§ 265. Transfer of functions.-All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, 63 Stat. 380. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 265a. Availability of funds for payment of salaries, etc., in connection with construction projects. In the prosecution of construction projects or planning programs assigned to the Administrator of General Services for which funds are provided by direct appropriation or transferred under authority contained in section 265 of this title, an amount administratively determined as necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications, field supervision, and general office expense, may be transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the prosecution of said work, such expenditures to be subsequently allocated and reported upon by projects in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Accounting Office. (June 26, 1943, ch. 145, Title I, § 1, 57 Stat. 178; June 27, 1944, ch. 286, Title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 369; May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Title I, § 1, 59 Stat. 115; Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, Title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 68; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.) Section was not repeated in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948, Act July 30, 1947, ch. 359, 61 Stat. 585. Transfer of functions.-All functions of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, cited to text. Both the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were abolished by section 103 (b) of said Act June 30, 1949. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 276b. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. Section, relating to extortion from persons employed in construction of building or work financed by United States, is covered by section 874 of new Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 276c. Same; regulations governing contractors and subcontractors. The Secretary of Labor shall make reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction, prosecution, completion or repair of public buildings, public works or buildings or works financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United States, including a provision that each contractor and subcontractor shall furnish weekly a sworn affidavit with respect to the wages paid each employee during the preceding week. (As amended May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 134, 63 Stat. 108.) 1949 amendment.-Act May 24, 1949, cited to text, amended section to eliminate reference to section 874 of Title 18 and to conform to the 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, set out as a note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. 8277a. Compensation for per diem employees; confirmation by Administrator of General Services.-Under the appropriations for sal further, That this prohibition shall not apply to the transmission of such books, reports, periodicals, bulletins, pamphlets, lists, articles, or documents to educational institutions or public libraries, or to Federal, State, or other public authorities. (June 25, 1948, ch. 658, Title III, § 306, 62 Stat. 1049.) Effective date, see note set out under section 321i of this title. TITLE 40.-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS Chapter 1.-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, PARKS, AND WHARVES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA §1. Control and allotment of space in public buildings in District of Columbia. Transfer of functions.—All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator, and all functions of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, 63 Stat. 380. The Federal Works Agency, the office of Federal Works Administrator, the office of Commissioner of Public Buildings, and the Public Buildings Administration, were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Transfer of title of wholly owned Government corporations' buildings control and allotment of space.-Section 306 of Act July 30, 1947, ch. 358, Title III, 61 Stat. 584, provided in part: ""Title to all office buildings at the seat of government, which are owned by wholly owned Government corporations, and all right, title, or interest of such corporations in the land upon which such buildings are located are hereby transferred to the United States, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to discharge the indebtedness to the Treasury of any corporation holding such rights, title, or interests in any such land or building to the value thereof as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as of the date of transfer: Provided, That in case of disagreement on the part of the head of the Corporation with respect to said value as determined, the Administrator of the Federal Works Agency shall make a final determination of the property value. Hereafter, such buildings shall be controlled and managed in the same manner as prescribed in the Act of March 1, 1919, as amended (40 U.S.C. 1)." Cross references.-Vending stands for blind in federal buildings, see chapter 6A of Title 20, Education. §1a. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103(b), 63 Stat. 380, eff. July 1, 1949. Section, Act July 9, 1943, ch. 210, 57 Stat. 390, related to the compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. 827a. Superintendent of meters to report consumption of gas and electricity. Transfer of functions. All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I. 63 Stat. 380. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 36. Lease of storage accommodations. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to enter into contracts for the leasing, for periods of not exceeding five years, of storage accommodations within the District of Columbia for the use of the several activities of the Government, subject to the provisions of section 278a of this title, payable from appropriations that Congress may from time to time make for rent of buildings in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the authority granted by this section shall also extend to the head of any department or establishment of the Government to which an appropriation is made specifically for the rental of storage accommodations within the District of Columbia. (As amended June 14, 1946, ch. 404, § 6, 60 Stat. 258; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103 (a), 63 Stat. 380.) Act June 14, 1946, cited to text, amended section by giving the Commissioner of Public Buildings authority to lease storage accommodations, and shortening the length of leases from six years to five. Transfer of functions.-All functions of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, cited to text. Both the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act June 30, 1949. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 129. Lease of building space by wholly owned Government corporations; rental. Wholly owned Government corporations requiring space in office buildings at the seat of government shall occupy only such space as may be allotted in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this title, and shall pay such rental thereon as may be determined by the Administrator of General Services, such rental to include all cost of maintenance, upkeep, and repair. (July 30, 1947, ch. 358, Title III, § 306, 60 Stat. 584, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, § 103, Title I, 63 Stat. 380.) Transfer of functions.-All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of Act June 30, 1949, cited to text. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Chapter 3.-PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS GENERALLY § 257. Condemnation of realty for sites and other uses; jurisdiction. In every case in which the Secretary of the Treasury or any other officer of the Government has been, or hereafter shall be, authorized to procure real estate for the erection of a public building or for other public uses, he may acquire the same for the United States by condemnation, under judicial process, whenever in his opinion it is necessary or advantageous to the Government to do so, and the Attorney General of the United States, upon every application of the Secretary of the Treasury, under this section and section 258 of this title, or such other officer, shall cause proceedings to be commenced for condemnation within thirty days from receipt of the application at the Department of Justice. (As amended June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 6, 62 Stat. 986.) 1948 Amendment.-Act June 25, 1948, cited to text, amended section by omitting the jurisdictional and venue provisions as they are covered by section 1358 and 1403 of new Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Effective date.-Section 38 of Act June 25, 1948, cited to text, provided that the amendment of this section should be effective as of Sept. 1, 1948. § 265. Transfer of functions. All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103 (a) of Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, 63 Stat. 380. Both the Federal Works Agency and the office of Federal Works Administrator were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 265a. Availability of funds for payment of salaries, etc., in connection with construction projects.-In the prosecution of construction projects or planning programs assigned to the Administrator of General Services for which funds are provided by direct appropriation or transferred under authority contained in section 265 of this title, an amount administratively determined as necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications, field supervision, and general office expense, may be transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the prosecution of said work, such expenditures to be subsequently allocated and reported upon by projects in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Accounting Office. (June 26, 1943, ch. 145, Title I, § 1, 57 Stat. 178; June 27, 1944, ch. 286, Title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 369; May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Title I, § 1, 59 Stat. 115; Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, Title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 68; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.) Section was not repeated in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948, Act July 30, 1947, ch. 359, 61 Stat. 585. Transfer of functions.-All functions of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103 (a) of Act June 30, 1949, cited to text. Both the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Public Buildings Administration were abolished by section 103(b) of said Act June 30, 1949. Said section 103 is set out as section 213 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Effective date of transfer of functions.-Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 276b. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. Section, relating to extortion from persons employed in construction of building or work financed by United States, is covered by section 874 of new Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 276c. Same; regulations governing contractors and subcontractors. The Secretary of Labor shall make reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction, prosecution, completion or repair of public buildings, public works or buildings or works financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United States, including a provision that each contractor and subcontractor shall furnish weekly a sworn affidavit with respect to the wages paid each employee during the preceding week. (As amended May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 134, 63 Stat. 108.) 1949 amendment.-Act May 24, 1949, cited to text, amended section to eliminate reference to section 874 of Title 18 and to conform to the 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, set out as a note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. 8277a. Compensation for per diem employees; confirmation by Administrator of General Services.-Under the appropriations for sal |