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Union Calendar No. 48 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2066 
[Report No. 109–91] 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a Federal Acquisition 
Service, to replace the General Supply Fund and the Information Tech-
nology Fund with an Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2005 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
MAY 23, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 4, 2005] 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a Fed-
eral Acquisition Service, to replace the General Supply 
Fund and the Information Technology Fund with an 
Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘General Services Admin-
istration Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 303 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 303. Federal Acquisition Service 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
General Services Administration a Federal Acquisition 
Service. The Administrator of General Services shall ap-
point a Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, 
who shall be the head of the Federal Acquisition Service. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the direction and control 
of the Administrator of General Services, the Commissioner 
of the Federal Acquisition Service shall be responsible for 
carrying out functions related to the uses for which the Ac-
quisition Services Fund is authorized under section 321 of 
this title, including any functions that were carried out by 
the entities known as the Federal Supply Service and the 
Federal Technology Service and such other related functions 
as the Administrator considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL
EXECUTIVES.—The Administrator 
may appoint up to five Regional Executives in the Federal 
Acquisition Service, to carry out such functions within the
Federal Acquisition Service as the Administrator considers 
appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 303 at the beginning of chapter 3 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘303. Federal Acquisition Service.’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE COMPENSATION.—Section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Commissioner, Federal Supply Service, General Services 
Administration.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, 
General Services Administration.’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Federal 
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, reorganization plan, 
or delegation of authority, or in any document— 
(1) to the Federal Supply Service is deemed to 
refer to the Federal Acquisition Service; 
(2) to the GSA Federal Technology Service is 
deemed to refer to the Federal Acquisition Service; 
(3) to the Commissioner of the Federal Supply 
Service is deemed to refer to the Commissioner of the 
Federal Acquisition Service; and 
(4) to the Commissioner of the GSA Federal 
Technology Service is deemed to refer to the Commis-
sioner of the Federal Acquisition Service.
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION SERVICES FUND. 
(a) ABOLISHMENT OF GENERAL SUPPLY FUND AND 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND.—The General Supply 
Fund and the Information Technology Fund in the Treas-
ury are hereby abolished. 
(b) TRANSFERS.—Capital assets and balances remain-
ing in the General Supply Fund and the Information Tech-
nology Fund as in existence immediately before this section 
takes effect shall be transferred to the Acquisition Services 
Fund and shall be merged with and be available for the 
purposes of the Acquisition Services Fund under section 321 
of title 40, United States Code (as amended by this Act). 
(c) ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any liabilities, 
commitments, and obligations of the General Supply Fund 
and the Information Technology Fund as in existence im-
mediately before this section takes effect shall be assumed 
by the Acquisition Services Fund. 
(d) EXISTENCE AND COMPOSITION OF ACQUISITION 
SERVICES FUND.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 321 
of title 40, United States Code, are amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) EXISTENCE.—The Acquisition Services Fund is 
a special fund in the Treasury. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund is composed of 
amounts authorized to be transferred to the Fund or 
otherwise made available to the Fund. 
‘‘(2) OTHER CREDITS.—The Fund shall be cred-
ited with all reimbursements, advances, and refunds 
or recoveries relating to personal property or services 
procured through the Fund, including— 
‘‘(A) the net proceeds of disposal of surplus 
personal property; and 
‘‘(B) receipts from carriers and others for 
loss of, or damage to, personal property; and 
‘‘(C) receipts from agencies charged fees 
pursuant to rates established by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(3) COST AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Administrator shall determine the cost and capital re-
quirements of the Fund for each fiscal year and shall 
develop a plan concerning such requirements in con-
sultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the Gen-
eral Services Administration. Any change to the cost 
and capital requirements of the Fund for a fiscal year 
shall be approved by the Administrator. The Adminis-
trator shall establish rates to be charged agencies pro-
vided, or to be provided, supply of personal property