Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949

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The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized government procurement and property management, leading to the creation of the General Services Administration to centralize these functions.

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Generate an image of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized government procurement and property management, leading to the creation of the General Services Administration to centralize these functions.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
procurement law ⓘ
appliesTo executive agencies of the United States federal government ⓘ
authorizes acquisition of property for federal agencies ⓘ
disposal of surplus federal property ⓘ
management of federal records ⓘ
utilization of excess federal property ⓘ
branch executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 40 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 41 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdAgency General Services Administration ⓘ
creates General Services Administration ⓘ
enables government-wide contracting ⓘ
use of federal supply schedules by agencies ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes statutory authority for the General Services Administration ⓘ
hasLongTitle An Act to simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property, to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes ⓘ
legalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
policyGoal promote economy in government ⓘ
promote efficiency in government operations ⓘ
predecessorTo modern federal procurement system ⓘ
purpose centralize federal supply and procurement functions ⓘ
provide an economical and efficient system for procurement and supply ⓘ
provide an economical and efficient system for utilization and disposal of federal property ⓘ
reorganize federal procurement ⓘ
reorganize federal property management ⓘ
regulates federal government procurement of goods and services ⓘ
management of federal personal property ⓘ
management of federal real property ⓘ
relatedTo Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ
federal supply schedule program ⓘ
reorganized federal procurement functions ⓘ
federal property management functions ⓘ
shortName Federal Property Act of 1949 ⓘ
signedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
subject federal property disposal ⓘ
federal records management ⓘ
federal supply schedules ⓘ
public buildings management ⓘ
surplus property disposal ⓘ
typeOfLaw administrative law ⓘ
yearEnacted 1949 ⓘ

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U.S. General Services Administration → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 → shortName → Federal Property Act of 1949 ⓘ
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Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal → usesLegalFramework → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Multiple Award Schedules Program → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
GSA → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
Administrator of General Services → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
General Services Administration Administrator → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
Federal Supply Schedules Program → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
GSA Schedules Program → legalAuthority → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Office of Personal Property Management → usesLegalFramework → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ
FSS Program → legalAuthority → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Federal Management Regulation → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