40 U.S.C. § 593 — Protection for veterans preference employ-

Page 80 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 593 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES—CONTINUED Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 592(b)(3) ..... 40:490(f)(5). 592(c)(1) ..... 40:490(f)(2). 592(c)(2) ..... 40:490a. Pub. L. 94–91, title IV, § 401, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 452. 592(c)(3) ..... 40:490a–1. Pub. L. 101–136, title IV, § 7, Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 803. 592(c)(4) ..... 40:490i. Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title IV, 6th pro- viso on p. 2681–502], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–502. 592(d) ......... 40:490(f)(7). 592(e) ......... 40:490(f)(8). 592(f) .......... 40:490g. Pub. L. 102–393, title IV, § 13, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1751. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘on such date as may be determined by the Administrator’’ are omitted as obso- lete. The text of 40:490(f)(3) and (4) is omitted as exe- cuted. In subsection (b)(1)(B), the words ‘‘federal building sites or additions’’ are substituted for ‘‘building sites’’ for consistency with section 581(d) of the revised title. In subsection (b)(3), the words ‘‘To prevent the accu- mulation of excessive surpluses in the Fund’’ and ‘‘transferred out of the Fund’’ are added for clarity. See House Report No. 92–989, dated April 14, 1972 (United States Code Congressional and Administrative News, 92d Congress, 2d Session, 1972, Vol. 2, pp. 2370, 2377). In subsection (c)(4), the words ‘‘amounts authorized to be expended from the Fund’’ are substituted for ‘‘this authorization, and hereafter’’ to restate the pro- vision as general and permanent law without reference to a single year’s appropriation Act. In subsection (f), the words ‘‘during a fiscal year’’ are omitted as unnecessary. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5 of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(A), is section 5 of Pub. L. 92–313, June 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 219, which enacted sec- tion 602a of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was omitted from the Code in the revi- sion and reenactment of this title by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. § 593. Protection for veterans preference employ- ees (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘covered services’’ means any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial services. (2) SHELTERED WORKSHOP.—The term ‘‘shel- tered workshop’’ means a sheltered workshop employing the severely handicapped under chapter 85 of title 41. (b) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- section (c), amounts made available to the Gen- eral Services Administration pursuant to sec- tion 592 of this title may not be obligated or ex- pended to procure covered services by contract if an employee who was a permanent veterans preference employee of the Administration on November 19, 1995, would be terminated as a re- sult. (c) EXCEPTION.—Amounts made available to the Administration pursuant to section 592 of this title may be obligated and expended to pro- cure covered services by contract with a shel- tered workshop or, if sheltered workshops de- cline to contract for the provision of covered services, by competitive contract for a period of no longer than 5 years. When a competitive con- tract expires, or is terminated for any reason, the Administration shall again offer to procure the covered services by contract with a shel- tered workshop before procuring the covered services by competitive contract. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 109–284, § 6(6), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(l)(11), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 593 ............. 40:490c. Pub. L. 104–52, title V, § 503, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 491. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–350 substituted ‘‘chap- ter 85 of title 41’’ for ‘‘the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)’’. 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–284 substituted ‘‘avail- able to the General Services Administration’’ for ‘‘available to the Administration’’. SUBCHAPTER VI—MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS § 601. Purposes In order to provide an economical and efficient system for transportation of Federal Govern- ment personnel and property consistent with section 101 of this title, the purposes of this sub- chapter are— (1) to establish procedures to ensure safe op- eration of motor vehicles on Government busi- ness; (2) to provide for proper identification of Government motor vehicles; (3) to establish an effective means to limit the use of Government motor vehicles to offi- cial purposes; (4) to reduce the number of Government- owned vehicles to the minimum necessary to transact public business; and (5) to provide wherever practicable for cen- trally operated interagency pools or systems for local transportation of Government per- sonnel and property. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1121.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 601 ............. 40:491(a). June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 211(a), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 5(c), 64 Stat. 583; Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1211, § 2, 68 Stat. 1126. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries STRATEGIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANAGEMENT Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXII, subtitle C, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3676, provided that: ‘‘SEC. 7231. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Strategic EV Management Act of 2022’. ‘‘SEC. 7232. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘In this subtitle: