. C., Supp.
II, ??2151-1160.
(5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the administration
of the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948;
(6) the Secretary of Defense, the Munitions Board, and the
Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force with respect to the
administration of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (GO Stat. 596), and provided that any imported mate-
rials which the authorized procuring agency shall certify to the
Commissioner of Customs to be strategic and critical materials
procured under said Act may be entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, free of duty;
(7) the Secretary of State under the Foreign Service Buildings
Act of May 7,1926. as amended;
(8) the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and
the Secretary of the Air Force with respect to the administration
of section i (b) of the Act entitled 'An Act to expedite the
strengthening of the national defense', approved July 2, 1940
(54 Stat. 712 ;
(9) the Secretary of Agriculture or the Department of Agri-
culture under (A) the National School Lunch Act (60 Stat. 230) ;
(B) the Farmers Home Administration Act of 1946 (60 Stat.
1062) ; (C) the Act of August 31, 1947, Public Law 298, Eightieth
Congress, with respect to the disposal of labor supply centers,
and labor homes, labor camps, or facilities; (D) section 32 of
the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 7T4), as amended, with
respect to the exportation and domestic consumption of agricul-
tural products; or (E) section 201 of the Agricultural Adjustluent
Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 36) or section 203 (j) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1082)
;
(10) the Secretary of Agriculture, Farm Credit Administration,
or any farm credit board under section 6 (b) of the Farm Credit
Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 706), with respect to the acquisition or
disposal of property;
(11) the Housing and Home Finance Agency, or any officer or
constituent agency therein, with respect to the disposal of resi-
dential property, or of other property (real or personal) held as
part of or acquired for or in connection with residential property,
or in connection with the insurance of mortgages, loans, or savings
and loan accounts under the \Ta tional Housing Act;
(12) the Tennessee Valley Authority with respect to nonper-
sonal services, with respect to the matters referred to in section
201 (a) (4), and with respect to any property acquired or to be
acquired for or in connection with any program of processing.
manufacture, production, or force account construction : ProvLlerd ,
That the Tennessee Valley Authority shall to the maximum extent
that it may deem practicable, consistent with the fulfillment of
the purpose of its program and the effective and efficient conduct
of its business. coordinate its operations with the requirements
of this Act and the policies and regulations prescribed pursuant
thereto;
(13) the Atomic Energy Commission;
(14) the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics or the Chief of the
Weather Bureau with respect to the disposal of airport property
and airway property for use as such property. For the purpose
of this paragraph the terms "airport property' and "airs ay prop-
erty" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the
International Aviation Facilities Act (62 Stat. 450) ;
(15) the Postmaster General or the Postal Establishment with
respect to the means and methods of distribution and transporta-
tion of the mails, and contracts, negotiations, and proceedings
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before Federal and State regulatory and rate-making bodies,
relating to the transportation of the mails;
(16) the United States Maritime Commission with respect to
the construction, reconstruction, and reconditioning (including
outfitting and equipping incident to the foregoing), the acquisi-
tion, procurement, operation, maintenance, preservation, sale,
lease, or charter of an merchant vessel or of any 'shipyard, ship
site, terminal, pier, dock, warehouse, or other installation necessary
or appropriate for the carrying out of any program of such
Commission authorized by law, or nonadministratlve activities
incidental thereto: Provided, That the United States Maritime
Commission shall to the maximum extent that it may deem
practicable, consistent with the fulfillment of the purposes of
such programs and the effective and efficient conduct of such
activities, coordinate its operations with the requirements of this
Act and the nolicies-wid regulations rescribed ursuant thereto
ursuant thereto
(18) except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, any
other law relating to the procurement, utilization, or disposal of
property: Provided, That, subject to, and within the scope of
authority conferred on the Administrator by other provisions of
this Act, he is authorized to prescribe regulations to govern any
procurement, utilization, or disposal of property under any such
law, whenever but only to the extent he deems such action neces-
sary to effectuate the provisions of title H; nor
(19) for such period of time as the President may specify, any
other authority of any executive agency which the President deter-
mines within one year after the effective date of this Act should,
in the public interest, stand unimpaired by this Act.
(e) Section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U. S. C. 5), is
amended by striking out "$100" wherever it appears therein and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "$500".
AUTHOnIZATIONS FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFER AUTHORITY
SEC. 503. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(b) When authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget,
any Federal agency may use, for the disposition of property under this-
Act, and for its care and handling pending such disposition, any funds
heretofore or hereafter appropriated, allocated, or available to it for
purposes similar to those provided for in sections 201, 202, 203, and
205 of this Act.
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this
Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circum
stances, shall not be affected thereby.
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SEC. 505. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1.919, except that
the provisions of section 502 (a) (2) (repealing prior law relating to
the disposition of the affairs of the War Assets Administration) shall
become effective on June 30, 1949. .
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488. Policies, regulations, and delegations-Promulgation
by President
(a) The President may prescribe such policies and directives, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as he shall deem neces-
sary to effectuate the provisions of said Act, which policies
and directives shall govern the Administrator and executive agen-
cies in carrying out their respective functions hereunder.
Accounting principles and standards
(b) The Comptroller General after considering the needs and re-
quPrements of the executive agencies shall prescribe principles and
standards of accounting for property, cooperate with the Adminis-
trator and with the executive agencies in the development of prop-
erty accounting systems, and approve such systems when deemed to
be adequate and in conformity with prescribed principles and stand-
ards. From time to time the General Accounting Office shall
examine such property accounting systems as are established by
the executive agencies to determine the extent of compliance with
prescribed principles and standards and approved systems, and the
Comptroller General shall report to the Congress any failure to com-
ply with such principles and standards or to adequately account
for property.
Regulations by Administrator
(c) Th`e Administrator shall prescribe such regulations as he
deems necessary to effectuate his functions tinder this Act, and
.the head of each executive agency shall cause to be issued suet
orders and directives as such head deems necessary to carry out
such regulations.
Delegation and redelegation of authority by Administrator; exceptions
(d) The Administrator is authorized to delegate and to author-
ize successive redelegation of any authority transferred to or vested
in him by this Act (except for the authority to issue regulations
on matters of policy having application to executive agencies, the
authority contained in section 75~1 of this title, and except as other-
wise provided in this Act) to any official in the General Services
Administration or to the head of any other Federal agency.
Delegation of functions by Administrator
(e) With respect to any function transferred to or vested in the
General Services. Administration or the Administrator by this Act,
the Administrator may (1) direct the undertaking of its perform-
ance by the General Services Administration or by any constituent
organization therein which he may designate or establish; or (2)
designate and authorize any executive agency to perform such
function for itself; or (3) designate and authorize any other execu-
tive agency to perform such function; or (4) provide for such per-
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