40 U.S.C. § 323 — Consumer Information Center Fund 1

Page 31 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 323 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’. 2 So in original. See 2009 Amendment notes below. 3 See Delayed Effective Date of Amendment note below. Subsec. (d)(2)(A)(v), (vi). Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(f), added cl. (v) and redesignated former cl. (v) as (vi). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(g), amended heading and text of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘(1) SURPLUS DEPOSITED IN TREASURY.—As of Sep- tember 30 of each year, any surplus in the Fund above the amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain the Fund (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered) shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. ‘‘(2) SURPLUS RETAINED.—From any surplus generated by operation of the Fund, the Administrator may re- tain amounts necessary to maintain a sufficient level of inventory of personal property to meet the needs of the federal agencies.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Public Printer’’ in subsec. (c)(1)(A)(i) on authority of section 1301(d) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2024 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 118–182, § 2(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2624, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this Act [amend- ing this section and section 323 of this title] shall take effect on the commencement of the first fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024].’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109–313 effective 60 days after Oct. 6, 2006, see section 6 of Pub. L. 109–313, set out as a note under section 5316 of Title 5, Government Orga- nization and Employees. ACQUISITION SERVICES FUND Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(a)–(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1735, provided that: ‘‘(a) ABOLISHMENT OF GENERAL SUPPLY FUND AND IN- FORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND.—The General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund in the Treasury are hereby abolished. ‘‘(b) TRANSFERS.—Capital assets and balances remain- ing in the General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund as in existence immediately before this section takes effect [see Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note above] shall be transferred to the Ac- quisition Services Fund and shall be merged with and be available for the purposes of the Acquisition Serv- ices Fund under section 321 of title 40, United States Code (as amended by this Act). ‘‘(c) ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any liabilities, commitments, and obligations of the General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund as in exist- ence immediately before this section takes effect shall be assumed by the Acquisition Services Fund.’’ [§ 322. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(h)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1736] Section, Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1076, related to an Information Technology Fund in the Treasury. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective 60 days after Oct. 6, 2006, see section 6 of Pub. L. 109–313, set out as an Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note under section 5316 of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. § 323. Consumer Information Center Fund 1 (a) EXISTENCE.—There is in the Treasury a Federal Citizen Services Fund, General Services Administration, for the purpose of dissemi- nating Federal Government information to the public and for other related purposes. (b) DEPOSITS.—Money shall be deposited into the Fund from— (1) appropriations from the Treasury for Federal Citizen Services activities; (2) user fees from the public; (3) reimbursements from other federal agen- cies for costs of distributing publications; and (4) any other income incident to Center 2 ac- tivities. (c) EXPENDITURES.—Money deposited into the Fund is available for expenditure for Center 2 ac- tivities in amounts specified in appropriation laws. The Fund shall assume all liabilities, obli- gations, and commitments of the Center 2 ac- count. (d) UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—Any unobligated balances at the end of a fiscal year remain in the Fund and are available for authorization in appropriation laws for subsequent fiscal years. (e) GIFT ACCOUNT.—The Center 2 may accept and deposit to this account gifts for purposes of defraying the costs of printing, publishing, and distributing consumer information and edu- cational materials and undertaking other con- sumer information activities. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail- able, the Center 2 may expend the gifts for these purposes and any balance remains available for expenditure. (f) The Administrator may enter into agree- ments with federal agencies to provide services through the Fund on a fully reimbursable basis. (g) 3 REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT TO CON- GRESS.—Not later than September 30 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, at a minimum, a list of each program funded by ex- penditures during the previous fiscal year, or that have been funded by expenditures in the previous 5-year period, including the following: (1) An explanation of the program. (2) Information about how the program is funded, including the amount of expenditures the program received in the previous fiscal year and total amount. (3) The amount of reimbursements associ- ated with or anticipated to be associated with the program from another source of funds or another agency, if applicable. (4) A description of projects or initiatives as- sociated with the program, including— (A) information about when the projects or initiatives were initiated and completed; and (B) funding information, to the extent practicable. (5) Any additional information, data, or analysis used to determine the information es- timated within the report, if applicable. Page 32 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 323 (h) 3 DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. (2) EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘‘expenditure’’ means any obligation of funds from the Fund. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1077; Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title V, § 516, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 117–103, div. E, title V, § 527, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 118–182, § 2(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2623.) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENT Amendment by section 2(a) of Pub. L. 118–182 adding subsecs. (g) and (h) of this section effec- tive on the commencement of the first fiscal year after Dec. 23, 2024. See 2024 Amendment note below. HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 323(a)–(d) ... 40:761. Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 101 (1st–9th sentences in par. under heading ‘‘Consumer Information Center Fund’’), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 321. 323(e) ......... 40:761a. Pub. L. 105–65, title III, (last proviso in par. under heading ‘‘Consumer Infor- mation Center Fund’’), Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1377. In this section, the text of 40:761 (6th–last sentences) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’ are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘for fiscal year 1983 and subsequent fiscal years’’ are omitted as obsolete and unnecessary. In subsection (e), the words ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’ and ‘‘during fiscal year 1998 and hereafter’’ are omitted as unnecessary. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 118–182 added subsecs. (g) and (h). 2022—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–103 added subsec. (f). 2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–8 substituted ‘‘Federal Citizen Services’’ for ‘‘Consumer Information Center’’ and struck out ‘‘consumer’’ after ‘‘Federal Govern- ment’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–8 substituted ‘‘Federal Cit- izen Services’’ for ‘‘Consumer Information Center’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2024 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 118–182 effective on the com- mencement of the first fiscal year after Dec. 23, 2024, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 118–182, set out as a note under section 321 of this title. CHAPTER 5—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I—PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING Sec. 501. Services for executive agencies. 502. Services for other entities. 503. Exchange or sale of similar items. 504. Agency cooperation for inspection. 505. Exchange or transfer of medical supplies. 506. Inventory controls and systems. SUBCHAPTER II—USE OF PROPERTY 521. Policies and methods. Sec. 522. Reimbursement for transfer of excess prop- erty. 523. Excess real property located on Indian res- ervations. 524. Duties of executive agencies. 525. Excess personal property for federal agency grantees. 526. Temporary assignment of excess real prop- erty. 527. Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property. 528. Utilization of excess furniture. 529. Annual executive agency reports on excess personal property. 530. Internal guidance on excess personal prop- erty. SUBCHAPTER III—DISPOSING OF PROPERTY 541. Supervision and direction. 542. Care and handling. 543. Method of disposition. 544. Validity of transfer instruments. 545. Procedure for disposal. 546. Contractor inventories. 547. Agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or woolen goods. 548. Surplus vessels. 549. Donation of personal property through state agencies. 549a. Donation of personal property through non- profit refurbishers. 550. Disposal of real property for certain purposes. 551. Donations to American Red Cross. 552. Abandoned or unclaimed property on Govern- ment premises. 553. Property for correctional facility, law en- forcement, and emergency management re- sponse purposes. 554. Property for development or operation of a port facility. 555. Donation of law enforcement canines to han- dlers. 556. Disposal of dredge vessels. 557. Donation of books to Free Public Library. 558. Donation of forfeited vessels. 559. Advice of Attorney General with respect to antitrust law. SUBCHAPTER IV—PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER 571. General rules for deposit and use of proceeds. 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 Gen- eral 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 work- place arrangements. 588. Movement and supply of office furniture. 589. Installation, repair, and replacement of side- walks. 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.