RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STATUS AS OF 30 JUNE 1954

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Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 1. :till each of y- Ou kindly have ready between the let and lath of January 1955 the briefrt statement as to 4hat has been accomplished in your Area during the past calendar year. This statement will be in the form of 1) the name of every completed project worked on, and 2) the net benefit obtained. If no bane.. fit was obtained, please indicate why in one sentence, 2. If you wish to test out with me the nature of your pres- entations please do two or three of them and bring thaw in. 3. This information should be presented with two carbons because I wish to send the originals to the DD/A with copies for the Clark Committee. Chief, Management Staff Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 oved For Release 200610411a: Iq`-_RDPE70;i00211R000900030024-2 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STATUS AS OF 30 JUNE t951 RECORDS CREATION RECORDS MAINTENANCE RECORDS DISPOSITION MANAGEMENT STAFF RECORDS MANAGEMENT DivisioN roved For Release 2006/04/13 S 4DP*r0'0'211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T WHAT IS RECORDS MANAGEMENT? IT IS A SPECIALIZED FIELD THAT DEALS WITH THE PROB- LEMS AND PRACTICES OF... ? RECORDS CREATION. i THE MAINTENANCE, ORGANIZATION, AND USE OF REC- ORDS IN THE CONDUCT OF CURRENT BUSINESS. ? THE PRESERVATION, ELIMINATION OR TRANSFER OF THOSE RECORDS WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRED OR ARE SELDOM USED. WHY IS IT NEEDED? THE AGENCY IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO MAINTAIN A RECORDS MANAGEMENT'PROBRAM. (PUBLIC LAW 754, AND GENERAL COUNSEL OPINION OF 2 OCTOBER 1950. EXHIBITS A & B) RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE' TO-'THIS AGENCY BECAUSE... $$$ - THE VOLUME OF RECORDS CREATED AND THE EXPENSE INCURRED ARE HIGH. 150 MILLION SHEETS OF POTENTIAL RECORD MATERIAL WERE PRODUCED IN FY 54. IT WOULD TAKE 11,371 FOUR DRAWER CABINETS TO HOUSE THIS VOLUME SHOULD IT ALL BECOME RECORD MATERIAL. $$$ - THE COSTS TO MAINTAIN AND STORE OUR RECORDS LIKEWISE ARE HIGH. IOO,kOO SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE VALUED AT $251,000, AND 16,733 PIECES OF FILING EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED AT A COST OF $2,37,322 ARE USED TO HOUSE OUR ACTIVE RECORDS. Approved For Release 20064I3 ~ kAM[3TP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT OUR RECORDS PROBLEM? WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AN AGENCY-WIDE PROGRAM COVERING RECORDS CREATION, RECORDS MAINTENANCE, AND RECORDS DISPOSITION. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED ON A DECEN- TRALIZED BASIS BY AREA RECORDS OFFICERS SERVING THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AGENCY. OVERALL PROGRAM DIRECTION AND STAFF GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED BY THE REC- ORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION. (EXHIBIT C) . WE HAVE PUBLICIZED RECORDS MANAGEMENT THROUGH... ? AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR AREA RECORDS OFFI- CERS. (EXHIBIT D) ? PUBLICATION OF'THE HANDBOOK "RECORDS MANAGE- MENT PROGRAM GUIDE." (EXHIBIT E) A NEW RECORDS CENTER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS ACTIVITY IN ALL PHASES OF THE RECORDS MAN- AGEMENT PROGRAM. Approved For Release 2006/T T3' D=TI 70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T EFFECTED THE FOLLOWING SAVINGS BY ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY FORMS... FISCAL YEAR SAVINGS 1952 $ 285,035 1953 112,562 1954 0 88,96o TOTAL $ 486,557 AS AN EXAMPLE--FIVE FORMS USED FOR THE SAME BASIC FUNCTION OF LOGGING AND CONTROLLING MAIL WERE CON- SOLIDATED INTO ONE FORM TO SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE.,. FORM No. 35-19 51-42 60-7 70-2 70-3 TITLE STATUS LOG ELIMINATED LOG ELIMINATED DOCUMENT LOG SHEET ELIMINATED I NCOM I NO LOG ELIMINATED OUTGOING LOG ELIMINATED 38-14 Loe THE FIVE FORMS WERE ELIMINATED AND CONSOLIDATED INTO FORM 38-14 AT SAVINGS OF $9,077. S-E-C-R-E-T Approved For Release 2006/04/13: CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T CORRESPONDENCE MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHED LETTEREX AS A STANDARD STOCK ITEM AND PROMOTED ITS USE THROUGHOUT HEADQUARTERS. CLERICAL EFFORT VALUED AT $1+1+,000 ANNUALLY IS BEING CONSERVED. DEVELOPED AND COORDINATED THE AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE HANDBOOK. POTENTIAL BENEFITS... MORE EFFICIENT STYLE STANDARDS AND CORRES- PONDENCE HANDLING PROCEDURES. ? FASTER TRAINING AND INCREASED UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL. CONDUCTED SURVEYS IN TWO MAJOR OFFICES, RESULTING IN... ? REDUCTIONS OF FROM 10% TO 1+0% IN THE CONTENT OF 925 LETTERS PREPARED ANNUALLY. ? DISCLOSURE OF 110 REPETITIVE LETTERS AND MEMORANDUMS APPROPRIATE TO STREAMLINING THROUGH PATTERN CORRESPONDENCE. S-E-C-R-E-T Approved For Release 20067D4T137 CIA---R P70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T REPORTS MANAGEMENT WROTE THE PROSPECTUS "AN INTRODUCTION TO REPORTS MANAGEMENT." EXHIBIT F) DEVELOPED THE GUIDES FOR INSTALLING REPORTS MANAGE- MENT PROGRAMS IN TWO MAJOR OFFICES. Approved For Release 2006/041 l 660-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T DEVELOPED AND COORDINATED A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR CLAS- SIFYING AND FILING CORRESPONDENCE RECORDS. INSTALLA- TION HAS BEEN MADE IN EIGHT OFFICES. BENEFITS FROM THIS UNIFORM SYSTEM... 0 CENTRALIZED TRAINING OF FILE PERSONNEL. 0 TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL WITHOUT RETRAINING. ? FASTER AND MORE COMPLETE REFERENCE SERVICES TO BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED RECORDS. ESTABLISHED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY STANDARDS FOR FILING CORRESPONDENCE RECORDS. THE RESULTS... i REDUCED FROM 54 To 6 THE NUMBER OF TYPES OF FOLDERS STOCKED. OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FOLDERS COSTING ONLY 6? ARE NOW SERVING AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH FORMERLY COST 750. A-SAVING OF $6,900 IN THE INITIAL ORDER OF 10,000 FOLDERS WAS REALIZED. 0 REDUCED FROM 17 To 6 THE NUMBER OF TYPES OF CABINETS APPROVED AS STOCK ITEMS. ? RESTRICTED LEGAL SIZE CABINETS TO THEIR USE FOR LEGAL SIZE DOCUMENTS. S ESTABLISHED FIVE DRAWER NONINSULATED CABINETS AS STANDARD WHEN SAFE CABINETS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 25% MORE FILING SPACE IS PROVIDED IN SAME AREA REQUIRED FOR 4 DRAWER CABINETS. S-E-C-R-E-T Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T MICROFILM PROGRAM AN AGENCY-WIDE SURVEY OF MICROFILM OPERATIONS IS NOW IN PROGRESS. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS SURVEY ARE EX- PECTED TO PARALLEL THOSE OF A RECENT GOVERNMENT-WIDE STUDY--WHICH WERE... ? IT COSTS $240 TO MICROFILM ONE CABINET OF RECORDS. EFFICIENT OPERATIONS SHOULD BRING THE COST TO BETWEEN $38 AND $90, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF JOB, MORE CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO STORING RECORDS IN A CENTER IN LIEU OF MICROFILMING THEM. THE EQUIVALENT OF A CABINET OF RECORDS CAN BE STORED TEN YEARS FOR JUST $36. i AVERAGE EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION WAS ONLY 18.5%. I T SHOULD BE AT LEAST 50%. ? )49% OF THE PROJECTS IN OPERATION (IN TERMS OF MONEY) WERE FOUND INVALID. Approved For Release 2006/64/13 - 70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T VITAL MATERIALS PROGRAM COPIES OF RECORDS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND FOR REESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENCY IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER ARE BEING DEPOSITED AND MAIN- TAINED IN A REPOSITORY IN A SAFE AREA. TOTAL DEPOSITS TO DATE ARE... 0 DOCUMENTS, MAPS, CARDS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 80 CABINETS ? TABULATING MACHINE CARDS 3,862,603 CARDS 0 MICROFILM 6,891 REELS S-E-C-R-E-T Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T MAIL CONTROL SYSTEM AN INTRA OFFICE MAIL CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND INSTALLED IN ONE MAJOR OFFICE. THE SYSTEM... EXPEDITES TRACING AND LOCATING CORRESPONDENCE IN PROCESS. 6 PROVIDES A FOLLOW UP ON UNANSWERED CORRES- PONDENCE. 0 SERVES AS A LOG AND RECORD OF ACTIONS TAKEN. 0 SERVES AS A FINDING MEDIA FOR FILED CORRES- PONDENCE. Approved For Release 2006// 1 hid-RDIT0-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T RECORDS DISPOSITION CONDUCTED 15 SURVEYS. PREPARED 14 RECORDS CONTROL SCHEDULES COVERING 15,869 CUBIC FEET OF RECORDS, EQUAL TO 1,983 FILE CABINETS. SUBMITTED 15 REQUESTS FOR AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF 5,70)+ CUBIC FEET OF EXISTING RECORDS AND SIMILAR ACCUMULATIONS ON A CONTINUING BASIS. EXHIBIT G ILLUSTRATES A TYPICAL REQUEST AND APPROVAL. IN FISCAL YEAR 1954, TRANSFERRED TO THE RECORDS CENTER... 7,647 CUBIC FEET OF RECORDS EQUAL TO 94+6 SAFE CABINETS WITH A REPLACEMENT VALUE OF... $227,528 Approved For Release 20064 1 +AERETP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 S-E-C-R-E-T RECORDS CENTER OPERATIONS COMPLETION OF THE NEW RECORDS CENTER IS SCHEDULED 28 DECEMBER 1954. EXHIBITS H, 1, AND J REFLECT RECORDS CENTER OPERA- TIONS FOR FY 54.. Approved For Release 200x1 .P70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 PUBLIC LAw 754-81ST CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 849-2D SESSION] [S. 39591 AN ACT To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the paren- thetical expression appearing in clause (1) of the final sentence of subsection (a) of section 109 of the Federal Property and Administra- tive Services Act of 1949 (Public Law 152, Eighty-first Congress) is amended to read as follows : "(including the purchase from or through the Public Printer, for warehouse issue, of standard forms, blankbook work, standard speci- fications, and other printed material in common use by Federal agen- cies not available through the Superintendent of Documents)." SEC. 2. (a) Clause (2) of the final sentence of subsection (a) of section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as hereinbefore amended, is amended to read as follows: "(2) for paying the purchase price, transportation to first storage point of supplies and services, and the cost of personal services employed directly in the repair, rehabilitation, and conversion of personal property." (b) The third sentence of subsection (b) of section 109 of such Act is amended to read as follows : "On and after such date, such prices shall be fixed at levels so as to recover so far as practicable the applicable purchase price, the transportation cost to first storage point, inventory losses, the cost of personal services employed directly in the repair, rehabilitation, and conversion of personal property, and the cost of amortization and repair of equipment utilized for lease or rent to executive agencies." (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective on the date, not earlier than July 1, 1950, on which the Administrator of General Services shall determine that appropriated funds adequate to effectuate the purposes of such amendments. have been made available. SEC. 3. (a) The final sentence of subsection (b) of section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows : "Where an advance of funds is not made, the General Services Administration shall be reimbursed promptly out of funds of the requisitioning agency in accordance with accounting procedures approved by the Comptroller General: Provided, That in any case where payment shall not have been made by the requisitioning agency within forty-five days after the date of billing by the Administrator or the date on which an actual liability for supplies or services is incurred by the Administrator, whichever is the later, reimbursement may be obtained by the Administrator by Approved For Release 2006/04/13: CIA-RDP70-00P02 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 (Pus. Lew 754.J 2 the issuance of transfer and counterwarrants, or other lawful transfer documents, supported by itemized invoices." (b) Section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv- ices Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the1-ollowirrg new subsection : "(g) Whenever any producer or vendor shall tender any article or commodity for sale to the General Services Administration or to any procurement authority acting under the direction and control of the Administrator pursuant to this Act, the Administrator is authorized in his discretion, with the consent of such producer or vendor, to cause to be conducted, in such manner as the Administrator shall specify, such tests as he shall prescribe to determine whether such article or commodity conforms to prescribed specifications and stand- ards. When the Administrator determines that the making of such tests will serve predominantly the interest of such producer or vendor, he shall charge such producer or vendor a fee which shall be fixed by the Administrator in such amount as will recover the cost of con- ducting such tests, including all components of such cost, determined in accordance with accepted accounting principles. When the Admin- istrator determines that the making of such tests will not serve pre- dominantly the interest of such producer or vendor, he shall charge such producer or vendor such fee as he shall determine to be reason- able for the furnishing of such testing service. All such fees collected by the Administrator may be deposited in the General Supply Fund to be used for any purpose authorized by subsection 109 (a) of this Act." SEC. 4. