This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended, known as the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Except for title III of the Act, which is classified generally to this subchapter, the Act was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6 (b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

“Section 121 (d)(1) and (2) of title 40” substituted in subsec. (a) for “section 205 (d)”, meaning section 205(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–316 struck out at end “A copy of the findings shall be submitted to the General Accounting Office with the contract.”

Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 255 (d)” for “section 255 (c)”.

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2714(a)(4), substituted provision that determinations and decisions provided in this Act to be made by the Administrator or other agency head shall be final for provision that such determinations and decisions provided in this subchapter to be made by such official would be final, and inserted exception for determinations or decisions under sections 253, 253a, and 253b of this title, substituted “Except as provided in section 253 (d)(2) of this title” for “Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section”, and directed the substitution of “this Act” for “this chapter” after “powers provided by”, which substitution was not capable of literal execution because the original text read “this title”. Consequently, the amendment was executed by substituting “this Act” for “this title” as the probable intent of Congress.

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2714(a)(4)(D)–(F), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), struck out “paragraphs (11), (12), (13), or of section 253 (c)”, and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to nondelegable powers and powers delegable to certain persons.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2714(a)(4)(G), struck out subsec. (d) which related to preservation of data relating to contracts negotiated pursuant to the former provisions of section 252 (c) of this title.

1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–343, § 3, inserted “and except as provided in section 486 (d) of title 40 with respect to the Administrator”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–343, § 4, struck out provisions which made the power of Administrator to make the delegations and determinations specified in section 252 (a) of this title delegable only to Deputy Administrator or to chief official of any principal organizational unit of General Services Administration.

1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–800, § 5(a), (b), substituted “(12)” for “(11)”, “(13)” for “(12)”, and “(11)” for “(10)” and struck out “and in section 255 (a) of this title” before “shall not be delegable” in first sentence.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85–800, § 5(a), (c), substituted “(11), (12), (13), or (14)” for “(10), (11), (12), or (13)”, and “255(c)” for “255(a)”.

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 applicable with respect to any solicitation for bids or proposals issued after Mar. 31, 1985, see section 2751 of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Section effective July 1, 1949, see section 605, formerly section 505, of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 403; renumbered by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583.

The definitions in section 102 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, apply to this subchapter.