HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota CARL T. CURTIS, Nebraska CHAPMAN REVERCOMB, West Virginia WALTER L. REYNOLDS, Chief Clerk and Staff Director GLENN K. SHRIVER, Professional Staff Member ELI E. NOBLEMAN, Professional Staff Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON REORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota, Chairman STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine PREFACE The most recent compilation of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, was prepared nearly 3 years ago, in April 1956. Since that time Congress has amended the act 12 times. Because the act affects the operation of practically every Government department and agency, there is a need for a current version of the statute along with analytical comment. The Office of the General Counsel of the General Services Administration has recently completed a consolidated version of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, together with analytical notes. The portions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765), as amended, still in force and effect have been included as a note to section 203, "Disposal of Surplus Property." The data used in these notes are drawn from the legislative history of Public Law 152, 81st Congress (63 Stat. 377), consisting for the most part of House and Senate reports, conference reports, and congressional testimony. Administrative determinations subsequent to the passage of the act and its amendments have been included, as well as pertinent opinions rendered by the Office of the General Counsel of the General Services Administration. The General Services Administration has made these annotated statutes available to the Senate Committee on Government Operations for use in connection with its jurisdiction. The resulting committee print will also be of service to the many who may have occasion to make reference to this work. |