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on behalf of an office or entity within the legislative branch
of the Government.
(g) APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS FOR AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE.—
(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section
105 of title 5, but does not include the General Accounting
Office.
(2) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regulations the Office
of Personnel Management prescribes, an Executive agency that
provides or proposes to provide child care services for federal
employees may use appropriated amounts that are otherwise
available for salaries and expenses to provide child care in
a federal or leased facility, or through contract, for civilian
employees of the agency.
(3) AFFORDABILITY.—Amounts used pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall be applied to improve the affordability of child care
for lower income federal employees using or seeking to use
the child care services.
(4) ADVANCES.—Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31,
amounts may be paid in advance to licensed or regulated child
care providers for services to be rendered during an agreed
period.
(5) NOTIFICATION.—No amounts made available by law may
be used to implement this subsection without advance notice
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate.
§ 591. Purchase of electricity
(a) GENERAL LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—A department,
agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not
use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to purchase
electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law governing the
provision of electric utility service, including—
(1) state utility commission rulings; and
(2) electric utility franchises or service territories established
under state statute, state regulation, or state-approved terri-
torial agreements.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) ENERGY
SAVINGS.—This section does not preclude the
head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under
section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 8287).
(2) ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—This sec-
tion does not preclude the Secretary of a military department
from—
(A) entering into a contract under section 2394 of title
10; or
(B) purchasing electricity from any provider if the Sec-
retary finds that the utility having the applicable state-
approved franchise (or other service authorization) is
unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards of service
reliability that are necessary for purposes of national
defense.
§ 592. Federal Buildings Fund
(a) EXISTENCE.—There is in the Treasury a fund known as the
Federal Buildings Fund.
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(b) DEPOSITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following revenues and collections shall
be deposited into the Fund:
(A) User charges under section 586(b) of this title, pay-
able in advance or otherwise.
(B) Proceeds from the lease of federal building sites or
additions under section 581(d) of this title.
(C) Receipts from carriers and others for loss of, or dam-
age to, property belonging to the Fund.
(2) REIMBURSEMENTS
FOR
SPECIAL
SERVICES.—This sub-
chapter does not preclude the Administrator of General Services
from providing special services, not included in the standard
level user charge, on a reimbursable basis. The reimbursements
may be credited to the Fund.
(3) TRANSFER OF SURPLUS AMOUNTS.—To prevent the accumu-
lation of excessive surpluses in the Fund, in any fiscal year
an amount specified in an appropriation law may be transferred
out of the Fund and deposited as miscellaneous receipts in
the Treasury.
(c) USES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Deposits in the Fund are available for
real property management and related activities in the amounts
specified in annual appropriation laws without regard to fiscal
year limitations.
(2) SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES
RELATED
TO
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS OR PLANNING PROGRAMS.—Deposits in the Fund that
are available pursuant to annual appropriation laws may be
transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury into
a special account in accordance with, and for the purposes
specified in, section 3176 of this title.
(3) REPAYMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BOR-
ROWING FROM FEDERAL FINANCING BANK.—The Administrator,
in accordance with rules and procedures that the Office of
Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury
establish, may transfer from the Fund an amount necessary
to repay the principal amount of a General Services Administra-
tion borrowing from the Federal Financing Bank, if the bor-
rowing is a legal obligation of the Fund.
(4) BUILDINGS DEEMED FEDERALLY OWNED.—For purposes of
amounts authorized to be expended from the Fund, the fol-
lowing are deemed to be federally owned buildings:
(A) A building constructed pursuant to the purchase con-
tract authority of section 5 of the Public Buildings Amend-
ments of 1972 (Public Law 92–313, 86 Stat. 219).
(B) A building occupied pursuant to an installment pur-
chase contract.
(C) A building under the control of a department or
agency, if alterations of the building are required in connec-
tion with moving the department or agency from a former
building that is, or will be, under the control of the
Administration.
(d) ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.—
(1) RECEIVING
CASH
INCENTIVES.—The Administrator may
receive amounts from rebates or other cash incentives related
to energy savings and shall deposit the amounts in the Fund
for use as provided in paragraph (4).
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(2) RECEIVING GOODS OR SERVICES.—The Administrator may
accept, from a utility, goods or services that enhance the energy
efficiency of federal facilities.
