Sec. 314. Relationship of commercial item provisions to other provisions of law. Sec. 315. Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain in formation. Sec. 316. Merit-based award of grants for research and development. 2 TITLE IX-SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS Sec. 901. Definitions. Sec. 902. Policy. Sec. 903. Requests for data on architectural and engineering services. SEC. 2. [40 U.S.C. 471] DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is the intent of the Congress in enacting this legislation to provide for the Government an economical and efficient system for (a) the procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services, including related functions such as contracting, inspection, storage, issue, specifications, property identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management of public utility services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before Federal and State regulatory bodies; (b) the utilization of available property; (c) the disposal of surplus property; and (d) records management. SEC. 3. [40 U.S.C. 472] DEFINITIONS. As used in titles I through VI of this Act (a) The term "executive agency" means any executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, including any wholly owned Government corporation. (b) The term "Federal agency" means any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under his direction). (c) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services provided for in title I hereof. (d) The term "property" means any interest in property except (1) the public domain; lands reserved or dedicated for national forest or national park purposes; minerals in lands or portions of lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain which the Secretary of the Interior determines are suitable for disposition under the public land mining and mineral leasing laws; and lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain except lands or portions of lands so withdrawn or reserved which the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Administrator, determines are not suitable for return to the public domain for disposition under the general public-land laws because such lands are substantially changed in character by improvements or otherwise; (2) naval vessels of the following categories: Battleships, cruisers, aircraft car 2 The item relating to section 316 was not included in this table as added by section 10005(a)(2) of P.L. 103–355, but was editorially supplied. riers, destroyers, and submarines; and (3) records of the Federal Government. (e) The term “excess property" means any property under the control of any Federal agency which is not required for its needs and the discharge of its responsibilities, as determined by the head thereof. (f) The term "foreign excess property" means any excess property located outside the States of the Union, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. (g) The term "surplus property" means any excess property not required for the needs and the discharge of the responsibilities of all Federal agencies, as determined by the Administrator. (h) The term "care and handling" includes completing, repairing, converting, rehabilitating, operating, preserving, protecting, insuring, packing, storing, handling, conserving, and transporting excess and surplus property, and, in the case of property which is dangerous to public health or safety, destroying or rendering innocuous such property. (i) The term "person" includes any corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, or other entity. (j) The term "nonpersonal services" means such contractual services, other than personal and professional services, as the Administrator shall designate. (k) The term "contractor inventory" means (1) any property acquired by and in the possession of a contractor or subcontractor under a contract pursuant to the terms of which title is vested in the Government, and in excess of the amounts needed to complete full performance under the entire contract; and (2) any property which the Government is obligated or has the option to take over under any type of contract as a result either or any changes in the specifications or plans thereunder or of the termination of such contract (or subcontract thereunder), prior to completion of the work, for the convenience or at the option of the Government. (1) The term "motor vehicle" means any vehicle, self propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed and operated principally for highway transportation of property or passengers, exclusive of any vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes, or used principally within the confines of a regularly established military post, camp, or depot, and any vehicle regularly used by an agency in the performance of investigative, law enforcement, or intelligence duties if the head of such agency determines that exclusive control of such vehicle is essential to the effective performance of such duties. TITLE I-ORGANIZATION SEC. 101. [40 U.S.C. 751] GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. (a) There is hereby established an agency in the executive branch of the Government which shall be known as the General Services Administration. (b) There shall be at the head of the General Services Administration an Administrator of General Services who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and perform his functions subject to the direction and control of the President. (c) There shall be in the General Services Administration a Deputy Administrator of General Services who shall be appointed by the Administrator of General Services. The Deputy Administrator shall perform such functions as the Administrator shall designate and shall be Acting Administrator of General Services during the absence or disability of the Administrator and, unless the President shall designate another officer of the Government, in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator. (d) Pending the first appointment of the Administrator under the provisions of this section, his functions shall be performed temporarily by such officer of the Government in office upon or immediately prior to the taking of effect of the provisions of this Act as the President shall designate, and such officer while so serving shall receive the salary fixed for the Administrator. (e) Pending the effective date of other provisions of law fixing the rates of compensation of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator and of the heads and assistant heads of the principal organizational units of the General Services Administration, and taking into consideration provisions of law governing the compensation of officers having comparable responsibilities and duties, the President shall fix for each of them a rate of compensation which he shall deem to be commensurate with the responsibilities and duties of the respective offices involved. (f) The Administrator shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. SEC. 110. [40 U.S.C. 757] INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND. (a)(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury an Information Technology Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), which shall be available without fiscal year limitation. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be required. For purposes of subsection (b), the Fund shall consist of(A) the capital and assets of the Federal telecommunications fund established under this section (as in effect on December 31, 1986), which are in such fund on January 1, 1987; (B) the capital and assets which are in the automatic data processing fund established under section 111 of this Act (as in effect on December 31, 1986) which are in such fund on January 1, 1987; and (C) the supplies and equipment transferred to the Administrator under sections 111 and 205(f) of this Act, subject to any liabilities assumed with respect to such supplies and equipment. (2) The Administrator shall determine the cost and capital requirements of the Fund for each fiscal year and shall submit plans concerning such requirements and such other information as may be requested for the review and approval of the Director of the Of fice of Management and Budget. Any change to the cost and capital requirements of the Fund for a fiscal year shall be made in the same manner as provided by this section for the initial fiscal year determination. If approved by the Director, the Administrator shall establish rates to be charged agencies provided, or to be provided, information technology resources through the Fund consistent with such approvals. Such cost and capital requirements may include funds (A) needed for the purchase (if the Administrator has determined that purchase is the least costly alternative of information processing and transmission equipment, software, systems, and operating facilities necessary for the provision of such services; (B) resulting from operations of the Fund, including the net proceeds of disposal of excess or surplus personal property and receipts from carriers and others for loss or damage to property; and (C) which are appropriated, authorized to be transferred, or otherwise made available to the Fund. These plans fulfill the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 1512 and 1513. (b) The Fund shall (1) assume all of the liabilities, obligations, and commitments of the funds described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1); and (2) be available for expenses, including personal services and other costs, and for procurement (by lease, purchase, transfer, or otherwise) for efficiently providing information technology resources to Federal agencies and for the efficient management, coordination, operation, and utilization of such resources. (c)(1) In the operation of the Fund, the Administrator is authorized to enter into multiyear contracts for the provision of information technology hardware, software, or services for periods not in excess of five years, if— (A) funds are available and adequate for payment of the costs of such contract for the first fiscal year and any costs of cancellation or termination; (B) such contract is awarded on a fully competitive basis; and (C) the Administrator determines that (i) the need for the information technology hardware, software, or services being provided will continue over the period of the contract; (ii) the use of the multiyear contract will yield substantial cost savings when compared with other methods of providing the necessary resources; and (iii) such a method of contracting will not exclude small business participation. (2) Any cancellation costs incurred with respect to a contract entered into under this subsection shall be paid from currently available funds in the Fund. (3) This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator to procure equipment and services under section 201 of this Act. (d) Following the close of each fiscal year, the uncommitted balance of any funds remaining in the Fund, after making provision for anticipated operating needs as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (e) A report on the operation of the Fund shall be made annually by the Administrator to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Such report shall identify any proposed increases to the capital of the Fund and shall include a report on information processing equipment inventory, utilization, and acquisition. (f) For purposes of this section, the term "information technology resources" includes any service or equipment which had been acquired or provided under this section or section 111 of this Act, including other information processing and transmission equipment, software, systems, operating facilities, supplies, and services related thereto, and maintenance and repair thereof. SEC. 111. [40 U.S.C. 759] AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT. (a)(1) The Administrator is authorized and directed to coordinate and provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, and maintenance of automatic data processing equipment by Federal agencies. (2)(A) For purposes of this section, the term "automatic data processing equipment" means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching interchange, transmission, or reception, of data or information (i) by a Federal agency, or (ii) under a contract with a Federal agency which (I) requires the use of such equipment, or (II) requires the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product which is performed or produced making significant use of such equipment. (B) Such term includes (i) computers; (ii) ancillary equipment; (iii) software, firmware, and similar procedures; (iv) services, including support services; and (v) related resources as defined by regulations issued by the Administrator for General Services. (3) This section does not apply to— (A) automatic data processing equipment acquired by a Federal contractor which is incidental to the performance of a Federal contract; (B) radar, sonar, radio, or television equipment; (C) the procurement by the Department of Defense of automatic data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use of which (i) involves intelligence activities; (ii) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (iii) involves the command and control of military forces; (iv) involves equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or |