to the General Services Administration by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, § 105, 63 Stat. 381. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of the President under subsec. (f) of this section were delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 4-206 of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43239, set out as a note under section 2251 of the Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense. CROSS REFERENCES Crediting of proceeds from sales of surplus property to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury, see section 4601-5 of Title 16, Conservation. Disposition of surplus Federal real property under Housing Act of 1949, see section 1458 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 483, 484, 490, 513 of this title; title 10 section 2831; title 16 section 4607-5; title 49 App. section 2433. § 485a. Payment of expenses of sales from proceeds Subject to applicable regulations under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.], from the proceeds of sales of old material, condemned stores, supplies, or other public property of any kind, before being deposited into the Treasury, either as miscellaneous receipts on account of "proceeds of Government property" or to the credit of the appropriations to which such proceeds are by law authorized to be made, there may be paid the expenses of such sales, as approved by the General Accounting Office, so as to require only the net proceeds of such sales to be deposited into the Treasury, either as miscellaneous receipts or to the credit of such appropriations, as the case may be. (June 8, 1896, ch. 373, § 1, 29 Stat. 268; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(20), 65 Stat. 707.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of the Act relating to management and disposal of government property are classified to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was a provision of the Deficiency Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1896. Upon incorporation of this section into the Code, words "accounting officers of the Treasury" were changed to "General Accounting Office" to conform to section 304 of Act June 10, 1921. This section was formerly classified to section 489 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97-258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 1951-Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted the reference to applicable regulations of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. § 486. Policies, regulations, and delegations (a) Promulgation by President The President may prescribe such policies and directives, not inconsistent with the provi sions of this Act, as he shall deem necessary to effectuate the provisions of said Act, which policies and directives shall govern the Administrator and executive agencies in carrying out their respective functions hereunder. (b) Accounting principles and standards The Comptroller General after considering the needs and requirements of the executive agencies shall prescribe principles and standards of accounting for property, cooperate with the Administrator and with the executive agencies in the development of property accounting systems, and approve such systems when deemed to be adequate and in conformity with prescribed principles and standards. From time to time the General Accounting Office shall examine such property accounting systems as are established by the executive agencies to determine the extent of compliance with prescribed principles and standards and approved systems, and the Comptroller General shall report to the Congress any failure to comply with such principles and standards or to adequately account for property. (c) Regulations by Administrator The Administrator shall prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary to effectuate his functions under this Act, and the head of each executive agency shall cause to be issued such orders and directives as such head deems necessary to carry out such regulations. (d) Delegation and redelegation of authority by Administrator; exceptions The Administrator is authorized to delegate and to authorize successive redelegation of any authority transferred to or vested in him by this Act (except for the authority to issue regulations on matters of policy having application to executive agencies, the authority contained in section 754 of this title, and except as otherwise provided in this Act) to any official in the General Services Administration or to the head of any other Federal agency. (e) Delegation of functions by Administrator With respect to any function transferred to or vested in the General Services Administration or the Administrator by this Act, the Administrator may (1) direct the undertaking of its performance by the General Services Administration or by any constituent organization therein which he may designate or establish; or (2) designate and authorize any executive agency to perform such function for itself; or (3) designate and authorize any other executive agency to perform such function; or (4) provide for such performance by any combination of the foregoing methods. Any designation or assignment of functions or delegation of authority to another executive agency under this section shall be made only with the consent of the executive agency concerned or upon direction of the President. (f) Transfer of personnel, property, funds, etc., to agency receiving delegated functions When any executive agency (including the General Services Administration and constituent organizations thereof) is authorized and di rected by the Administrator to carry out any function under this Act, the Administrator may, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, provide for the transfer of appropriate personnel, records, property, and allocated funds of the General Services Administration, or of such other executive agency as has theretofore carried out such function, to the executive agency so authorized and directed. (g) Establishment of advisory committees; compensation; expenses The Administrator may establish advisory committees to advise with him with respect to any function transferred to or vested in the Administrator by this Act. The members thereof shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to transportation and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, for persons so serving. (h) Consultations between Administrator and Federal agencies The Administrator shall advise and consult with interested Federal agencies with a view to obtaining their advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this Act. (i) Administration of oaths by certain officers and employees If authorized by the Administrator, officers and employees of the General Services Administration having investigatory functions are empowered, while engaged in the performance of their duties in conducting investigations, to administer oaths to any person. (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 205, 63 Stat. 389; Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 9, 64 Stat. 591; Aug. 31, 1962, Pub. L. 87-619, 76 Stat. 414; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085.) REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c) to (h), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended, known as the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION In subsec. (g), “section 5703 of title 5" was substituted for "section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2)" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section was formerly classified to section 235 of Title 41, Public Contracts. AMENDMENTS 1962-Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 87-619 added subsec. (1). 1950-Subsec. (h). Act Sept. 5, 1950, substituted "this Act" for "this subchapter". TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in the Bureau of the Budget or the Director of the Bureau of the Budget were transferred to the President of the United States by section 101 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section 102 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, redesignated the Bureau of the Budget as the Office of Management and Budget. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the twoyear period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such two-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such twoyear period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. MODIFICATION OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND DIRECTIVES To all executive agencies: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 205(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to simplify the procurement, utilization and disposal of Government property to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes," approved June 30, 1949 (the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949) [subsec. (a) of this section] it is hereby directed that: 1. In cooperation with other interested agencies, the Administrator of General Services shall institute studies and surveys to determine the extent to which existing policies, procedures and directives heretofore promulgated and remaining in force under section 501 of the Act [section 473 of this title] should be modified or revoked in the interest of promoting greater economy and efficiency in accomplishing the purposes of this Act. Careful attention shall be given to determining the degree of centralization in the General Services Administration to be attained in the performance of the functions involved. When these studies and surveys have been completed and after consulting with the interested agencies, the Administrator shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement the determinations resulting from such studies and surveys. 2. After consultation with the Bureau of the Budget [now the Office of Management and Budget] and other Executive agencies, and also with the General Accounting Office in respect of such matters as may be appropriate, including matters affecting its functions under sections 205(b) and 206(c) of the Act [subsec. (b) of this section and section 487(c) of this title], and at the earliest possible date, the Administrator of General Services shall establish such standards, prescribe such regulations, and prepare and issue such manuals and procedures as may be necessary to guide all Executive agencies in ascertaining whether their operations in the field of property and records management are efficient and economical as well as consistent with established Government policies. 3. In accordance with directives to be issued by the Administrator of General Services, each Executive agency shall promptly institute surveys to determine excess personal property and that portion of excess real property, including unimproved property, under their control which might be suitable for office, storage, and related facilities, and shall promptly report to the Administrator as soon as each survey is completed. 4. Each Executive agency shall carefully plan and schedule its requirements for supplies, equipment, materials and all other personal property in order that necessary stocks may be maintained at minimum levels and high-cost small-lot purchasing avoided. 5. Under section 201(c) of the Act [section 481(c) of this title] Executive agencies are permitted to apply exchange allowances and proceeds of sale in payment of property acquired. The Administrator shall promptly prescribe regulations specifying the extent to which Executive agencies may exercise this authority, and pending the issuance of such regulations, no Executive agency shall exercise this authority except to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with the provisions of, statutes in force prior to the taking effect of this Act. 6. Section 502(d) of the Act [section 474 of this title] provides that certain programs and functions now being carried on by various Executive agencies shall not be impaired or affected by the provisions of the Act. However, the attention of these agencies is called specifically to the purposes of this legislation and they shall, insofar as practicable, procure, utilize and dispose of property in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and the regulations issued thereunder in order that the greatest overall efficiency and economy may be effected. These same agencies shall also cooperate with the Administrator of General Services in the making of surveys of property and property management practices and in the establishment of inventory levels as provided in section 206(a)(1) and (2) of the Act [section 487(a)(1), and (2) of this title]. HARRY S TRUMAN. TERMINATION OF WAGE AND PRICE REGULATORY PROGRAM For provisions relating to the termination of the wage and price regulatory program, see Ex. Ord. No. 12288, Jan. 29, 1981, 46 F.R. 10135, set out as a note under section 1904 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. Ex. ORD. NO. 10579. INTERAGENCY MOTOR-VEHICLE Ex. Ord. No. 10579, Dec. 1, 1954, 19 F.R. 7925, provided: SECTION 1. Purpose and general policy. (a) The