1948 amendment.-Act June 25, 1948, cited to text, amended section by striking out the jurisdictional provisions which are covered by section 1499 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.

Chapter 6.-ACQUISITION OF SITES FOR AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

§ 345. Temporary rental of land or buildings acquired; spacing of buildings; exchange of sites.-With respect to sites or additions to sites acquired under sections 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, and 347 of this title, the Administrator of General Services is authorized, in his discretion to rent, until they are needed for construction purposes, such sites or additions to sites and any improvements located thereon not reserved by the vendors, at a fair rental value and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem to be in the public interest. Such rentals may be deposited into a common fund account or accounts in the Treasury, and notwithstanding the provisions of sections 303b of this title, shall be available to pay the cost of such maintenance, repair, and alterations of any improvements located on such sites or additions to sites as is necessary to keep them in rentable condition and for the establishment of necessary reserves therefor: Provided, That except for such necessary reserves, as determined by the Administrator, the unobligated balances of rentals so deposited into the Treasury shall be covered at the end of each fiscal year into miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That with respect to improvements on such sites or additions to sites which are suitable for residential purposes only and the estimated annual rentals of which will not exceed $1,200, the Administrator may enter into leases without regard to the provisions of section 5 of Title 41.( As amended June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, §§ 402, 403, 63 Stat. 199; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.)

1949 amendment.-Act June 16, 1949, cited to text, amended opening paragraph of section to authorize the use of rental revenues to pay for the cost of maintenance, repair, and alterations necessary to keep the rental buildings in rentable shape, and to establish a necessary reserve, and amended last paragraph of section by deleting "and to charge against the total sum of $150,000,000 hereinbefore authorized only the respective net excess cost, if any, over and above the proceeds of such sales, or providing such new sites and buildings" following miscellaneous receipts."

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, cited to text. 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.

§ 351. Limitation on funds of wholly-owned Government corporations for construction, etc., of office buildings in Washington, D. C., for use of the Government.-No part of any funds of any whollyowned Government corporation shall be used for the purchase or

pumie multimes and gromads in and outside the mē ir mana industrial reserve, per diem JALAL of wines aggroved by the Administrator of At acing acres rates for similar services in Bumi engorged, and such employees in Guns my de ottered in dnky subject to confirmation by the BONEMENT of Sami Servis June 27, 1942, eh. 450, Title I · 4 Joe 5 14 . 155. Title I, § 1, 57 Stat. 178; June 7.313 Stat. 368; May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Title I Tir. 2. 14 ch. 13, Title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 67; KiK, 123.

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Bigment June 3 3 à 145. Title I. § 1, 57 Stat. 178; Apr. 22, 1944, eb. === S 54: June 27, 1944, ch. 286, Title I, § 1, 58 Stat 368; Ar a kid de 9 Stat. 74; May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Title I, § 1, 59 Ric C+ He 3. 3 d. 113, Title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 67; July 20, 1946, ch. Toe II 22 fl Stat 585; July 1, 1947, ch. 186, Title II, 201, 61 Stat. 333. Jug 31. 347. d. 358, Title L. § 101, 61 Stat. 593; Apr. 20, 1948, ch. 219, The 2 ( 2 Stat. 183; June 14, 1948, ch. 466, Title II, § 201, 62 Stat. 421; June 21, 2444, ch. 285. Titie II, § 201, 63 Stat. 380; Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 506, Title I, § ML, & Stat. 64).

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Twister of fimctions-All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all sgenes thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103 (a) of Art 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 tion 201 of Title 41, Public Contracts.

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as the case may be, proper adjustment upon the basis of actual cost to be made for services paid for in advance. (May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Title I, § 1, 59 Stat. 114; Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, Title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 67; July 30, 1947, ch. 359, Title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 594; Apr. 20, 1948. ch. 219, Title I, § 101, 62 Stat. 183; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380; Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 506, Title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 640.)

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. 8297. Renovation and improvement of Federal buildings outside District of Columbia.-The Administrator of General Services is authorized to formulate, undertake and prosecute a program for the renovation and improvement of federally owned buildings outside the District of Columbia for which funds are not otherwise available, including appurtenances and approaches thereto, that are under the control of the Administrator of General Services for repair and preservation: Provided, That where necessary or desirable in carrying out the program herein authorized, additional land may be acquired to accommodate equipment or special appliances and devices proposed to be installed or to provide working areas to accomplish the objectives sough in this section: Provided further, That no project, the estimated cost of which is less than $25,000, shall be deemed to be eligible for the program authorized by this section. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title III, § 301, 63 Stat. 198, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.)

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.

82978. Same; appropriations. For carrying out the purposes of section 297 of this title, including administrative, supervisory, traveling, and other expenses in connection therewith, there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $30,000,000 to remain available until expended. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title III, § 302, 63 Stat. 198.)

thorized by Congress to construct, or for any such project, funds for which are transferred by another agency to the Administrator of General Services for construction of the project, regardless of specific legislation governing such other agency: Provided, That this authorization shall not apply to the employment of such corporations, firms, or individuals on a permanent basis, but their services shall be limited to the individual project for which employed: Provided further, That nothing contained in this section shall relieve the Administrator of General Services or any other duly authorized contracting officer of the Administrator of General Services who shall execute a construction contract from the responsibility of interpreting such contract, of passing on the acceptability of materials and workmanship supplied pursuant to such contract, of approving changes in such contract during the construction period, of certifying vouchers for payments becoming due the contractor, or of effecting final settlement of the

contract.

(b) The Administrator of General Services is authorized, whenever he deems it to be in the public interest, to hold a competition for the design of any project, to stipulate the terms, scope, and the conditions of each such competition and to make awards in pursuance thereof. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, § 401, 63 Stat. 198, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.)

References in text.-The Classification Act of 1923, as amended, referred to in the text, is classified to sections 661-663, 664-669, 670-672, 673, and 674 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

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.

8298a. Acceptance of gifts of real, personal, or other property.— The Administrator of General Services, together with the Postmaster General where his office is concerned, is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States unconditional gifts of real, personal, or other property in aid of any project or function within their respective jurisdictions. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, § 404, 63 Stat. 199, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 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.

§ 298b. Administrator of General Services to furnish services in continental United States to international bodies.-The provisions of section 686 of Title 31, are extended to authorize the Administrator of General Services to furnish services in the continental United States, on the basis of full reimbursement, at the request of the State Department, to any international body with which the United States

Government is affiliated. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, § 405, 63 Stat. 199, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.) 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.

§ 298c. Landscaping of grounds; limitation on amount.-The Administrator of General Services is authorized to contract for seeding, planting, or landscaping the grounds of any public building constructed or acquired by the Administrator of General Services in an amount not exceeding $1,800, without reference to section 5 of Title 41. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, § 406, 63 Stat. 199, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.)

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.

8298d. Renaming of buildings; approval of Bureau of the Budget. The Administrator of General Services, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to change or rechange the name or designation of any building in the custody and jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services. (June 16, 1949, ch. 218, Title IV, § 410, 63 Stat. 200, amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title I, § 103, 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 4.-THE PUBLIC PROPERTY

§ 304a. Disposition of surplus real property; assignment to governmental agency; lease; sale.

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. Cross references.-Lands of certain recreational demonstration projects as subject to sections 304a, 304b-304e of this title, see sections 459r-459t of Title 16, Conservation.

8304a-1. Same; expenses of sale; maintenance.

Transfer of functions.-All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator