Basic Laws and Authorities of the General Services Administration

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1. FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT

of 1949

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Act title; table of contents; Congressional policy; defi-

nitions

Title I-Organization

Title II-Property Management

Title III—Procurement Procedure

Title IV-Foreign Excess Property

Title V-Federal Records (Repeated and Superseded)

Title VI-General Provisions

Title VII—Property Transferred from the Reconstruction Fi-

nance Corporation (repealed)
Title VIII_Urban Land Utilization

Title IX-Selection of Architects and Engineers

Footnotes-Act footnotes

2. GENERAL

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Studies, surveys and standards

Extraordinary authority for defense contracts

Presidential Transition Act of 1963

Administrative services for former Presidents

Mailing privilege of former Presidents

Working capital fund for blueprinting, photostating and dupli-

cating services

Reconveyance of real estate on payment of debt

Statistical sampling of vouchers

Equal employment opportunity

Equal employment opportunity, amendment to executive

order on

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

Prevention, control and abatement of air and water pollution

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Protection and enhancement of environmental quality

Consumer product information

3. ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

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Administrative Procedure Act

Freedom of Information Act

Privacy Act of 1974

Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

Archival Administration

Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act

National Archives Trust Fund Board

National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Official Territorial Papers

Federal Records Council

Records management by Administrator of General Services

Records management by Federal agencies

Classification and Declassification of national security infor-

mation and materials

Disposal of records

Amendments to the Constitution

Electoral votes of the States

Publication of Acts of Congress

Compacts between the States

Supplemental use of exhibits and displays created in further-

ance of authorized programs of executive departments and

agencies

Reorganization Plan No. 20 of 1950

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4. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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Executive Order No. 11725

Defense Production Act of 1950

Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act

Supplemental stockpile

Transfers to the supplemental stockpile

William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant

General procurement activities

Waiver of certain laws in connection with the foreign aid

program

Expenditures for motor vehicles and aircraft; official use

Federal Government motor vehicle safety standards

Treasury, Postal Service and General Appropriations Act of

1976

Clean Air Act Development of low-emission vehicles

Passenger motor vehicles-purchase of additional equipment

Clean Air Act, Federal Procurement

Administration of Clean Air Act; Federal Contracts

Small Business Emergency Relief Act

Public Buildings Act of 1959

Public Buildings Amendments of 1972

Real Property Management.--

Selection of Architects and Engineers

Protection of Federal property; appointment of special police-

men

Building and Space Management Functions

Court quarters and accommodations

Buildings under control of the Administrator of General Serv.

ices

Public Buildings Act of 1949

Planning, Acquisition and Management of Federal Office

Space

Construction Services Fund

Construction to accommodate the handicapped

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition

Policies Act of 1970

7. TRANSPORTATION

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Procurement procedure

Procurement, warehousing and related activities, including

representation on behalf of executive agencies before regu-

latory bodies, and 10-year utility contracting authority

Motor Vehicle pools and systems

Interagency motor vehicle pools and systems

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Rail Carriers

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Motor Carriers

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Water Carriers

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Freight Forwarders

Negotiation of rates for Government traffic

Transportation in American vessels of Government Personnel

and certain cargoes

Travel and Subsistence expenses

Travel and Transportation Expenses

Commuted rates-transportation of household goods,

Administrator to prescribe travel regulations and allowances

Noise Control Act of 1972

Clean Air Act—Development of low-emission vehicles

Passenger motor vehicles—Purchase of additional equipment

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Transportation Audits

Transportation Audits and recovery of overcharges

Exemption of Dispersing Officers from Liability for Overpay-

ments for transportation

8. PUBLIC UTILITIES

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act

Motor Vehicle And Cost Savings Act

Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act

of 1974

Furnishing services in the continental United States to Inter-

national Bodies

9. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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Automatic Data Processing

Telecommunications

Federal Telecommunications Fund

Public Utility Communications Services Serving Governmen-

tal Activities

Federal Telecommunications System

National Communications System

10. UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL

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Domestic excess and surplus property

Foreign excess property

Surplus Property Act of 1944

Utilization of excess or surplus property for wildlife conserva-

tion

Environmental safeguards on activities for animal damage

control

Abandoned, seized, and forfeited property

Property transferred in connection with debts

Disposal of lands acquired by devise

Gifts for defense purposes

Gifts for reduction of the public debt

Dissolution of Federal Facilities Corporation

Identification of unneeded Federal real property

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12. POPULAR NAMES TABLE

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