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 203 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 are amended to read as follows : "(1) Under such regulations as he may prescribe, the' Adminis- trator is authorized in his discretion to donate for educational pur- poses or public health purposes, including research, in the States, Territories, and possessions without cost (except for costs of care and handling) such equipment, materials, books, or other supplies under the control of any executive agency as shall have been determined to be surplus property and which shall have been determined under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this subsection to be usable and necessary for educational purposes or public health purposes, includ- ing research. "(2) Determination whether such surplus property (except surplus property donated in conformity with paragraph (3) of this subsec- tion) is usable and necessary for educational purposes or public health purposes, including research, shall be made by the Federal Security Administrator, who shall allocate such property on the basis of needs and utilization for transfer by the Administrator of General Services to tax-supported medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, school systems, schools, colleges, and universities, and to other non- profit medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, schools, ? colleges, and universities which have been held exempt from taxa- tion under section 101 (6) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to State departments of education or health for distribution to such tax- supported and nonprofit medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, school systems,-schools, colleges, and universities; except that 0000'246 001070113 Approved For' Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 3 [PuB. LAw 754.1 in any State where another agency is designated. by State law for such purpose such transfer shall be made to said agency for such distribution within the State." SEC. 5. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by- (a) redesignating section 210 thereof as section 212, and wher- ever such section number appears in such Act as originally enacted, it is amended to conform to the redesignation prescribed by this subsection; (b) inserting in the table of contents appearing in the first section of such Act, immediately after the line in which "Sec. 209." appears, the following : "Sec. 210. Operation of buildings and related activities. "Sec. 211. Motor vehicle identification." (c) inserting, immediately after section 209 thereof, the follow- ing new sections : "OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES "SEC. 210. (a) Whenever and to the extent that the Administrator has been or hereafter may be authorized by any provision of law other than this subsection to maintain, operate, and protect any building, property, or grounds situated in or outside the District of Columbia, including the construction, repair, preservation, demolition, furnish- ing, and equipment thereof, he is authorized in the discharge of the duties so conferred upon him- "(1) to purchase, repair, and clean uniforms for civilian employees of the General Services Administration who are required by law or regulation to wear uniform clothing; "(2) to furnish arms and ammunition for the protection force maintained by the General Services Administration; "(3) to pay ground rent for buildings owned by the United States or occupied by Federal agencies, and to pay such rent in advance when required by law or when the Administrator shall determine such action to be in the public interest; "(4) to employ and pay personnel employed in connection with the functions of operation, maintenance, and protection of prop- erty at such per diem rates as may be approved by the Admin- istrator, not exceeding rates currently paid by private industry for similar services in the place where such services are performed; "(5) without regard to the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), as amended, to pay rental, and to make repairs, alterations, and improvements under the terms of any lease entered into by, or transferred to, the General Serv- ices Administration for the housing of any Federal agency which on June 30, 1950, was specifically exempted by law from the requirements of said section; "(6) to obtain payments, through advances or otherwise, for services, space, quarters, maintenance, repair, or other facilities furnished, on a reimbursable basis, to any other Federal agency, or any mixed-ownership corporation (as defined in the Govern- ment Corporation Control Act), or the District of Columbia, and to credit such payments to the applicable appropriation of the General Services Administration; Approved FcJOIa; 006/04/13 CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 001076113 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 (PUB. LAW 754.1 "(7) to make changes in, maintain, and repair the pneumatic tube system connecting buildings owned by the United States or occupied by Federal agencies in New York City installgd under franchise of the city of New York, approved June 29, 1909, anal June 11, 1928, and to make payments of any obligations arising thereunder in accordance with the provisions of the Acts approved August 5, 1909 (36 Stat. 120), and May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 533) "(8) to repair, alter, and improve rented premises, without regard to the 25 per centum limitation of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), as amended, upon a determination by the Administrator that by reason of circumstances set forth in such determination the execution of such work, without refer- ence to such limitation, is advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or national security : Provided, That such determination shall show that the total cost (rentals, repairs, alterations, and improvements) to the Government for the expected life of the lease shall be less than the cost of alternative space which needs no such repairs, alterations, or improvements. A copy of every such determination so made shall be furnished to the General Accounting Office; "(9) to pay sums in lieu of taxes on real property declared surplus by Government corporations, pursuant to the Surplus Property Act of 1944, where legal title to such property remains in any such Government corporation ; "(10) to furnish utilities and other services where such utilities and other services are not provided from other sources to persons, firms, or corporations occupying or utilizing plants or portions of plants which constitute (A) a part of the National Industrial Reserve pursuant to the National Industrial Reserve Act .of 1948, or (B) surplus real property, and to credit the amounts received therefrom to the applicable appropriation of the General Services Administration ; "(11) at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, to use pro- ceeds received from insurance against damage to properties of the National Industrial Reserve for repair or restoration of the dam- aged properties; and "(12) to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, real estate and interests therein. "(b) At the request of any Federal agency or any mixed-ownership corporation (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act), or the District of Columbia, the Administrator is hereby authorized to operate, maintain, and protect any building owned by the United States (or, in the case of any wholly owned or mixed-ownership Gov- ernment corporation, by such corporation) and occupied by the agency or instrumentality making such request. "(c) At the request of any Federal agency or any mixed-ownership corporation (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act), or the District of Columbia, the Administrator is hereby authorized (1) to acquire land for buildings and projects authorized by the Congress; (2) to make or cause to be made, under contract or other- wise, surveys and test borings and to prepare plans and specifications for such buildings and projects prior to the approval by the Attorney General of the title to the sites thereof; and (3) to contract for, and Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 5 iron. LAW 754.! to supervise, the construction and development and the equipping of such buildings or projects. Any sum available to any such Fed- eral agency or instrumentality for any such building or project may be transferred by such agency to the General Services Administration in advance for such purposes as the Administrator shall determine to be necessary, including the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged in the preparation of plans and specifications or in field supervision, and for general office expenses to be incurred in the rendition of any such service. "(d) Whenever the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine such action to be in the interest of economy or efficiency, he shall transfer to the Administrator all functions then vested in any other Federal agency with respect to the operation, maintenance, and custody of any office building owned by the United States or any wholly owned Government corporation, or any office building or part thereof occupied by any Federal agency under any lease, except that no transfer shall be made under this subsection- "(1) of any post-office building unless the Director shall first determine that such building is not used predominantly for post- office purposes, and functions which are transferred hereunder to the Administrator with respect to any post-office building may be delegated by him only to another officer or employee of the General Services Administration or to the Postmaster General; "(2) of any building located in any foreign country; "(3) of any building located on the grounds of any fort, camp, post, arsenal, navy yard, naval training station, airfield, proving ground, military supply depot, or school, or of any similar facility of the Department of Defense, unless and to such extent as a permit for its use by another agency or agencies shall have been issued by the Secretary of Defense or his duly authorized representative; "(4) of any building which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget finds to be a part of a group of buildings which, are (A) located in the same vicinity, (B) utilized wholly or predominantly for the special purposes of the agency having custody thereof, and (C) not generally suitable for the use of other agencies; or "(5) of the Treasury Building, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building, the buildings occupied by the National Bureau of Standards, and the buildings under the jurisdiction of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution. "(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Adminis- trator is authorized, in accordance with policies and directives pre- scribed by the President under section 205 (a) and after consultation with the heads of the executive agencies affected, to assign and reassign space of all executive agencies in Government-owned and leased build- ings in and outside the District of Columbia upon a determination by the Administrator that such assignment or reassignment is advan- tageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or national security. "MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION "SEC. 211. Under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, every motor vehicle acquired and used for official purposes within the United States, its Territories, or possessions, by any Federal agency f f Approved For Release 2006/04/13 CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 [Pus. Lew 754.1 6 or the District of Columbia shall be conspicuously identified by showing thereon either (a) the full name of the department, establish- ment, corporation, or agency by which it is used and the service in which it is used, or (b) a title descriptive of the service in which it i used if such title readily identifies the department, establishment, corporation, or agency concerned, and the legend `For official use only': Provided, That the regulations issued pursuant to this section may provide for exemptions from the requirement of this section when conspicuous identification would interfere with the purpose for which a vehicle is acquired and used." SEC. 6. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by- (a) redesignating "title V" of such Act as "title VI" thereof, and "title V", wherever it appears therein, is amended to read "title VI"; (b) redesignating sections 501-505, inclusive, of such Act, respectively, as sections 601-605, inclusive, thereof, and wherever any such section number appears in such Act as originally enacted, it is amended to conform in numbering to the redesignation pre- scribed by this subsection; (c) inserting at the proper place in the table of contents to such Act the following : "Sec. 501. Short title. "Sec. 502. Custody and control of property. "Sec. 503. National Historical Publications Commission. "Sec. 504. Federal Records Council. "Sec. 505. Records management; the Administrator. "Sec. 506. Records management; agency heads. "Sec. 507. Archival administration. "Sec. 508. Reports. "Sec. 509. Legal status of reproductions. "Sec. 510. Limitation on liability. "Sec. 511. Definitions." (d) inserting, immediately following title IV thereof, the following new title : "TITLE V-FEDERAL RECORDS "SHORT TITLE "SEC. 501. This title may be cited as the `Federal Records Act of 1950'. "CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF PROPERTY "SEC. 502. The Administrator shall have immediate custody and control of the National Archives Building and its contents, and shall have authority to design, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and improve buildings used by him for the storage of records .of Federal agencies in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. "NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS COMMISSION "SEC. 503. (a) There is hereby created a National Historical Publi- cations Commission consisting of the Archivist (or an alternate desig- Approv col