purpose of these regulations is to establish policies and procedures under which interagency motor-vehicle pools or systems may be established, operated, curtailed, or discontinued. (b) The Administrator of General Services (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) shall establish and provide for the operation of interagency motor-vehicle pools and systems for the purpose of providing more efficient or economical transportation of Government personnel and property within specific areas by motor vehicles or local transit systems. Pools or systems based in whole or in part upon use of privately-owned vehicles and facilities shall be preferred to Government ownership of vehicles and facilities to the extent that it is feasible to provide required motor-vehicle services of satisfactory quality and cost from commercial or other private sources. SEC. 2. Conduct of studies to determine advisability of establishing motor-vehicle pools or systems. (a) The Administrator shall select areas in which studies are to be conducted to determine the advisability of establishing motor-vehicle pools or systems. Before initiating any such study, he shall give at least thirty days notice to the head of each executive agency (as defined in section 3(a) of the Act) [section 472(a) of this title]. The notice shall include a statement of the approximate geographic area to be studied and the date on which the study will begin. (b) The head of each executive agency receiving notice that such a study is to be made shall provide information which is required or pertinent. He shall also designate one or more officials in the field with whom members of a staff assigned by the General Services Administration may consult. Such designated officials shall provide such assigned staff with needed information and assistance, including reasonable opportunities to observe motor-vehicle operations and facilities and to examine pertinent cost and other records. SEC. 3. Determination to establish an interagency motor-vehicle pool or system. (a) If the Administrator determines, with due regard to the program activities of the agencies concerned, and on the basis of a study made in accordance with section 2 hereof, that an interagency motor-vehicle pool or system should be es tablished, he shall be responsible for preparing & formal determination to that effect. Such determination shall include: (1) A description of the proposed operation, including a statement of the types of service and of the geographic area, and the agencies or parts of agencies to be served. (2) The name of the executive agency designated to be responsible for operating the pool or system, and the reasons for such designation. (3) A statement indicating the motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies to be transferred and the amount of reimbursement, if any, to be made therefor. (b) Each determination shall be accompanied by an analytical justification which shall include a comparison of estimated costs of the present and proposed methods of operation and a showing of the estimated savings to be realized through the establishment of the proposed pool or system. The justification shall also describe the alternatives considered in making the determination, and shall include a statement concerning the availability of privately-owned facilities and equipment, and the feasibility and estimated cost (immediate and long-term) of using such facilities and equipment. (c) The Administrator shall send a copy of each determination to each executive agency affected and to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (now the Director of the Office of Management and Budget] (hereinafter referred to as the Director). SEC. 4. Transfers of records, facilities, personnel, and appropriations. Whenever the Administrator prepares a determination as set forth in section 3 of these regulations, he shall also prepare and present to the Director a schedule of the proposed transfer of such records, facilities, personnel, and appropriations as relate primarily to the functions which are to be transferred to the interagency motor-vehicle pool or system. A copy of such schedule shall be sent by the Administrator to each executive agency affected. The Director shall determine the records, facilities, personnel, and appropriations to be transferred. SEC. 5. Taking effect of determinations. Unless a greater time is allowed therein, any determination made by the Administrator shall become binding on all affected executive agencies forty-five days after the issuance thereof except with respect to any agency which appeals, or requests an exemption, from any such determination in accordance with section 6 of these regulations. SEC. 6. Review of determinations not agreed to by agencies affected. (a) Any executive agency may appeal or request exemption from any or all proposals affecting it which are contained in a determination. Appeals shall be submitted in writing to the Director with a copy to the Administrator within forty-five days from the date of the determination. Such appeals shall be accompanied by factual and objective supporting data and justification. (b) The Director shall review any determination from which an executive agency has appealed and shall make a final decision on such appeal. The Director shall make such decisions, within seventy-five days after he receives the appeal or as soon thereafter as practicable, on the basis of information contained in the Administrator's determination, the executive agencies' appeals therefrom, and any supplementary data submitted by the Administrator and the contesting agencies. The Director shall send copies of deci sions to the Administrator and to the heads of other executive agencies concerned. (c) The Director's decision upon each such appeal, if it holds that the determination shall apply in whole or in part to the appealing agency, shall state the extent to which the determination applies and the effective date of its application. To the extent that the Director's decision on an appeal does not uphold the Administrator's determination, such determination shall be of no force and effect. SEC. 7. Compliance with determinations and decisions on appeals. (a) When a determination or a decision on an appeal made in accordance with these regulations has become effective, each executive agency affected shall comply therewith. (b) The Director shall take such actions as he deems appropriate to assist in securing compliance with determinations which have become effective. In the exercise of this authority to