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40 U.S.C. § 101 — Purpose
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The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the Federal Government with an economical and efficient system for the following activities:
(1) Procuring and supplying property and nonpersonal services, and performing related functions including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, setting specifications, identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management of public utility services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before federal and state regulatory bodies.
(2) Using available property.
(3) Disposing of surplus property.
(4) Records management.
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The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the Federal Government with an economical and efficient system for the following activities:
(1) Procuring and supplying property and nonpersonal services, and performing related functions including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, setting specifications, identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management of public utility services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before federal and state regulatory bodies.
(2) Using available property.
(3) Disposing of surplus property.
(4) Records management.
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**(a) Authorization.—** Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator provides State agencies for surplus property an opportunity to review surplus computer or technology equipment under section 549, the Administrator shall, as appropriate, transfer full title to such surplus computer or technology equipment that is determined to be eligible under subsection (b)(1) to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and subsequent transfer of full title of the equipment to eligible recipients under this section.
**(b) Eligibility, Participation, and Duties.—**
(1) **Eligibility.—** — Surplus computer or technology equipment is eligible for transfer under this section if a Federal agency determines that—
(A) the surplus computer or technology equipment is repairable; and
(B) the surplus computer or technology equipment meets the Guidelines for Media Sanitization issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST Special Publication 800–88), or any successor thereto.
(2) **Participation.—** — The Administrator may establish partnerships with nongovernmental entities, at no cost and through cooperative agreements, to facilitate the identification and participation of nonprofit computer refurbishers under this section.
(3) **Duties of refurbishers.—** — A nonprofit computer refurbisher that receives surplus computer or technology equipment under this section shall—
(A) make necessary repairs to restore the surplus computer or technology equipment to working order;
(B) distribute the repaired surplus computer or technology equipment to eligible recipients at no cost, except to the extent—
(i) necessary to facilitate shipping and handling of such equipment; and
(ii) that such cost is consistent with any reg
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Level V of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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**(a) Additional Requirement for the Construction, Alteration, and Acquisition of Public Buildings.—** Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ([42 U.S.C. 12101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) restrooms in a public building shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate.
**(b) Exceptions.—** The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply—
(1) to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use;
(2) to a restroom in a public building that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such public building;
(3) if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible; or
(4) to a building not subject to an alteration as set forth in section 3307.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Baby changing facility.—** — The term “baby changing facility” means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under.
(2) **Pubic 11 So in original. Probably should be “Public”. building.—** — The term “public building” means a public building as defined in section 3301 and controlled by the Public Building Service of the General Services Administration.
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Lighting system.—** — The term “lighting system” means the elements required to maintain a desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources.
**(b) Procurement.—**
(1) **In general.—** — To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall—
(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems; and
(B) ensure that procurements after the date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency.
(2) **Use.—** — Each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Administrator, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems for each application.
**(c) Maintenance of Public Buildings.—** Each individual component of a lighting system, including a lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system possible for the application.
**(d) Considerations.—**
(1) **Contracting options.—** — In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider appropriate contracting options for the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.
(2) **Procurement and use.—** — In making a determination under this section co
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**(a) In General.—** Commemorative works—
(1) may be established on federal lands referred to in [section 8901(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section8901/4&num=0&edition=prelim) only as specifically authorized by law; and
(2) are subject to applicable provisions of this chapter.
**(b) Military Commemorative Works.—** A military commemorative work may be authorized only to commemorate a war or similar major military conflict or a branch of the armed forces. A commemorative work solely commemorating a limited military engagement or a unit of an armed force may not be authorized. Commemorative works to a war or similar major military conflict may not be authorized until at least 10 years after the officially designated end of such war or conflict.
**(c) Works Commemorating Events, Individuals, or Groups.—** A commemorative work commemorating an event, individual, or group of individuals, except a military commemorative work as described in subsection (b), may not be authorized until after the 25th anniversary of the event, death of the individual, or death of the last surviving member of the group.
**(d) Consultation with National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.—** In considering legislation authorizing commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate shall solicit the views of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.
**(e) Expiration of Legislative Authority.—** Any legislative authority for a commemorative work shall expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of such authority, or at the end of the seven-year p
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The Secretary of State may use funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary to—
**(a)** provide for printing and binding outside the States of the United States and the District of Columbia without regard to [section 501 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section501&num=0&edition=prelim);
**(b)** for the purpose of promoting and maintaining friendly relations with foreign countries through the prompt settlement of certain claims, settle and pay any meritorious claim against the United States which is presented by a government of a foreign country for damage to or loss of real or personal property of, or personal injury to or death of, any national of such foreign country: Provided, That such claim is not cognizable under any other statute or international agreement of the United States and can be settled for not more than $15,000 or the foreign currency equivalent thereof;
**(c)** employ individuals or organizations, by contract, for services abroad, and individuals employed by contract to perform such services shall not by virtue of such employment be considered to be employees of the United States Government for purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals of subsection (f) and of any other law administered by the Secretary concerning the employment of such individuals abroad); and such contracts are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to such statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making, and performance of contracts and performance of work in the United States;
**(d)** provide for official
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**(a) In General.—** During the calendar quarter following the close of each fiscal year, each executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a report on personal property—
(1) obtained as—
(A) excess property; or
(B) personal property determined to be no longer required for the purpose of the appropriation used to make the purchase; and
(2) furnished within the United States to a recipient other than a federal agency.
**(b) Required Information.—** The report must set out the categories of equipment and show—
(1) the acquisition cost of the property;
(2) the recipient of the property; and
(3) other information the Administrator may require.
**(c) Compilation of Data.—** Not later than 180 days following the close of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall compile the data in the reports submitted under subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should appear. Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and publish on a centralized online website a publicly available report, which shall include—
(1) the complete data provided in each report in a user-friendly format;
(2) a summary of the findings of each report, including the aggregate dollar amount of personal property determined to be no longer required for the purpose of the appropriation used to make the purchase; and
(3) any other recommendations from the Administrator.
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “covered agency” means each agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 31.
(2) The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term under capital planning guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
**(b) Additional Authorities for Chief Information Officers.—**
(1) **Planning, programming, budgeting, and execution authorities for cios.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The head of each covered agency other than the Department of Defense shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has a significant role in—
(i) the decision processes for all annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports related to information technology; and
(ii) the management, governance, and oversight processes related to information technology.
(B) *Budget formulation.—* — The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall require in the annual information technology capital planning guidance of the Office of Management and Budget the following:
(i) That the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency other than the Department of Defense approve the information technology budget request of the covered agency, and that the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense review and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on the information technology budget request of the Department.
(ii) That the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency certify that information technology investments are adequately implementing incremental development, as defined in capital planning guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
(C) *Review.—*
(i) *In genera
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**(a) Initial Report.—** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, each executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and make publicly available on the website of the executive agency the internal guidance of the executive agency on considering using excess personal property to meet the needs of the executive agency, which shall include—
(1) a requirement to consider excess personal property before buying new;
(2) when it is practicable to check for and obtain excess personal property;
(3) how to evaluate the suitability of excess personal property for use; and
(4) defined roles and responsibilities relevant to considering the use of excess personal property, including the designation of an employee as responsible for searching through available excess personal property for items that meet the needs of the executive agency.
**(b) Updates.—** Each executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and update on the website of the executive agency any changes to the internal guidance submitted and made available under subsection (a).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 127; Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 301(b), July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 432; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(43A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1457; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(74), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2926; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2722(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1186; Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1211, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2589; Pub. L. 98–577, title V, § 504(b)(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3087; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1343(a)(13), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3993; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 853(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1518; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(d)(1), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 113; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, § 805, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1417; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1502, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3296; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 672; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VIII, §§ 805(a)(1), 807(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2605, 2606; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, § 803(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(2), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(8), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3842; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 866(g)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4298; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3504; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 815(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 896; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title II, § 221, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1333; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1864; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(5), (6), (b)(2)–(6
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