50 U.S.C. § 403u : US Code - Section 403U: Central services program

Search 50 U.S.C. § 403u : US Code - Section 403U: Central services program

(a) In general
The Director may carry out a program under which elements of the
Agency provide items and services on a reimbursable basis to other
elements of the Agency, nonappropriated fund entities or
instrumentalities associated or affiliated with the Agency, and
other Government agencies. The Director shall carry out the program
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) Participation of Agency elements
(1) In order to carry out the program, the Director shall -
(A) designate the elements of the Agency that are to provide
items or services under the program (in this section referred to
as "central service providers");
(B) specify the items or services to be provided under the
program by such providers; and
(C) assign to such providers for purposes of the program such
inventories, equipment, and other assets (including equipment on
order) as the Director determines necessary to permit such
providers to provide items or services under the program.
(2) The designation of elements and the specification of items
and services under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the approval
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(c) Central Services Working Capital Fund
(1) There is established a fund to be known as the Central
Services Working Capital Fund (in this section referred to as the
"Fund"). The purpose of the Fund is to provide sums for activities
under the program.
(2) There shall be deposited in the Fund the following:
(A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(B) Amounts credited to the Fund from payments received by
central service providers under subsection (e) of this section.
(C) Fees imposed and collected under subsection (f)(1) of this
section.
(D) Amounts received in payment for loss or damage to equipment
or property of a central service provider as a result of
activities under the program.
(E) Other receipts from the sale or exchange of equipment or
property of a central service provider as a result of activities
under the program.
(F) Receipts from individuals in reimbursement for utility
services and meals provided under the program.
(G) Receipts from individuals for the rental of property and
equipment under the program.
(H) Such other amounts as the Director is authorized to deposit
in or transfer to the Fund.
(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available, without fiscal year
limitation, for the following purposes:
(A) To pay the costs of providing items or services under the
program.
(B) To pay the costs of carrying out activities under
subsection (f)(2) of this section.
(d) Limitation on amount of orders
The total value of all orders for items or services to be
provided under the program in any fiscal year may not exceed an
amount specified in advance by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
(e) Payment for items and services
(1) A Government agency provided items or services under the
program shall pay the central service provider concerned for such
items or services an amount equal to the costs incurred by the
provider in providing such items or services plus any fee imposed
under subsection (f) of this section. In calculating such costs,
the Director shall take into account personnel costs (including
costs associated with salaries, annual leave, and workers'
compensation), plant and equipment costs (including depreciation of
plant and equipment other than structures owned by the Agency),
operation and maintenance expenses, amortized costs, and other
expenses.
(2) Payment for items or services under paragraph (1) may take
the form of an advanced payment by an agency from appropriations
available to such agency for the procurement of such items or
services.
(f) Fees
(1) The Director may permit a central service provider to impose
and collect a fee with respect to the provision of an item or
service under the program. The amount of the fee may not exceed an
amount equal to four percent of the payment received by the
provider for the item or service.
(2) The Director may obligate and expend amounts in the Fund that
are attributable to the fees imposed and collected under paragraph
(1) to acquire equipment or systems for, or to improve the
equipment or systems of, central service providers and any elements
of the Agency that are not designated for participation in the
program in order to facilitate the designation of such elements for
future participation in the program.
(g) Termination
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, acting jointly -
(A) may terminate the program under this section and the Fund
at any time; and
(B) upon such termination, shall provide for the disposition of
the personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the program or the Fund.
(2) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget may not undertake
any action under paragraph (1) until 60 days after the date on
which the Directors jointly submit notice of such action to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.