"Office of Emergency Preparedness" (sec. 402, Pub. L. 90-608, Oct. 21, 1968, 83 Stat. 1194).

22. See note 7.

23. Section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946 was repealed (sec. 8, Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 653). However, it was replaced by 5703 of Title 5, United States Code, and its reference in section 205(g) is deemed to refer to 5 U.S.C. 5703 (sec. 7, Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631).

24. See note 14. 25. See note 5. 26. See note 14.

27. See note 5. 28. See note 5.

29. See note 5.

30. The United States Civil Service Commission was reconstituted as the Office of Personnel Management and all functions vested by statute in the U.S. Civil Service Commission were transferred to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. See section 101, 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 43 F.R. 36037; and section 906 of Pub. L. 95-454, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.

31. So in original. The term "plants" is probably intended.

32. See note 5.

33. See note 10.

34. Act specifies "Secretary of Defense, the Munitions Board, and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." Changed-see sec. 2(b), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1953 (67 Stat. 635; 3 CFR); sec. 1, Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799; 3 CFR). This authority delegated to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning-see note 12.

35. So in original. "July" is the correct month.

36. See note 17.

37. See note 17.

38. This section caption is not included in the statute, but has been added for completeness.

Note on statutory development of the Act:

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Public Law 152, 81st Cong., approved June 30, 1949, 63 Stat. 377, An Act To simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property, to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes was explicitly amended by the following laws (40 U.S.C. 475, 481, 483, 484, 485-492, 511-514, 521-524, 531-535, 751-759; 41 U.S.C. 251-254, 255, 257-260) These amendments are reflected in the body of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as reproduced herein:

(1) Public Law 754, 81st Cong., approved September 5, 1950, 64 Stat. 578, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and for other purposes.

(2) Public Law 245, 82nd Cong., approved October 31, 1951, 65 Stat. 700, An Act To amend section 304 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and section 4 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947.

(3) Public Law 522, 82nd Cong., approved July 12, 1952, 66 Stat. 593, An Act To amend further the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes.

(4) Public Law 245, 83d Cong., approved August 8, 1953, 67 Stat. 521, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to extend until June 30, 1954, the period during which the General Services Administration may conduct negotiated sales of surplus property.

(5) Public Law 492, 83d Cong., approved July 14, 1954, 68 Stat. 474, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until June 30, 1955, the period during which disposals of surplus property may be made by negotiation.

(6) Public Law 760, 83d Cong., approved August 31, 1954, 68 Stat. 1051, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the payment of appraisers', auctioneers', and brokers' fees from the proceeds of disposal of Government surplus real property, and for other purposes.

(7) Public Law 766, 83d Cong., approved September 1, 1954, 68 Stat. 1126, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to establish and operate motor vehicle pools and systems and to provide office furniture and furnishings when agencies are moved to new locations, to direct the Administrator to report the unauthorized use of Government motor vehicles, and to authorize the United States Civil Services Commission (Now designated Office of personnel management; see Footnote 30 above) to regulate operators of Government-owned motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

(8) Public Law 61, 84th Cong., approved June 3, 1955, 69 Stat. 83, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, so as to improve the administration of the program for the utilization of surplus property for educational and public health purposes.

(9) Public Law 148, 84th Cong., approved July 12, 1955, 69 Stat. 297, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes.

(10) Public Law 200, 84th Cong., approved August 1, 1955, 69 Stat. 430, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services

to donate certain property to the American National Red Cross.

(11) Public Law 373, 84th Cong., approved August 12, 1955, 69 Stat. 695, Joint Resolution To provide for the acceptance and maintenance of Presidential libraries and for other purposes.

(12) Public Law 388, 84th Cong., approved August 12, 1955, 69 Stat. 721. An Act To amend the Federal property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to make temporary provision for making payments in lieu of taxes with respect to certain real property transferred by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries to other Government departments.

(13) Public Law 655, 84th Cong., approved July 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 493, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the disposal of surplus property for civil defense purposes, and for other purposes.

(14) Public Law 971, 84th Cong., approved August 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 1020, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until July 31, 1958, the period during which disposals of surplus property may be made by negotiation.

(15) Public Law 85-51, approved June 13, 1957, 71 Stat. 69, an Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes.

(16) Sec. 5, Public Law 85-337, approved February 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 29, An Act To provide that withdrawals, reservation, or restrictions of more than five thousand acres of public lands of the United States for certain purposes shall not become effective until approved by Act of Congress, and for other purposes.

(17) Public Law 85-341, approved March 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 34, An Act To amend section 507 and subsection 602(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

(18) Public Law 85-486, approved July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 288, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, regarding advertised and negotiated disposals of surplus property.

(19) Public Law 85-493, approved July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 294, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to lease space for Federal agencies for periods not exceeding ten years, and for other purposes.

(20) Public Law 85-579, approved August 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 456, An Act To extend for two years the period for which payments in lieu of taxes may be made with respect to certain real property transferred by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries to other Government departments.

(21) Public Law 85-680, approved August 19, 1958, 72 Stat. 631, An Act To amend section 207 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, so as to modify and improve the procedure for submission to the Attorney General of certain proposed surplus property disposals for his advice as to whether such disposals would be inconsistent with the antitrust laws.

(22) Sec. 1406, Public Laws 85-726, approved August 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 808, An Act To continue the Civil Aeronautics Board as an agency of the United States, to create a Federal Aviation Agency, to provide for the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such manner as to best foster its development and safety, and to provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military aircraft, and for other purposes.

(23) Public Law 85-781, approved August 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 936, An Act To amend section 201 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the interchange of inspection services between executive agencies, and the furnishing of such services by one executive agency to another, without reimbursement or transfer of funds.

(24) Public Law 85-800, approved August 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 966, An Act To improve opportunities for small business concerns to obtain a fair proportion of Government purchases and contracts, to facilitate procurement of property and services by the Government and for other purposes.

(25) Public Law 85-886, approved September 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1709, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend the authority to lease out Federal building sites until needed for construction purposes and the Act of June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 644) and for other purposes.

(26) Sec. 30, Public Law 86-70, approved June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 148, An Act To amend certain laws of the United States in light of the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, and for other purposes.

(27) Public Law 86-215, approved September 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 446, An Act To amend section 204(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend the authority of the Administrator of General Services to pay direct expenses in connection with the utilization of excess real property and related personalty, and for other purposes.

(28) Sec. 12(d), Public Law 86-249, approved September 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 482, An Act To provide for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of public buildings of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

(29) Public Law 86-498, approved June 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 165, An Act To extend for two years the period for

which payments in lieu of taxes may be made with respect to certain real property transferred by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries to other Government departments.

(30) Public Law 86-591, approved July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 330, An Act To amend section 109(g) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

(31) Sec. 27, Public Law 86-624, approved July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 418, An Act To amend certain laws of the United States in light of the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union, and for other purposes.

(32) Public Law 87-94, approved July 20, 1961, 75 Stat. 213, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, so as to authorize the use of surplus personal property by State distribution agencies, and for other purposes.

(33) Public Law 87-372, approved October 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 802, An Act To amend section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, so as to remove the limitation on the maximum capital of the General Supply Fund.

(34) Sec. 303(b), Public Law 87-456, approved May 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 78, An Act To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and certain related laws to provide for the reinstatement of the tariff classification provisions, and for other purposes.

(35) Public Law 87-600, approved August 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 401, An Act To amend section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, relative to the General Supply Fund.

(36) Public Law 87-619, approved August 31, 1962, 76 Stat. 414, An Act To amend section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to empower certain officers and employees of the General Services Administration to administer oaths to any person.

(37) Sec. 14b, Public Law 87-649, approved September 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 500, An Act To revise, codify, and enact title 37, of the United States Code, entitled "Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.'

(38) Public Law 87-786, approved October 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 805, An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, so as to permit donations of surplus personal property to schools for the mentally retarded, schools for the physically handicapped, radio and television stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as educational radio or educational stations, and public libraries.

(39) Public Law 87-787, approved October 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 805, An Act To extend for two years the period for which payments in lieu of taxes may be made with respect to certain real property transferred by the Recon