(3) ASSIGNMENT OF ENERGY REBATES.—In the administration
of real property that the Administrator leases and for which
the Administrator pays utility costs, the Administrator may
assign all or a portion of energy rebates to the lessor to under-
write the costs incurred in undertaking energy efficiency
improvements in the real property if the payback period for
the improvement is at least 2 years less than the remainder
of the term of the lease.
(4) OBLIGATING AMOUNTS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT IMPROVE-
MENT
PROGRAMS.—In addition to amounts appropriated for
energy management improvement programs and without regard
to subsection (c)(1), the Administrator may obligate for those
programs—
(A) amounts received and deposited in the Fund under
paragraph (1);
(B) goods and services received under paragraph (2);
and
(C) amounts the Administrator determines are not
needed for other authorized projects and that are otherwise
available to implement energy efficiency programs.
(e) RECYCLING PROGRAMS.—
(1) RECEIVING
AMOUNTS.—The Administrator may receive
amounts from the sale of recycled materials and shall deposit
the amounts in the Fund for use as provided in paragraph
(2).
(2) OBLIGATING
AMOUNTS
FOR
RECYCLING
PROGRAMS.—In
addition to amounts appropriated for such purposes and without
regard to subsection (c)(1), the Administrator may obligate
amounts received and deposited in the Fund under paragraph
(1) for programs which—
(A) promote further source reduction and recycling pro-
grams; and
(B) encourage employees to participate in recycling pro-
grams by providing financing for child care.
(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT
AND RECYCLING PROGRAMS.—The Fund may receive, in the form
of rebates, cash incentives or otherwise, any revenues, collections,
or other income related to energy savings or recycling efforts.
Amounts received under this subsection remain in the Fund until
expended and remain available for federal energy management
improvement programs, recycling programs, or employee programs
that are authorized by law or that the Administrator considers
appropriate. The Administration may use amounts received under
this subsection, in addition to amounts received as New Obligational
Authority, in activities of the Fund as necessary.
§ 593. Protection for veterans preference employees
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘covered services’’ means
any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial services.
(2) SHELTERED WORKSHOP.—The term ‘‘sheltered workshop’’
means a sheltered workshop employing the severely handi-
capped under the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et
seq.).
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), amounts
made available to the Administration pursuant to section 592 of
this title may not be obligated or expended to procure covered
services by contract if an employee who was a permanent veterans
preference employee of the Administration on November 19, 1995,
would be terminated as a result.
(c) EXCEPTION.—Amounts made available to the Administration
pursuant to section 592 of this title may be obligated and expended
to procure covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop
or, if sheltered workshops decline to contract for the provision
of covered services, by competitive contract for a period of no longer
than 5 years. When a competitive contract expires, or is terminated
for any reason, the Administration shall again offer to procure
the covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop before
procuring the covered services by competitive contract.
SUBCHAPTER VI—MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
§ 601. Purposes
In order to provide an economical and efficient system for
transportation of Federal Government personnel and property con-
sistent with section 101 of this title, the purposes of this subchapter
are—
(1) to establish procedures to ensure safe operation of motor
vehicles on Government business;
(2) to provide for proper identification of Government motor
vehicles;
(3) to establish an effective means to limit the use of Govern-
ment motor vehicles to official purposes;
(4) to reduce the number of Government-owned vehicles to
the minimum necessary to transact public business; and
(5) to provide wherever practicable for centrally operated
interagency pools or systems for local transportation of Govern-
ment personnel and property.
§ 602. Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and
transportation systems
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 603 of this title, and regula-
tions issued under section 603, the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall—
(1) take over from executive agencies and consolidate, or
otherwise acquire, motor vehicles and related equipment and
supplies;
(2) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation
(including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle pools or sys-
tems; and
(3) furnish motor vehicles and related services to executive
agencies for the transportation of property and passengers.
(b) METHODS OF PROVIDING VEHICLES AND SERVICES.—As deter-
mined by the Administrator, motor vehicles and related services
may be furnished by providing an agency with—
(1) Federal Government-owned motor vehicles;
(2) the use of motor vehicles, under rental or other arrange-
ments, through private fleet operators, taxicab companies, or
local or interstate common carriers; or
(3) both.