esse 2006/0Q/94CM-R Pfi0Ic11 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 7 1Pus. LAW 784.1 hated by him), who shall be Chairman; the Librarian of Congress (or an alternate designated by him) ; one Member of the United States enate tc be appointed, for a term of four years, by the President of the Senate; one Member of the House of Representatives to be appointed, for a term of two years, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one representative of the judicial branch of the Gov- ernment to be appointed, for a term of four years, by the Chief Justice of the United States; one representative of the Department of State to be appointed, for a term of four years, by the Secretary of State; one representative of the Department of Defense to be appointed, for a term of four years, by the Secretary of Defense; two members of the American Historical Association to be appointed by the council of the said association, one of whom shall serve an initial term of two years and the other an initial term of three years, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years; and two other members outstanding in the fields of the social or physical sciences to be appointed by the President of the United States, one of whom shall serve an initial term of one year and the other an initial term of three years but their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years. The commission shall meet annually and on call of the Chairman. "(b) Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he shall succeed, and his appointment shall be made in the same manner in which the. appointment of his predecessor was made. "(c) The Commission is authorized to appoint, without reference to the Classification Act of 1949 (Public Law 429, 81st Congress, approved October 28, 1949), an executive director and such editorial and clerical staff as the Commission may determine to be necessary. Members of the Commission who represent any branch or agency of the Govern- ment shall serve as members of the Commission without additional compensation. All members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for transportation expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Commission, and all such members other than those who represent any branch or agency of the Government of the United States shall receive in lieu of subsistence en route to or from or at the place of such service, for each day actually spent in connection with the performance of their duties as members of such Commission, such sum, not to exceed $25, as the Commission shall prescribe. "(d) The Commission shall make plans, estimates, and recommenda-. tions for such historical works and collections of sources as it deems appropriate for printing or otherwise recording at the public expense. The Commission shall also cooperate with and encourage appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental institutions, societies, and individuals in collecting and preserving and, when it deems such action to be desirable, in editing and publishing the papers of outstanding citizens of the United States and such other documents as may be important for an understanding and appreciation of the history of the United States. The Chairman of the Commission shall transmit to the Administrator from time to time, and at least once annually, such plans, estimates, and recommendations as have been approved by the Commission. Approved FQ,r ktel~' e--2?dfj 0 %13' : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 8 [pus. LAW 754.1 "SEC. 504. The Administrator shall establish a Federal Records Council, and shall advise and consult with the Council wifali a view to obtaining its advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this title. The Council shall include representatives of the legisla- tive, judicial, and executive branches of the Government in such num- ber as the Administrator shall determine, but such Council shall include at least four representatives of the legislative branch, at least two representatives of the judicial branch, and at least six representa- tives of the executive branch. Members of the Council representing the legislative branch shall be designated, in equal number, by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, respectively. Members of the Council representing the judicial branch shall be designated by the Chief Justice of the United States. The Administrator is authorized to designate from persons named by the head of any executive agency concerned, not more than one representative from such agency to serve as a member of the Council. Members of the Council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the Council. The Council shall elect a chairman from among its own membership, and shall meet at least once annually. "RECORDS MANAGEMENT; THE ADMINISTRATOR "SEC. 505. (a) The Administrator shall make provisions for the economical and efficient management of records of Federal agencies (1) by analyzing, developing, promoting, and coordinating standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, to insure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and to facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value, and (2) by promoting the efficient and economical utilization of space, equipment, and supplies needed for the purpose of creating maintaining, storing, and servicing records. "(b) The Administrator shall establish standards for the selective retention of records of continuing value, and assist Federal agencies in applying such standards to records in their custody ; and he shall notify the head of any Federal agency of any actual, impending, or threat- ened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of such agency that shall come to his attention, and assist the head of such agency in initiating action through the Attorney General for the recovery of such records as shall have been unlawfully removed and for such other redress as may be provided by law. "(c) The Administrator is authorized to inspect or survey person- ally or by deputy the records of any Federal agency, as well as to make surveys of records management and records disposal practices in such agencies, and shall be given the full cooperation of officials and employees of agencies in such inspections and surveys : Provided, That records, the use of which is restricted by or pursuant to law or for reasons of national security or the public interest, shall be inspected or surveyed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Admin- istrator, subject to the approval of the head of the custodial agency. "(d) The Administrator is authorized to establish, maintain, and operate records centers for the storage, processing, and servicing of Approved For ffM a 6/04/13: (WI'00lVell1 FT($900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 9 [Pva. Lew 754.1 records for Federal agencies pending their deposit with the National Archives of the United States or their disposition in any other manner authorized by law; and to establish, maintain, and operate centralized `microfilming, services for Federal agencies. "(e) Subject to applicable provisions of law, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations governing the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to that of another. "(f) The Administrator may empower any Federal agency, upon the submission of evidence of need therefor, to retain records for a longer period than that specified in disposal schedules approved by Congress, and, in accordance with regulations promulgated by him, may withdraw disposal authorizations covering records listed in dis- posal schedules approved by Congress. "RECORDS BI:INAGEMENT; AGENCY HEADS "SEC. ~06. (a) The head of each Federal agency shall cause to be made and preserved records containing adequate and proper docu- mentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, pro- cedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities. "(b) The head of each Federal agency shall establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient manage- ment of the records of the agency. Such program shall, among other things, provide for (1) effective controls over the creation, mainte- nance, and use of records in the conduct of current business; (2) cooperation with the Administrator in applying standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, pro- mote the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; and (3) compliance with the provisions of this title and the regulations issued thereunder. "(c) Whenever the head of a Federal agency determines that sub- stantial economies or increased operating efficiency can be effected thereby, he shall provide for the storage, processing, and servicing of records that are appropriate therefor in a records center maintained and operated by the Administrator or, when approved by the Admin- istrator, in such a center maintained and operated by the head of such Federal agency. "(d) Any official of the Government who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in his custody, is hereby authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by him or his predecessors to the Administrator. "(e) The head of each Federal agency shall establish such safe- guards against the removal or loss of records as he shall determine t b ar and as may be re wired by regulations of the Admin- s o e neces Y istrator. Such safeguards shall include making it known to all offi- cials and employees of the agency (1) that no records in the custody of the agency are to be alienated or destroyed except in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 380- 383), as amended July 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 434), and (2) the penalties Approved For Rglerse o0Q6/94/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 provided by law for the'unlawful removal or destruction of records. "(f) The head of each Federal agency shall notify the Administra- tor of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removals defac- ing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of the agency'` of which he is the head that shall come to his attention, and with the assistance of the Administrator shall initiate action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records he knows or has reason to believe have been unlawfully removed from his agency, or from any other Federal agency whose records have been transferred to his legal custody. "(g) Nothing in this title shall be construed as limiting the author- ity of the Comptroller General of the United States with respect to prescribing accounting systems, forms, and procedures, or lessening the responsibility of collecting and disbursing officers,for rendition of their accounts for settlement by the General Accounting Office. "ARCHIVAL ADMINISTRATION "SEC. 507. (a) The Administrator, whenever it appears to him to be in the public interest, is hereby authorized- "(1) to accept for deposit with the National Archives of the United States the records of any Federal agency or of the Congress of the United States that are determined by the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United States Government; "(2) to direct and effect, with the approval of the head of the originating agency (or if the existence of such agency shall have been terminated, then with the approval of his successor in func- tion, if any), the transfer of records deposited (or approved for deposit) with the National Archives of the United States to public or educational institutions or associations : Provided, That the title to such records shall remain vested in the United States unless otherwise authorized by Congress; and "(3) to direct and effect the transfer of materials from private sources authorized to be received by the Administrator by the provisions of subsection (e) of this section. "(b) The Administrator shall be responsible for the custody, use, and withdrawal of records transferred to him : Provided, That when- ever any records the use of which is subject to statutory limitations and restrictions are so transferred, permissive and restrictive statutory provisions with respect to the examination and use of such records applicable to the head of the agency from which the records were transferred or to employees of that agency shall thereafter likewise be applicable to the Administrator, the Archivist, and to the employees of the General Services Administration, respectively: Provided fur- ther, That whenever the head of any agency shall specify in writing restrictions that appear to him to be necessary or desirable in the public interest, on the use or examination of records being considered for transfer from his custody to the Administrator, the Administrator shall impose such restrictions on the records so transferred, and shall not remove or relax such restrictions without the concurrence in writ- ing of the head of the agency from which the material shall have been transferred .(or if the existence of such agency shall have been ter- minated, then he shall not remove or relax such restrictions without 0000250 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 - D 7 211 R000900030024-2 . 