42 U.S.C. 5557(g) (1) cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities for construction of facilities and equipment to demonstrate solar energy technologies; and (2) cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies for the construction of facilities and equipment and operation of facilities to produce energy for direct Federal utilization. DISPOSITION OF FEDERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS, ELECTRICITY, SYNTHETIC FUELS, AND OTHER BYPRODUCTS UPON COMPLETION OF PROJECT . 7(g) (1) At the conclusion of any demonstration project established under this section, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the responsible Federal agencies shall, by sale, lease, or otherwise, dispose of all Federal property interests which they have acquired pursuant to this section in accordance with existing law and the terms of the cooperative agreements involved. agreements or other arrangements, provide for the disposition of electricity, synthetic fuels, and other byproducts of the project administered by such agency. FURNISHING SERVICES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES TO INTERNATIONAL BODIES See Section 405, Public Buildings Act of 1949, as amended, set forth in Public Buildings, Chapter 6. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT See Section 111, Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. TELECOMMUNICATIONS See Section 201, Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND See Section 110, Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SERVING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES 60 Stat. 258, as amended (40 U.S.C. 295) SEC. 7. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to provide and operate public utility communications services serving one or more governmental activities, in and outside the District of Columbia, where it is found that such services are economical and in the interest of the Government. This section does not apply to communications systems for handling messages of a confidential or secret nature, or to the operation of cryptographic equipment or transmission of secret, security, or coded messages, or to buildings operated or occupied by the Post Office Department, except upon request of the department or agency concerned. Approved June 14, 1946. FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Bureau of the Budget Bulletin No. 61-13 of June 19, 1961 TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT: Federal Telecommunications System The attached statement describes the objectives and principal features of the Federal Telecommunications System which is being established to serve the civilian agencies of Government. The development of this system will be a significant step forward in the management of the Government's day-to-day business and in meeting emergency situations which may arise. The orderly programming and engineering of Government telecommunications facili ties throughout the country should result in substantial savings and improved service. Establishment and operation of the Federal Telecommunications System requires the sustained cooperation of all affected departments and agencies. It is requested that you impress on your employees the importance of achieving the System's objectives and that a determined effort be made to accommodate the telecommunications activities of your agency to the System as it develops. Attachment DAVID E. BELL, Director. Attachment FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM The Federal Telecommunications System (FTS) is being established to serve the civil agencies of the Government on a day-to-day basis and to provide engineering features of value during an emergency. This action culminates extensive planning by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization and development of the system concept by a General Services Administration study group. The System, administered by the General Services Administration, is designed to improve communications services to agencies and at the same time take advantage of economies inherent in common programming and procurement of such services. It will serve the area covered by the fifty States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and will satisfy general requirements for voice, teletypewriter, facsimile, and data transmission. The unified system will make extensive use of direct distance dialing, using multi-channel routing with switching centers strategically located so that messages can by-pass probable target areas. It will be interconnected with military and commercial systems. The System will be implemented in stages in order to provide for a smooth transition and to take advantage of new technological advances as they occur. Completion of the System will require about three years. The General Services Administration will provide technical staff assistance for system planning and the solution of agency telecommunications problems. It will also provide staff support for common systems services such as switching centers and consolidated switch boards. Procurement of telecommunications services will be coordinated by the General Services Administration to achieve overall operating efficiency and economy. The General Services Administration will make arrangements and enter into agreements with the Departments and agencies where it is advantageous to have them operate portions of the System. Certain operational type networks will be excluded until such time as it becomes technologically desirable to integrate them with the System. NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Presidental Memorandum of August 21, 1963 (28 F.R. 9413; 3 CFR) Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies CONCEPT AND OBJECTIVES In order to strengthen the communications support of all major functions of government there is need to establish a unified governmental communications system which will be called the National Communications System (NCS). It shall be established and developed by linking together, improving, and extending on an evolutionary basis the communications facilities and components of the various Federal agencies. The objective of the NCS will be to provide necessary communications for the Federal Government under all conditions ranging from a normal situation to national emergencies and international crises, including nuclear attack. The system will be developed and operated to be responsive to the variety of needs of the national command and user agencies and be capable of meeting priority requirements under emergency or war conditions through use of reserve capacity and additional private facilities. The NCS will also provide the necessary combinations of hardness, mobility, and circuit redundancy to obtain survivability of essential communications in all circumstances. Initial emphasis in developing the NCS will be on meeting the most critical needs for communications in national security programs, particularly to overseas areas. As rapidly as is consistent with meeting critical needs, other Government needs will be examined and satisfied, as warranted, in the context of the NCS. The extent and character of the system require careful consideration in light of the priorities of need, the benefits to be obtained, and the costs involved. Although no complete definition of the NCS can be made in advance of design studies and evolution in practice, it is generally conceived that the NCS would be comprised primarily of the long haul, point-to-point, trunk communications which can serve one or more agencies. The President has directed the following organizational arrangements relating to the establishment and effective operation of the NCS. EXECUTIVE OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES In carrying out his functions pursuant to Executive Orders 10705 and 10995 and under this memorandum, |