may, from time to time, specify. The President shall designate one of the members to be Chairman of the Council, and shall designate its Executive Secretary. SEC. 2. The Council shall:

(1) develop and review Federal real property policies with respect to their relationship to other policies and to the objectives of the executive branch of the Government and recommend to the President such Federal real property policies or reforms of policies as it deems necessary; and

(2) receive the reports made by the Administrator of General Services pursuant to section 3 of this order, as well as other reports relating to Federal real property requested by the Chairman, with particular attention. to resolving conflicting claims on, and alternate uses for, any property described in those reports, and it shall make such reports and submit such recommendations to the President as may be appropriate.

SEC. 3(a). The Administrator of General Services shall:

(1) conduct surveys of real property holdings of executive agencies on a continuing basis and in a manner consistent with the needs of the Council, to identify properties which are not utilized, are underutilized, or are not being put to their optimum use; and

(2) make reports to the President, through the Council, describing any property or portion thereof which has not been reported excess to the requirements of the holding agency and which, in the judgment of the Administrator is either not utilized, is underutilized, or is not being put to the optimum use, and which he recommends should be reported as excess property.

(b) The Administrator of General Services shall participate in the deliberations of the Council, where appropriate.

SEC. 4. As used in this order:

(1) the term "executive agency" means "executive agency" as defined in section 3(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472(a)) [section 472(a) of this title];

(2) the term "property", however modified, means real property or an interest therein, which is covered by the definition of "property" set forth in section 3(d) of the Act (40 U.S.C. § 472(d)) [section 472(d) of this title], and also lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain which are utilized by executive agencies for purposes other than national forests, national parks, or wildlife reserves; and

(3) the term "excess property" means "excess property" as defined in section 3(e) of the Act (40 U.S.C. 472(e)) [section 472(e) of this title].

SEC. 5. Executive agencies shall cooperate with the Council in the performance of its functions, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide it with such information, assistance, and staff support as may be needed to carry out those functions.

11. SUBJECT INDEX TO LAWS INCORPROATED IN
HANDBOOK

Note: Last number following citation identifies chapter location in
this Handbook.

ADMINISTRATION

Automatic Data Processing:

Equipment-Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949, Sec. 111 (40 U.S.C. 759),1.

Personnel:

Administrator to prescribe travel regulations and allow-
ances Executive Order No. 11609 (36 F.R. 13747; 3 CFR) as
amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11713, April 21, 1973 (38 F.R.
10069); Exec. Ord. No. 11779, April 22, 1974 (39 F.R. 14185), 7.
Employment-Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949, Sec. 208 (40 U.S.Č. 758), 1.

Transfer-Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, Sec. 108, 1.

Transportation in American vessels (46 U.S.C. 1241), 7.

Presidents:

Administrative services for former presidents-Administra-
tive Expenses Act of 1946, 72 Stat. 838, as amended (3 U.S.C.
102 note), 2.

Services and facilities for Presidents elect, Vice Presidents
elect, former Presidents, former Vice Presidents-Presiden-
tial Transition Act of 1963, 78 Stat. 153 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), 2.
Records Management:

Administrative determinations and legislation-Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 307 (41
U.S.C. 257), I.

Administrator of General Services-82 Stat. 1295-1297 (44
U.S.C. 2901-2910), 3.

Archival Administration-82 Stat. 1287-1290 (44 U.S.C. 2101-
2114), 3.

Archives and records, administrative procedure Administra-
tive Procedure Act, 80 Stat. 381-383 (5 U.S.C. 551-553), 3.
Classification and declassification of national security mate-
rials-Executive Order No. 11652 (37 F.R. 5209; 3 ČFR) as
amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11714, April 24, 1973 (38 F.R.
10245); Exec. Ord. No. 11862, June 11, 1975 (40 F.R. 25197), 3.

Archivist:

ARCHIVES

Appointment (44 U.S.C. 2102), 3.

Classification and declassification of national security mate-
rials Executive Order No. 11652 (37 F.R. 5209; 3 ČFR) as
amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11714, April 24, 1973 (38 F.R.
10245); Exec. Ord. No. 11862, June 11, 1975 (40 F.R. 25197), 3.

Boards (44 U.S.C. 2301), 3; (44 U.S.C. 2501), 3.

Committee of the Federal Register (44 U.S.C. 1506), 3.
Custody of records (44 U.S.C. 2104), 3.

Disposal of records-82 Stat. 1299-1302 (44 U.S.C. 3301-3314), 3.

General information-Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act, Sec. 60(d), 1; Sec. 602(a)(32), 1.

Federal Records Council-82 Stat. 1295 (44 U.S.C. 2701), 3.

Federal Register:

Code of Regulations-82 Stat. 1273-78 (44 U.S.C. 1501-1511), 3.
Defense Materials-53 Stat. 811, as amended (50 U.S.C. 98(b)),
4.

Excess or surplus property-62 Stat. 241, as amended (16
U.S.C. 667(c)), 10.

Motor vehicle safety standards-78 Stat. 696 (40 U.S.C. 702), 5.
Public information requirements-80 Stat. 383 (5 U.S.C. 552), 3.
National Archives Trust Fund Board-82 Stat. 1293 (44 U.S.C.
2301-2308), 3.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission-88
Stat. 1735 (44 U.S.C. 2501-2507), 3.

Official Territorial Papers-65 Stat. 713 (4 U.S.C. 141-144, 146,
Chapter 5), 3.

Presidents:

Libraries (44 U.S.C. 2108), 3.

Records Management:

Administrator of General Services (44 U.S.C. 2901-2910), 3.
Classification and declassification of national security mate-
rials Executive Order No. 11652 (37 F.R. 5209; 3 CFR), as
amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11714, April 24, 1973 (38 F.R.
10245); Exec. Ord. No. 11862, June 11, 1975 (40 F.R. 25197), 3.
Federal Agencies (44 U.S.C. 3101-3107), 3.

Transfer of the National Archives-Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 104 (40 Ū.S.Č. 755),

1.

Territorial official papers-Reorganization Plan No. 20 of 1950,
Pursuant to Reorganization Act of 1949 (4 U.S.C. 141–146;
See also 5 U.S.C. 1332-15), 3.

COMMUNICATIONS

Federal Telecommunications Fund-Federal Property and Admin-
istrative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 110 (40 U.S.C. 757), 1.
Federal Telecommunications System-Bureau of the Budget Bul-
letin No. 61-13 of June 19, 1961, 9.

National Communications System-Presidential Memoran-
dum of August 21, 1963 (28 F.R. 9413; 3 CFR), 9.

Public Utility Communications Services-60 Stat. 258, as
amended (40 U.S.C. 295), 9.

Budgets:

FINANCE

Advance payments-Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, Sec. 305 (41 U.S.C. 257), 1.

Authorization for appropriations Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 603 (40 U.S.C. 475), 1.
Cost-Accounting Standards Board-Defense Production Act of
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2062 et seq.).

Funds:

Construction Services Fund-60 Stat. 259, as amended (40
U.S.C. 296), 6.

Expenditures for motor vehicles and aircraft; official use 38
Stat. 508, as amended (31 U.S.C. 638(a)), 5.

Federal Telecommunications Fund-Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 110 (40 U.S.Č. 757),

1, 9.

Foreign currencies, proceeds-Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949, Sec. 403 (40 U.S.C. 513), 1.
General Supply Fund-Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, Sec. 109 (40 U.S.C. 756), 1.

National Archives Trust Fund Board-82 Stat. 1291 (44 U.S.C.
2301-2308), 3.

Property, transfer and disposition, proceeds therefrom-Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Sec.
204 (40 Ū.S.Č. 485), 1.

Property, transfer in connection with debts-Revised statutes
Sec. 3750, as amended (40 U.S.C. 301), 10.

Transfer of funds-Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, Sec. 107 (40 U.S.C. 755), 1.

Working capital fund for blueprinting, photostating, and dupli-
cating services-59 Stat. 115, as amended (40 U.S.C. 293), 2.

Gifts:

Aid to GSA projects and functions-63 Stat. 199 (40 U.S.C.
298a).

Defense purposes-68 Stat. 566, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1151-
1156), 10.

Devised lands-32 Stat. 1112, as amended (40 U.S.C. 304), 10.
Reduction of the public debt-75 Stat. 119, as amended (31
U.S.C. 901-904), 10.

Transportation:

Administrator to prescribe travel regulations and allow-
ances Executive Order No. 11609 (36 F.R. 13747; 3 CFR), as
amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11713, April 21, 1973 (38 F.R.
10069); Exec. Ord. No. 11779, April 22, 1974 (39 F.R. 14185), 7.
Commuted rates, transportation of household goods of Govern-
ment employees-Executive Order No. 11012, 27 F.R. 2983, 3
CFR, as amended by Exec. Ord. No. 11230, June 28, 1965, 30
F.R. 8447, 7.

Expenses of transportation of household goods of transferred
Government employees-80 Stat. 503 (U.S.C. 5724), 7.

Negotiation of rates for Government traffic-54 Stat. 954, as
amended (49 U.S.C. 65), 7.

Reduced rates for Government traffic by rail carriers (49
U.S.C. 22), 7.

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Motor Carriers (49
U.S.C. 317(b)), 7.

Reduced rates for Government traffic by Water Carriers (49
U.S.C. 906(c)), 7.

Reduced rates for Government Traffic by Freight Forwarders
(49 U.S.C. 1005(c)), 7.

GENERAL

Amendments to the Constitution-65 Stat. 710 (1 U.S.C. 106b), 3.