6~ U T-$~11- 3 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 11 [Pus. LAW 784.E the concurrence of the successor in function, if any, of such agency head) : Provided, however, That statutory and other restrictions referred to in the provisos of this subsection shall not remain in force or effect after the records have been in existence for fifty years unless the Administrator by order shall determine with respect to specific bodies of records that such restrictions shall remain in force and effect for a longer period: And provided further, That restrictions on the use or examination of records deposited with the National Archives of the United States heretofore imposed and now in force and effect under the terms of section 3 of the National Archives Act, approved June 19, 1934, shall continue in force and effect regardless of the expiration of the tenure of office of the official who imposed them but may be removed or relaxed by the Administrator with the concurrence in writing of the head of the agency from which material has been transferred (or if the existence of such agency shall have been ter- minated, then with the concurrence in writing of his successor in function, if any). "(c) The Administrator shall make provisions for the preservation, arrangement, repair and rehabilitation, duplication and reproduction (including microcopy publications), description, and exhibition of records transferred to him as may be needful or appropriate, includ- ing the preparation and publication of inventories, indexes, catalogs, and other finding aids or guides facilitating their use; and, when approved by the National Historical Publications Commission, he may also publish such historical works and collections of sources as seem appropriate for printing or otherwise recording at the public expense. "(d) The Administrator shall make such provisions and maintain such facilities as he deems necessary or desirable for servicing records in his custody that are not exempt from examination by statutory provisions or other restrictions. "(e) The Administrator may accept for deposit- "(1) the personal papers and other personal historical docu- mentary materials of the present President of the United States, his successors, heads of executive departments, and such other officials of the Government as the President may designate, offered for deposit under restrictions respecting their use specified in writing by the prospective depositors : Provided, That restric- tions so specified on such materials, or any portions thereof, accepted by the Administrator for such deposit shall have force and effect during the lifetime of the depositor or for a period not to exceed twenty-five years, whichever is longer, unless sooner terminated in writing by the depositor or his legal heirs : And provided further, That the Archivist determines that the mate- rials accepted for such deposit will have continuing historical or other values; "(2) motion-picture films, still pictures, and sound recordings from private sources that are appropriate for preservation by } the Government as evidence of its organization, functions, poli- cies, decisions, procedures, and transactions. Title'to materials so deposited under this subsection shall pass to and vest in the United States. Approved For.R~'Iea"s& 2006/04/13 :, CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 [Pus. LAw 754.1 12 "(f) The Administrator is hereby authorized to make and preserve motion-picture films, still pictures, and sound recordings pertaining to and illustrative of the historical development of the United States Government and its activities, and to make provisions for preparing, editing, titling, scoring, processing, duplicating, reproducing, exhibit- ing, and releasing for nonprofit educational purposes, motion-picture films, still pictures, and sound recordings in his custody. "SEC. 508. (a) The Administrator is hereby authorized, whenever he deems it necessary, to obtain reports from Federal agencies on their activities under the provisions of this title and the Act approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 380-383), as amended July 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 434) . "(b) The Administrator shall, whenever he finds that any provi- sions of this title have been or are being violated, inform in writing the head of the agency concerned of such violations and make recom- mendations regarding means of correcting them. Unless corrective measures satisfactory to the Administrator are inaugurated within a reasonable time, the Administrator shall submit a written report thereon to the President and the Congress. "LEGAL STATUS OF REPRODUCTIONS "SEC. 509. (a) Whenever any records that are required by statute to be retained indefinitely have been reproduced by photographic, micro- photographic, or other processes, in accordance with standards estab- lished by the Administrator, the indefinite retention of such photo- graphic, microphotographic, or other reproductions will be deemed to constitute compliance with the statutory requirement for the indefinite retention of such original records. Such reproductions, as well as reproductions made in compliance with regulations promulgated to carry out this title, shall have the same legal status as the originals thereof. "(b) There shall be an official seal for the National Archives of the United States which shall be judicially noticed. When any copy or reproduction, furnished under the terms hereof, is authenticated by such official seal and certified by the Administrator, such copy or repro- duction shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original from which it was made. "(c) The Administrator may charge a fee not in excess of 10 per centum above the costs or expenses for making or authenticating copies or reproductions of materials transferred to his custody. All such fees shall be paid into, administered, and expended as a part of the National Archives Trust Fund provided for in section 5 of the Act approved July 9, 1941. There shall be no charge for making or authenticating copies or reproductions of such materials for official use by the United States Government : Provided, That reimbursement may be accepted to cover the cost of furnishing such copies or reproductions that could not otherwise be furnished. "LIMITATION ON LIABILITY "SEC. 510. With respect to letters and other intellectual productions (exclusive of material copyrighted or patented) after they come into Approved For Release 2006/04/13 :/~~1qQ-~1 0900030024-2 0000251 V VV VV y1f Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 13 [PUB. Law 754.; the custody or possession of the Administrator, neither the United States nor its agents shall be liable for any infringement of literary property, rights or analogous rights arising thereafter out of use of sQch materials for display, inspection, research, reproduction, or other purposes. "SEC. 511. When used in this title- "(a) The term `records' shall have the meaning given to such term by section 1 of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the disposal of certain records of the United States Government', approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 380, as amended; 44 U. S. C. 366) ; "(b) The term `records center' means an establishment maintained by the Administrator or by a Federal agency primarily for the stor- age, servicing, security, and processing of records that must be pre- served for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment and space; "(c) The term `servicing' means making available for use infor- mation in records and other materials in the custody of - the Administrator- "(1) by furnishing such records or other materials, or infor- mation from such records or other materials, or copies or repro- ductions thereof to agencies of the Government for official use and to the public; and "(2) by making and furnishing authenticated or unauthenti- cated copies or reproductions of such records and other materials.; "(d) The term `National Archives of the United States' means those official records that have been determined by the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United States Government, and have been accepted by the Administrator for deposit in his custody; "(e) The term `unauthenticated copies' means exact copies or repro- ductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that not not be legally accepted as evidence; and "(f) The term `Archivist' means the Archivist of the United States." SEC. T. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is further amended by- (a) striking out the word "and" preceding "(2)" in subsection (d) of section 3 thereof; substituting a semicolon for the period at the end of said subsection; and adding at the end of such subsection the following: "and (3) records of the Federal Government."; (b) striking out, in section 208 (a) thereof, the expression "and V", and inserting in lieu thereof the expression "V, and VI"; (c) striking out, in section 208 (b) thereof, the expression "and V", and inserting in lieu thereof the expression "V, and VI"; (d) striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (30) of section 602 (a) ; striking out the period at the end of paragraph (31) of section 602 (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and adding at the end of section 602 (a) the following new paragraphs : . Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 (PUB. Lew 754.J 14 "(32) the Act entitled `An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes', approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122-1124, as amended; 44 U. S. C. 300, 300a, 300c-k) ; and "(33) section 4 of the Act of February 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 687, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 77)." (e) amending subsection 602 (b) and (c) thereof to read as follows : "(b) There are hereby superseded- "(1) the provisions of the first, third, and fifth paragraphs of section 1 of Executive Order Numbered 6166 of June 10, 1933, insofar as they relate to any function now administered by the Bureau of Federal Supply except functions with respect to stand- ard contract forms; and "(2) sections 2 and 4 of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the disposal of certain records of the United States Government', approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 381, as amended; 44 U. S. C. 367 and 369), to the extent that the provisions thereof are inconsistent with the provisions of title V of this Act. "(c) The authority conferred by this Act shall be in addition and paramount to any authority conferred by any other law and shall not be subject to the provisions of any law inconsistent herewith, except that sections 205 (b) and 206 (c) of this At shall not be applicable to any Government corporation or agency which is subject to the Government Corporation Control Act (59 Stat. 597; 31 U. S. C. 841)." (f) amending paragraphs (17), (18), and (19) of section 602 (d) thereof to read as follows: "(17) the Central Intelligence Agency; "(18) the Joint Committee on Printing, under the Act entitled `An Act providing for the public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents' approved January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. 601), as amended or any other Act; or "(19) for such period of time as the President may specify, any other authority of any executive agency which the President determines within one year after the effective date of this Act should, in the public interest, stand unimpaired by this Act." (g) striking out the period at the end of section 603 (a) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following : "includ- ing payment in advance, when authorized by the Administrator, for library memberships in societies whose publications are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than that charged to the general public." SEC. 8. (a) Subsection 3 (b) of the Federal Property and Adminis- trative Services Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows : "(b) The term `Federal agency' means any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under his direction)." (b) Section 201 (b) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by striking out the expression "or the Senate, or the House of Representatives,". (c) Section 602 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv- ices Act of 1949 is amended by redesignating subsection (e) thereof 001076 1 Approved For lQ .26W6/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000 0 0A0,4-2 Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2 15 [Pon. LAw 754.1 as subsection (f), and inserting, immediately after subsection (d) thereof, the following new subsection : "(e) No provision of this Act, as amended, shall apply to the Senate or the 'House of Representatives (including the Architect of the Capitol and any building, activity, or function under his direction), but any of the services and facilities authorized by this Act to be rendered or furnished shall, as far as practicable, be made available to the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the Architect of the Capitol, upon their request, and, if payment would be required for the rendition or furnishing of a similar service or facility to an executive agency, payment therefor shall be made by the recipient thereof, upon presentation of proper vouchers, in advance or by reimbursement (as may be agreed upon by the Administrator and the officer or body making such request). Such payment may be credited to the appli- cable appropriation of the executive agency receiving such payment." SEC. 9. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, section 205 (h), is hereby amended by striking out the last word of the sentence "title" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Act". SEC. 10. (a) Whenever any contract made on behalf of the Govern- ment by the head of any Federal Agency, or by officers authorized by him so to do, includes a provision for liquidated damages for delay, the Comptroller General upon recommendation of such head is author- ized and empowered to remit the whole or any part of such damages as in his discretion may be just and equitable. (b) Section 306 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv- ices Act of 1949, is hereby repealed, and this section shall be effective as of July 1, 1949. SEC. 11. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act or with any amendment made thereby are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Approved September 5, 1950. Approved For Release 2006/04/13 : CIA-RDP70-00211 R000900030024-2