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Donation of books to Free Public Library.
558.
Donation of forfeited vessels.
559.
Advice of Attorney General with respect to antitrust law.
SUBCHAPTER IV—PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER
571.
General rules for deposit and use of proceeds.
572.
Real property.
573.
Personal property.
574.
Other rules regarding proceeds.
SUBCHAPTER V—OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
581.
General authority of Administrator of General Services.
582.
Management of buildings by Administrator of General Services.
583.
Construction of buildings.
584.
Assignment and reassignment of space.
585.
Lease agreements.
586.
Charges for space and services.
587.
Telecommuting and other alternative workplace arrangements.
588.
Movement and supply of office furniture.
589.
Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks.
590.
Child care.
591.
Purchase of electricity.
592.
Federal Buildings Fund.
593.
Protection for veterans preference employees.
SUBCHAPTER VI—MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
601.
Purposes.
602.
Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems.
603.
Process for establishing motor vehicle pools and transportation systems.
604.
Treatment of assets taken over to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation sys-
tems.
605.
Payment of costs.
606.
Regulations related to operation.
607.
Records.
608.
Scrip, tokens, tickets.
609.
Identification of vehicles.
610.
Discontinuance of motor vehicle pool or system.
611.
Duty to report violations.
SUBCHAPTER I—PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING
§ 501. Services for executive agencies
(a) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall take
action under this subchapter for an executive agency—
(A) to the extent that the Administrator of General Services de-
termines that the action is advantageous to the Federal Govern-
ment in terms of economy, efficiency, or service; and
(B) with due regard to the program activities of the agency.
(2) EXEMPTION FOR DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense may ex-
empt the Department of Defense from an action taken by the Adminis-
trator of General Services under this subchapter, unless the President
directs otherwise, whenever the Secretary determines that an exemption
is in the best interests of national security.
(b) PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY.—
(1) FUNCTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall
procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for
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executive agencies to use in the proper discharge of their respon-
sibilities, and perform functions related to procurement and supply
including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, property identi-
fication and classification, transportation and traffic management,
management of public utility services, and repairing and con-
verting.
(B) PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRACTS.—A contract for public utility
services may be made for a period of not more than 10 years.
(2) POLICIES AND METHODS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall
prescribe policies and methods for executive agencies regarding the
procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal
services and related functions.
(B) CONTROLLING
REGULATION.—Policies and methods pre-
scribed by the Administrator of General Services under this para-
graph are subject to regulations prescribed by the Administrator
for Federal Procurement Policy under the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
(c) REPRESENTATION.—For transportation and other public utility serv-
ices used by executive agencies, the Administrator of General Services shall
represent the agencies—
(1) in negotiations with carriers and other public utilities; and
(2) in proceedings involving carriers or other public utilities before
federal and state regulatory bodies.
(d) FACILITIES.—The Administrator of General Services shall operate,
for executive agencies, warehouses, supply centers, repair shops, fuel yards,
and other similar facilities. After consultation with the executive agencies
affected, the Administrator of General Services shall consolidate, take over,
or arrange for executive agencies to operate the facilities.
§ 502. Services for other entities
(a) FEDERAL AGENCIES, MIXED-OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT CORPORA-
TIONS, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—On request, the Administrator
of General Services shall provide, to the extent practicable, any of the serv-
ices specified in section 501 of this title to—
(1) a federal agency;
(2) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in section
9101 of title 31); or
(3) the District of Columbia.
(b) QUALIFIED NONPROFIT AGENCIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—On request, the Administrator may provide, to
the extent practicable, any of the services specified in section 501 of
this title to an agency that is—
(A)(i) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind (as defined in
section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3)));
or
(ii) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped
(as defined in section 5(4) of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41
U.S.C. 48b(4))); and
(B) providing a commodity or service to the Federal Govern-
ment under the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).
(2) USE OF SERVICES.—A nonprofit agency receiving services under
this subsection shall use the services directly in making or providing
to the Government a commodity or service that has been determined
by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Se-
verely Disabled under section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41
U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for procurement by the Government.
§ 503. Exchange or sale of similar items
(a) AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.—In acquiring personal prop-
erty, an executive agency may exchange or sell similar items and may apply
the exchange allowance or proceeds of sale in whole or in part payment for
the property acquired.
(b) APPLICABLE REGULATION AND LAW.—
(1) REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL
SERVICES.—A transaction under subsection (a) must be carried out in
accordance with regulations the Administrator of General Services pre-
scribes, subject to regulations prescribed by the Administrator for Fed-
eral Procurement Policy under the Office of Federal Procurement Pol-
icy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
(2) IN WRITING.—A transaction under subsection (a) must be evi-
denced in writing.
(3) SECTION 3709 OF REVISED STATUTES.—Section 3709 of the Re-
vised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) applies to a sale of property under sub-
section (a), except that fixed price sales may be conducted in the same
manner and subject to the same conditions as are applicable to the sale
of property under section 545(d) of this title.
§ 504. Agency cooperation for inspection
(a) RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.—An executive agency may use the services,
work, materials, and equipment of another executive agency, with the con-
sent of the other executive agency, to inspect personal property incident to
procuring the property.
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(b) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding section 1301(a) of title
31 or any other law, an executive agency may provide services, work, mate-
rials, and equipment for purposes of this section without reimbursement or
transfer of amounts.
(c) POLICIES AND METHODS.—The use or provision of services, work,
materials, and equipment under this section must be in conformity with
policies and methods the Administrator of General Services prescribes under
section 501 of this title.
§ 505. Exchange or transfer of medical supplies
(a) EXCESS PROPERTY DETERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Medical materials or supplies an executive agency
holds for national emergency purposes are considered excess property
for purposes of subchapter II when the head of the agency determines
that—
(A) the remaining storage or shelf life is too short to justify
continued retention for national emergency purposes; and
(B) transfer or other disposal is in the national interest.
(2) TIMING.—To the greatest extent practicable, the head of the
agency shall make the determination in sufficient time to allow for the
transfer or other disposal and use of medical materials or supplies be-
fore their shelf life expires and they are rendered unfit for human use.
(b) TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regulations the Administrator
of General Services prescribes, medical materials or supplies considered
excess property may be transferred to another federal agency or ex-
changed with another federal agency for other medical materials or
supplies.
(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any proceeds derived from a transfer under
this section may be credited to the current applicable appropriation or
fund of the transferor agency and shall be available only to purchase
medical materials or supplies to be held for national emergency pur-
poses.
(3) DISPOSAL AS SURPLUS PROPERTY.—If the materials or supplies
are not transferred to or exchanged with another federal agency, they
shall be disposed of as surplus property.
§ 506. Inventory controls and systems
(a) ACTIVITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), and after adequate ad-
vance notice to affected executive agencies, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services may undertake the following activities as necessary to
carry out functions under this chapter: