2014 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works (Sections 101 - 18304)
Subtitle I - Federal Property and Administrative Services (Sections 101 - 1315)
Chapter 5 - Property Management (Sections 501 - 611)
Subchapter I - Procurement and Warehousing (Sections 501 - 506)
Sec. 503 - Exchange or sale of similar items
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE I - FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CHAPTER 5 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING Sec. 503 - Exchange or sale of similar items |
Contains | section 503 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 111-350, §5(l)(8), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3851. |
Statutes at Large References | 63 Stat. 384 88 Stat. 800 93 Stat. 652 97 Stat. 1331 102 Stat. 3180 116 Stat. 1081 124 Stat. 3851 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 93-400, Public Law 96-83, Public Law 98-191, Public Law 100-612, Public Law 107-217, Public Law 111-350 |
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(a) Authority of Executive Agencies.—In acquiring personal property, an executive agency may exchange or sell similar items and may apply the exchange allowance or proceeds of sale in whole or in part payment for the property acquired.
(b) Applicable Regulation and Law.—
(1) Regulations prescribed by administrator of general services.—A transaction under subsection (a) must be carried out in accordance with regulations the Administrator of General Services prescribes, subject to regulations prescribed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy under division B (except sections 1704 and 2303) of subtitle I of title 41.
(2) In writing.—A transaction under subsection (a) must be evidenced in writing.
(3) Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41.—Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 applies to a sale of property under subsection (a), except that fixed price sales may be conducted in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are applicable to the sale of property under section 545(d) of this title.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 111–350, §5(l)(8), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3851.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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503 | 40:481(c). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, §201(c), 63 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 93–400, §15(2), Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 800; Pub. L. 96–83, §10(a), Oct. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 98–191, §§8(d)(1), 9(a)(2), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1331; Pub. L. 100–612, §2, Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3180. |
In subsection (a), the words "in such cases" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b)(1), the words "subject to regulations" are substituted for "subject to regulations and regulations" in section 201(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to correct an error resulting from an inconsistency between section 8(d)(1) and section 9(a)(2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98–191, 97 Stat. 1331).
In subsection (b)(2), the words "the authority of" are omitted as unnecessary.
AMENDMENTS2011—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(l)(8)(A), substituted "division B (except sections 1704 and 2303) of subtitle I of title 41" for "the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(l)(8)(B), substituted "Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41" for "Section 3709 of revised statutes" in heading and "Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41" for "Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)" in text.
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