し reserved to the grantor and for the acquisition of limited permanent rights in land adjoining park property. (6) The authority of the President under section 407(b) of the Act of August 30, 1957, 71 Stat. 556 (42 U.S.C. 1594j(b) ) [section 1594j(b) of Title 42] to approve regulations (relating to the rental of substandard housing for members of the uniformed services) prescribed pursuant to that section. The Secretaries referred to in section 407(c) of that Act [section 1594j(c) of Title 42] shall furnish the Director of the Office of Management and Budget such reports with respect to matters within the scope of the regulations so approved as he may require and at such times as he may specify. (7) The authority of the President under 44 U.S.C. 1108 [section 1108 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents] to approve the use, from the appropriations available for printing and binding, of such sums as are necessary for the printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, and similar publications. (8) The authority of the President under the paragraph appearing under the heading "Expenses of Management Improvement" in title III of the Treasury, Post Office, and Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1971, P.L. 91-422, 84 Stat. 877, or by any reenactment of the provisions of that paragraph in the same or in a different amount of funds, to allocate to any agency or office of the executive branch (including the Office of Management and Budget) funds appropriated by that paragraph or by any such reenactment on it. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall from time to time report to the President concerning activities carried on by executive agencies and offices with funds allocated under this paragraph and shall, consonant with law, exercise such direction. and control with respect to those activities as he shall deem appropriate. SEC. 10. General Provisions. (a) Unless inappropriate, any reference in this order to any provision of law shall be deemed to include reference thereto as amended from time to time and as affected by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (35 F.R. 7959) [set out in the Appendix to Title 5]. (b) Unless inappropriate, any reference in any Executive order to any Executive order which is superseded by this order, or to any Executive order provision so superseded, shall hereafter be deemed to refer to this order or to the provision of the preceding sections of this order, if any, which corresponds to the superseded provision. (c) All actions heretofore taken by the President, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in respect to the matter affected by the provisions of the preceding sections of this order and in force at the time of the issuance of this order, including any regulations prescribed or approved by any of them in respect to such matters, shall, except as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order, remain in effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order unless sooner terminated by operation of law. SEC. 11. Orders superseded. The following are hereby superseded: 10604 of April 22, 1955. (1) Executive Order No. (2) Executive Order No. (3) Executive Order No. (4) Executive Order No. (5) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11294 of August 4. 1966. (6) To the extent that it is inconsistent with this order, executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970. SEC. 12. Taking effect. This order shall be effective immediately except that paragraph (1) to (13), inclusive, and paragraph (19), of section 1 hereof shall become effective ninety days after the date of this order. RICHARD NIXON CLEAN AIR ACT-DEVELOPMENTS OF LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES 82 Stat. 1701, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7546) (b)(1) There is established a Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board to be composed of the Administrator or his designee, the Secretary of Transportation or his designee, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality or his designee, the Director of the National Highway Safety Bureau in the Department of Transportation, the Administrator of General Services, and two members appointed by the President. The President shall designate one member of the Board as Chairman. * * * * * (e)(1) Certified low-emission vehicles shall be acquired by purchase or lease by the Federal Government in lieu of other vehicles if the Administrator of General Services determines that such certified vehicles have procurement costs which are no more than 150 per centum of the retail price of the least expensive class or model of motor vehicle for which they are certified substitutes. (2) In order to encourage development of inherently low-polluting propulsion technology, the Board may, at its discretion, raise the premium set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection to 200 per centum of the retail price of any class or model of motor vehicle for し which a certified low-emission vehicle is a certified (3) Data relied upon by the Board and the Adminis- (f) The procuring agency shall be required to purchase available certified low-emission vehicles which are eligible for purchase to the extent they are available before purchasing any other vehicles for which any low-emission vehicle is a certified substitute. In making purchasing selections between competing eligible certified low-emission vehicles, the procuring agency shall give priority to (1) any class or model which does not require extensive periodic maintenance to retain its low-polluting qualities or