establish reserves in apportioning appropriations and funds, the Director shall take account of such savings as accrue from the establishment of inter-agency motor-vehicle pools and systems. (c) The executive agency which operates any pool or system established hereunder shall maintain accurate records of the cost of establishment, maintenance, and operation of any interagency motor-vehicle pool or system established pursuant to these regulations. (d) The Administrator shall be responsible for maintaining adequate reviews and controls of the economy and efficiency of all pools or systems established in accordance with these regulations, including those not directly operated by the General Services Administration. SEC. 8. Discontinuance or curtailment of service. (a) If, during any reasonable period, not exceeding two successive fiscal years, no actual savings are realized from the operation of any pool or system established hereunder, the Administrator shall discontinue the pool or system concerned. (b) The Administrator may discontinue or curtail a motor-vehicle pool or system when he determines that it is not the most economical method of rendering required motor-vehicle service; but he shall give at least sixty days notice of such intention to executive agencies affected and to the Director before taking such action. (c) Executive agencies affected by a pool or system for which the Administrator is responsible (including inter-agency pools or systems operated by another executive agency designated by the Administrator) may bring problems of service and cost to the attention of the Administrator, who shall assure that such problems receive proper attention. (d) Executive agencies receiving motor-vehicle services from an interagency motor-vehicle pool or system under these regulations may request discontinuance or curtailment of their participation in such pool or system after at least one year of participation or in the event that the need for the services from the pool or system ceases. Such requests shall be submitted to the Administrator with pertinent factual justification. (e) If the Administrator does not agree with such request and is unable to make arrangements which are mutually acceptable to him and to the head of the executive agency concerned, the agency's request for discontinuance or modification and the Administrator's reasons for not agreeing with the request shall be forwarded to the Director who shall be responsible for making a final and binding decision. (f) When a pool or system is discontinued or curtailed, such transfers of vehicles and related equipment and supplies, personnel, records, facilities, and funds as may be appropriate will be made, subject to the approval of the Director. SEC. 9. Motor vehicles exempted from inclusion in interagency motor-vehicle pools. The following-described classes of motor vehicles shall be exempt from inclusion in interagency motor-vehicle pools or systems: (1) Motor vehicles 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. (2) Any motor 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: Provided, that vehicles regularly used for common administrative purposes not directly connected with the performance of law enforcement, investigative, or intelligence duties shall not because of such use be exempted from such inclusion. (3) Any motor vehicle the conspicuous identification of which as a Government vehicle would interfere with the purpose for which it is acquired and used. (4) Unless inclusion is mutually agreed upon by the Administrator and the head of the agency concerned: (i) Motor vehicles for the use of the heads of the executive agencies, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, and other principal diplomatic and consular officials. (ii) Motor vehicles regularly and principally used for the transportation of diplomats and representatives of foreign countries or by officers of the Department of State for the conduct of official business with representatives of foreign countries. (iii) Motor vehicles regularly used for the distribution and transportation of mails. (5) Motor vehicles which, because of their design or the special purposes for which they are used, or for other reasons, cannot advantageously be incorporated in an interagency motor-vehicle pool or system if the exemption thereof has been mutually agreed upon by the Administrator and the head of the executive agency concerned. (6) Motor vehicles exempted by an agency which has authority to make such an exemption under the provisions of the Act [this chapter]. SEC. 10. Optional use arrangements. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as precluding the establishment or operation of interagency motor-vehicle pools or systems on the basis of optional use by executive or other Federal agencies. SEC. 11. Supplementary regulations. The Administrator shall, after consultation with the executive agencies concerned and with due regard to their program activities, issue such supplementary regulations of general applicability to the executive agencies concerned as are necessary for the effective and economical operation of pools or systems under the Act [this chapter]. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11508 Ex. Ord. No. 11508, Feb. 10, 1970, 35 F.R. 2855, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11560, Sept. 23, 1970, 35 F.R. 14899, which related to the identification of unneeded federal real property, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11724, June 25, 1973, 38 F.R. 16837, formerly set out as a note below. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11724 Ex. Ord. No. 11724, June 25, 1973, 38 F.R. 16837, which related to the Federal Property Council, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11954, Jan. 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 2297, set out as a note below. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11954 Ex. Ord. No. 11954, Jan. 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 2297, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12030, Dec. 15, 1977, 42 F.R. 63633, formerly set out as a note under this section, which provided for review of Federal real property, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12348, Feb. 25, 1982, 47 F.R. 8547, set out as a note below. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12030 Ex. Ord. No. 12030, Dec. 15, 1977, 42 F.R. 63633, formerly set out as a note under this section, which amended Ex. Ord. No. 11954, Jan. 7, 1977, 42 F.R. 2297, by, among other changes, providing for the termination of the Federal Property Council, was omitted from the Code in view of the revocation of Ex. Ord. No. 11954 by Ex. Ord. No. 12348, Feb. 25, 1982, 47 F.R. 8547, set out as a note below. Ex. ORD. NO. 12348. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY REVIEW Ex. Ord. No. 12348, Feb. 25, 1982, 47 F.R. 8547, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 205(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486(a)), in order to improve management of Federal real property, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) There is hereby established a Property Review Board. (b) The members of the Board shall be the Counsellor to the President; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; Assistant to the President for Policy Development; Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President; Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and such other officers or employees of the Executive branch as the President may from time to time designate. One of the members of the Board shall be designated by the President as Chairman. (c) Staff, including an Executive Director, and other administrative support shall be provided from resources available to the President. SEC. 2. The Board shall perform such functions as may be directed by the President, including the following: (a) develop and review Federal real property acquisition, utilization, and disposal policies with respect to their relationship to other Federal policies; (b) advise the Administrator of General Services with respect to such standards and procedures for executive agencies that are necessary to ensure that real property holdings no longer essential to their activities and responsibilities are promptly identified and released for appropriate disposition; (c) review and examine prior disposals of surplus property for public benefit discount conveyances to ensure that the property is being used and maintained for the purpose for which it was conveyed; (d) receive the surveys and reports made by or to the Administrator of General Services pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 of this Order as well as other reports on Federal real property that are requested by the Board, with particular attention to resolution of conflicting claims on, and alternate uses for, any property described in those reports, consistent with laws governing Federal real property; (e) provide guidance to the Administrator of General Services in accord with Section 6 of this Order; (f) establish for each Executive agency annually the target amount of its real property holdings to be identified as excess; and (g) submit such recommendations and reports to the President as may be appropriate. SEC. 3. (a) All Executive agencies shall periodically review their real property holdings and conduct surveys of such property in accordance with standards and procedures determined by the Administrator of General Services pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 487), and this Order. (b) The head of each Executive agency, within 60 days of the date of this Order, shall report to the Administrator of General Services and the Board the agency's real property holdings which, in his judgment, are not utilized, are underutilized, or are not being put to optimum use. (c) The head of each Executive agency shall identify, and report to the Board, all those properties which can be considered for disposition in response to the targets established by the Board in subsection 2(f) of this Order. SEC. 4. The Administrator of General Services in consultation with the Board shall issue standards and procedures, conduct surveys, and cause surveys to be conducted, to ensure that the real property holdings of Executive agencies shall continually be evaluated with special emphasis on the identification of properties that are not utilized, are underutilized, or are not being put to optimum use. The Administrator shall consult with the Board and appropriate Executive agencies in order to (a) identify real property that is excess or surplus to the needs of the Executive agencies, and (b) make such real property available for its most beneficial use under the various laws of the United States affecting such property. SEC. 5. The Administrator of General Services shall report to the Board with respect to any property or portion thereof which has not been reported excess to the requirements of the holding agency and which, in the judgment of the Administrator, is not utilized, is underutilized, or is not being put to optimum use, and which he recommends should be reported as excess property. SEC. 6. Before the Administrator of General Services assigns or conveys property for public benefit discount conveyances, he shall first consult with the Board and consider such guidance as it may provide. SEC. 7. The Administrator of General Services shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide necessary advice and assistance to the Board to accomplish the objectives of this Order. SEC. 8. Executive Order No. 11954, as amended, is revoked. CROSS REFERENCES RONALD REAGAN. Accounting systems in executive agencies, duties of Comptroller General, and continuation of authority vested in him by subsection (b) of this section, see section 3512 of Title 31, Money and Finance. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 474, 475, 490, 752, 757 of this title; title 10 sections 2381, 2572, 4538, 4681, 4682, 4684, 4686, 7305, 7541, 7541a, 7542, 7545, 9538, 9681, 9682, 9684, 9686; title 31 section 3511; title 41 section 257. § 487. Surveys of Government property and management practices (a) Authorization for surveys, inventory levels, supply catalog system and standardized forms and procedures As he may deem necessary for the effectuation of his functions under this subchapter, and after adequate advance notice to the executive agencies affected, and with due regard to the requirements of the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator is authorized (1) to make surveys of Government property and property management practices and obtain reports thereon from executive agencies; (2) to cooperate with executive agencies in the establishment of reasonable inventory levels for property stocked by them and from time to time report any excessive stocking to the Congress and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; (3) to establish and maintain such uniform Federal supply catalog system as may be appropriate to identify and classify personal property under the control of Federal agencies: Provided, That |