41 U.S.C. § 104 : US Code - Section 104: Administration of chapter

Search 41 U.S.C. § 104 : US Code - Section 104: Administration of chapter

(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
652
(b) Rules and regulations
In order to insure uniform and efficient administration of the
provisions of this chapter, the Administrator of General Services,
subject to such provisions, by general orders or general
regulations -
(1) shall prescribe policies, principles, methods, procedures,
and standards to govern the exercise of the authority and
discretion and the performance of the duties and functions of all
Government agencies under this chapter; and
(2) may require or restrict the exercise of any such authority
and discretion, or the performance of any such duty or function,
to such extent as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions
of this chapter.
(c) Compliance
The exercise of any authority or discretion and the performance
of any duty or function, conferred or imposed on any Government
agency by this chapter, shall be subject to such orders and
regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Each Government agency
shall carry out such orders and regulations of the Administrator of
General Services expeditiously, and shall issue such regulations
with respect to its operations and procedures as may be necessary
to carry out the policies, principles, methods, procedures, and
standards prescribed by the Administrator of General Services. Any
Government agency may issue such further regulations not
inconsistent with the general orders or regulations of the
Administrator of General Services as it deems necessary or
desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Personnel; supplies, facilities, and services
The Administrator of General Services may, within the limits of
funds which may be made available, employ and fix the compensation
of necessary personnel in accordance with the provisions of the
civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5, and make expenditures for supplies, facilities, and
services necessary for the performance of his functions under this
chapter. Without regard to the provisions of the civil-service
laws, he may employ certified public accountants, qualified cost
accountants, industrial engineers, appraisers, and other experts,
and contract with certified public accounting firms and qualified
firms of engineers in the discharge of the duties imposed upon him
and in furtherance of the objectives and policies of this chapter.
The Administrator of General Services shall perform the duties
imposed upon him through the personnel and facilities of the
contracting agencies and other established Government agencies, to
the extent that this does not interfere with the function of the
Administrator of General Services to insure uniform and efficient
administration of the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Publication in Federal Register
All orders and regulations prescribed by the Administrator of
General Services or any Government agency under this chapter shall
be published in the Federal Register.