which does not require the use of fuels which are more expensive than those of the classes of models of vehicles for which it is a certified substitute; and (2) passenger vehicles other than buses. (g) For the purchase of procuring certified lowemission vehicles any statutory price limitations shall be waived. $244. TRANSPORTATION AUDITS AND RECOVERY OF PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION (a) DEDUCTION OF OVERCHARGES. Payment for 31 U.S.C. 244 transportation of persons or property for or on behalf of the United States by any carrier or forwarder shall be made upon presentation of bills therefor prior to audit by the General Services Administration, or his designee. The right is reserved to the United States Government to deduct the amount of any overcharge by any carrier or forwarder from any amount subsequently found to be due such carrier or forwarder. This does not affect the authority of the General Accounting Office to make audits in accordance with the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 [31 U.S.C. 1 et seq.], and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950. [31 U.S.C. 65 et seq.] The term "overcharges" shall be deemed to mean charges for transportation services in excess of those applicable thereto under tariffs lawfully on file with the Interstate Commerce Commision, the Čivil Aeronautics Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, and any State transportation regulatory agency, and charges in excess of those applicable thereto under rates, fares, and charges established pursuant to sections 10721 to 10724 of title 49 or other equivalent contract, arrangement, or exemption from regulation: Provided, however, That such deductions shall be made within three years (not including any time of war) from the time of payment of bills: Provided further, That every claim for charges for transportation within the purview of this section shall be forever barred unless such claim shall be received in the General Services Administration, or by his designee within three years (not including any time of war) from the date of (1) accrual of the cause of action thereon, or (2) payment of charges for the transportation involved, or (3) subsequent refund for overpayment of such charges, or (4) deduction made pursuant to this section, whichever is later. (b) REVIEW OF ACTION BY GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; LIMITATIONS. Nothing in subsection (a) of this section hereof shall be deemed to prevent any carrier or forwarder from requesting the Comptroller General to review the action on his claim by the General Services Administration, or his designee. Such request shall be forever barred unless received in the General Accounting Office within six months (not including in time of war) from the date the action was taken or within the periods of limitation specified in the second proviso in subsection (a) of this section, whichever is later. (c) ADVANCE PAYMENT. Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the head of a Government agency or his designee and in conformity with such standards as shall be promulgated jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller General of the United States, bills for passenger or freight transportation services to be furnished the United States by any carrier or forwarder may be paid in advance of completion of the services, without regard to section 529 of this title: Provided, That such carrier or forwarder has issued the usual ticket, receipt, bill of lading, or equivalent document covering the service involved, subject to later recovery by deduction or otherwise of any payments made for any services not received as ordered by the United States. (d) DEFINITION. The term "head of a Government agency" means any individual or group of individuals having final decisionmaking responsibility for any department, commission, board, service, Government corporation, instrumentality, or other establishment or body in the United States Government. EXEMPTION OF DISBURSING OR CERTIFYING OFFICERS FROM LIABILITY FOR OVERPAYMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION 31 U.S.C. 829 56 Stat. 306.7 On and after June 1, 1942, no disbursing or certifying officer of the United States shall be held liable for overpay し ments made for transportation furnished on Government MOTOR VEHICLE AND COST SAVINGS ACT Pub. L. 92-513, as amended by Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 901 USE OF FUEL EFFICIENT PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES SEC. 510. (a) The President shall, within 120 days 15 U.S.C. 2010 (1) 18 miles per gallon, or (2) the average fuel economy standard applicable under section 502(a) for the model year which includes January 1 of such fiscal year whichever is greater. (b) As used in this section: (1) The term "fleet average fuel economy" means (A) the total number of passenger automobiles acquired in a fiscal year to which this section applies by all executive agencies (excluding passenger automobiles designed to perform combat related missions for the Armed Forces or designed to be used in law enforcement work or emergency rescue work), divided by (B) a sum of terms, each term of which is a fraction created by dividing (i) the number of passenger automobiles so (ii) the fuel economy of such model type. (3) The term "acquired" means leased for a Approved December 22, 1975 SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION AND AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMONSTRATED FACILITIES SEC. 7(d) The Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies, is authorized to investigate 41 U.S.C. 5556(d) |