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All 66 Stat. 64 Stat. 580. 41 U.S.C.

239a. Buildings Management Fund.

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(1) By adding a new subsection (f) to section 210, to read as follows:

"(f) There may be established by the Secretary of the Treasury, on such date during the fiscal year 1953 as may be determined by the Administrator, a Buildings Management Fund, which shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for buildings management operations and related services, authorized by law to be performed by the General Services Administration. Accounting for the fund shall be maintained on the accrual method and financial reports shall be prepared on the basis of such accounting. There is authorized to be appropriated to said fund such sums as may be required, but not to exceed the amount of $10,000,000, and any stocks of supplies and any equipment, available for buildings management functions of the General Services Administration, on hand, or on order, on the date of establishment of said fund, shall also be used to capitalize the fund: Provided, That said fund shall be credited with (1) annual advances for nonrecurring expenses, quarterly advances for other expenses, and reimbursements from available appropriations and funds of the General Services Administration and of any other agency, person, or organization to which services, space, quarters, maintenance, repair, or other facilities are furnished, at rates to be determined by the Administrator on the basis of estimated or actual costs (including accrued leave, and maintenance, repair, and, where applicable, depreciation of equipment) and (2) all other reimbursements, and refunds or recoveries 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 of, or damage to property: Provided further, That following the close of each fiscal year any net income, after making provision for prior year losses, if any, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That said fund shall not be available for expenses of carrying out the provisions of the Act of June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 644), or section 5 of the Act of May 25, 1926, 44 Stat. 633. as amended (40 U. S. C. 345), and shall not be credited with receipts from operations under said provisions of law, or (except as provided in this section for the net proceeds of disposal of excess or surplus property and receipts from loss or damage to property) with any receipts required by any other law to be credited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury."

64 Stat. 587. 41 U.S.C.

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(m) By striking "supplies" wherever it appears in title III and substituting therefor "property".

(n) By inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 310." in section 310 and by adding a subsection (b), to read as follows:

(b) Reference in any Act, except subsection (a) of this section, to the applicability of Revised Statutes, section 3709, as amended (41 U.S. C. 5), to the procurement of property or services by the General Services Administration or any constituent organization thereof shall be deemed to be reference to section 302 (c) of this Act."

(0) By inserting after "records" in section 507 (c) "or other documentary material", by inserting after "use;" therein "and he may also prepare guides and other finding aids to Federal records", and by deleting after "Commission" therein "he may also".

(p) By inserting after "(2)" in section 507 (e) (2) "documents, including" and by inserting therein a comma after "recordings".

All 66 Stat. 595.

SEO. 2. Section 29 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 615; 38 U. S. C. 455), as amended by section 3 of the Act of October

31, 1951 (Public Law 247, Eighty-second Congress), is further 65 Stat. 708. amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "The proceeds from such leases, less expenses for maintenance, operation, and repair of buildings leased for living quarters, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts." Approved July 12, 1952.

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To provide for the appointment of Owen Josephus Roberts as a member of the
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

States of America in Congress assembled, That the vacancy in the Smithsonian Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other Institution.

than Members of Congress, caused by the death of Roland S. Morris,

be filled by the appointment of Owen Josephus Roberts, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, for the statutory term of six years.

Approved July 23, 1953.

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 203 (e) Surplus propof the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, erty disposal. as amended (40 U. S. Č., sec. 484 (e)), is amended by striking out 66 Stat. 593. "June 30, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1954". Approved August 8, 1953.

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 203 (e) Surplus property of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as disposal. amended (40 U. S. C. 484 (e)), is amended by striking out "June 30, 67 Stat. 521. 1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1955”.

Approved July 14, 1954.

Public Law 760 83d Congress
Chapter 1178 - 2d Session

H. R. 10187

AN ACT

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 204 Surplus property of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as disposal. amended, is amended as follows:

(a) Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are redesignated as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

(b) A new subsection (b) is added, reading as follows:

Appraisers' fees,

to.

63 Stat. 388. 40 USC 485.

(b) All the proceeds of such dispositions of surplus real and related personal property made by the Administrator of General Services shall be set aside in a separate fund in the Treasury. Not more than an amount to be determined quarterly by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may be obligated from such fund by the Administrator to pay the direct expenses incurred for the dispositions of surplus property under this Act for fees of appraisers, auctioneers, and realty brokers, and for advertising and surveying. Such payments from this fund may be used either to pay such expenses directly or to reimburse the fund or appropriation initially bearing such expenses. Fees paid to appraisers, auctioneers, and brokers shall be in accordance with the scale of fees customarily paid for such services in similar commercial transactions, and in no event shall more than 12 per centum of the proceeds of all dispositions within each fiscal year of surplus real and related personal property be paid out of such proceeds under this authorization to meet direct expenses incurred in connection with such dispositions. Periodically, but not less often than once each year, any excess funds beyond current operating needs shall be transferred from the fund to miscellaneous receipts: Provided, That a report of Report. receipts, disbursements, and transfers to miscellaneous receipts under this authorization shall be made annually in connection with the budget estimates to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget and to the Congress.".

Approved August 31, 1954.

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Chapter 130 1 st Session

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H. R. 3322

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 so as to improve the administration of the program for the utilization of surplus property for educational and public health purposes.

and Administra

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraph Federal Property (1) of subsection (j) of section 203 of the Federal Property and tive Services Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended (1) by inserting after Act of 1949, "other supplies" the following: "(whether or not capitalized in a amendment. working-capital or similar fund)", and (2) by adding at the end 64 Stat. 579. thereof the following: "In determining whether or not property is to 40 USC 484. be donated under this subsection, no distinction shall be made between property capitalized in a working-capital fund established pursuant

to section 405 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, or 63 Stat. 587. any similar fund, and any other property."

5 USC 172d.

(b) Paragraph (2) of section 203 (1) of the Federal Property and Restriction on Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by inserting at the property transend thereof the following new sentence: "No property shall be trans- feral. ferred (except surplus property donated in conformity with paragraph (3) of this subsection), until the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has received from an appropriate State agency or official a certification that such property is usable and needed for educational or public health purposes in the State, and no property shall be transferred pursuant to this paragraph until the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has determined that such agency or official has conforined to minimum standards of operation prescribed by the Secretary for the disposal of surplus property."

SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (j) of section 203 of the Federal Property Restrictions, and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at etc., on use the end thereof the following new paragraph: of property. "(4) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may impose reasonable terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions upon the 69 Stat. 83. use of any single item of property donated under paragraph (2) of this 69 Stat. 84. subsection which has an acquisition cost of $2,500 or more.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only with Applicability. respect to property donated after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 63 Stat. 386. Services Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 40 USC 484. following new subsection:

"(m) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or the head Cooperative of any Federal agency designated by the Secretary, is authorized to agreements. enter into cooperative agreements with State departments of education or health, and with other State agencies, which are responsible for carrying out in the States the program for the utilization of surplus property for educational purposes and health purposes provided for in subsections (j) or (k) of this section. Such cooperative agreements may provide for utilization by such Federal agency, without payment or reimbursement, of the property, facilities, personnel, and services of the State agency in carrying out such program, and for making available to such State agency, without payment or reimbursement, property, facilities, personnel, or services of such Federal agency in connection with such utilization."

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