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PUBLIC LAW 107-217 —AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1079 572. Real property. 573. Personal property. 574. Other rules regarding proceeds. SUBCHAPTER V—OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 581. General authority of Administrator of General Services. 582. Management of buildings by Administrator of General Services. 583. Construction of buildings. 584. Assignment and reassignment of space. 585. Lease agreements. 586. Charges for space and services. 587. Telecommuting and other alternative workplace arrangements. 588. Movement and supply of office furniture. 589. Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks. 590. Child care. 591. Purchase of electricity. 592. Federal Buildings Fund. 593. Protection for veterans preference employees. SUBCHAPTER VI—MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 601. Purposes. 602. Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems. 603. Process for establishing motor vehicle pools and transportation systems. 604. Treatment of assets taken over to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems. 605. Payment of costs. 606. Regulations related to operation. 607. Records. 608. Scrip, tokens, tickets. 609. Identification of vehicles. 610. Discontinuance of motor vehicle pool or system. 611. Duty to report violations. SUBCHAPTER I—PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING § 501. Services for executive agencies (a) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator of General Services shall take action under this subchapter for an executive agency— (A) to the extent that the Administrator of General Services determines that the action is advantageous to the Federal Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or service; and (B) with due regard to the program activities of the agency. (2) EXEMPTION FOR DEFENSE. —The Secretary of Defense may exempt the Department of Defense from an action taken by the Administrator of General Services under this subchapter, unless the President directs otherwise, whenever the Secretary determines that an exemption is in the best interests of national security. (b) PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY.— (1) FUNCTIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator of General Services shall procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for executive agencies to use in the proper discharge of their responsibilities, and perform functions related to procurement and supply including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, property identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, mgmagement of public utility services, and repairing and converting.