PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 288-JUNE 30, 1949 to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or service, and with due regard to the program activities of the agencies concerned- (1) prescribe policies and methods of procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services, including related functions such as contracting, inspection, storage, issue, property identification and classification, transportation and traffic man- agement, management of public utility services, and repairing and converting; and (2) operate, and, after consultation with the executive agencies affected, consolidate, take over, or arrange for the operation by any executive agency of warehouses, supply centers, repair shops, fuel yards, and other similar facilities; and (3) procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for the use of executive agencies in the proper discharge of their responsibilities, and perform functions related to procure- ment and supply such as those mentioned above in subparagraph Time limitation. (1): Provided,That contracts for public utility services may be made for periods not exceeding ten years; and (4) with respect to transportation and other public utility services for the use of executive agencies, represent such agencies in negotiations with carriers and other public utilities and in pro- ceedings involving carriers or other public utilities before Federal and State regulatory bodies; Exemption. Provided,That the Secretary of Defense may from time to time, and unless the President shall otherwise direct, exempt the National Mili- tary Establishment from action taken or which may be taken by the Administrator under clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4) above whenever he determines such exemption to be in the best interests of national security. Services to other (b) The Administrator shall as far as practicable provide any of gencies. the services specified in subsection (a) of this section to any other Federal agency, mixed ownership corporation (as defined in the Gov- 59Sat. 6. ernment Corporation Control Act), or the District of Columbia, or 3. .c. 6. the Senate, or the House of Representatives, upon its request. Exchangeallow- (C) In acquiring personal property, any executive agency, under regulations to be prescribed by the Administrator, may exchange or sell similar items and may apply the exchange allowance or proceeds of sale in such cases in whole or in part payment for the property Evidenceinwriting. acquired: Provided, That any transaction carried out under the authority of this subsection shall be evidenced in writing. PROPERTY UTILIZATION SEC. 202. (a) In order to minimize expenditures for property, the Administrator shall prescribe policies and methods to promote the maximum utilization of excess property by executive agencies, and he shall provide for the transfer of excess property among Federal agencies. Reuponsibilityofex- (b) Each executive agency shall (1) maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for the property under its control, (2) continuously survey property under its control to determine which is excess property, and promptly report such property to the Admin- istrator, (3) perform the care and handling of such excess property, and (4) transfer or dispose of such property as promptly as possible in accordance with authority delegated and regulations prescribed by the Administrator. roepirtyweithion (c) Each executive agency shall, as far as practicable, (1) make gency. reassignments of property among activities within the agency when such property is determined to be no longer required for the purposes a a e P a 384 [63 STAT.
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