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40 U.S.C. § 581

General authority of Administrator of General Services

United States · Title 40 — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS · Status: effective

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40 U.S.C. § 581, General authority of Administrator of General Services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474196
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The Administrator of General Services may— The Administrator may repair, alter, or improve rented premises if the Administrator determines that doing so is advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or national security. The Administrator’s determination must— A lease under this subsection may be negotiated without public advertising for bids if— the lessee is— The Administrator may provide direct assistance and special services for the Inaugural Committee (as defined in section 501 of title 36) during an inaugural period in connection with Presidential inaugural operations and functions. Assistance and services under this subsection may include— The Administrator may— provide utilities and services, if the utilities and services are not provided by other sources, to a person, firm, or corporation occupying or using a plant or portion of a plant that constitutes— The Administrator may—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-217(H.R. 2068)2002-08-21
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, "Public Buildings, Property, and Works".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-296(H.R. 5005)2002-11-25
    Homeland Security Act of 2002
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-284(H.R. 866)2006-09-27
    To make technical corrections to the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-81(S. 1605)2021-12-27
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally