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B-103967 1 (1976-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagxj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TH-E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B- 103967 t The Honorable Jack brooks cai'alo CorMitte'e on coverxwsint operations li-ouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Referouce Is ma4a to your ltter of July 30, 1976, requesting war comzeits on H.R& 14741y 94th Coflg.* 24 Sftas1~ eztitlad 4A IL To amm.d section 203 of the f'ederal Property and A& ittrative Services Act of 1949 to~ control the disposal of property by, eihnge. The bill wuld =ad ea~tio~n 20(0 of the~ Feea tprt n AdministratIve Services WFAS) Act of 19490:aa =iande4j 40- U.S.C, 1484(c) (1970)s to proide that naither the ,k4binistrator of the General * Seriees k&Lnistzation (CSA) nor =ny othex a$;ercy authoiled to dispose of surplus property may diaposa of property by exchange udar the FFAS Act ov under any other provision of law unless the acquisitio-a of piroperty to be achieved by the exchange is autboxised byt or pwesusnt to# and is rwr,- duoted in accordaace with 4pplitable praN-islans of law Zovernlrn-g tbe acquisi.tion of property by purcbase. In iatroducin& the billp you said it would prevent the Goverreent fromk aaquiring property thr'ough an echange of other Goverrnt poper, unless the acqudiiion bas boon authorized by Congress undor applicable las, We uudersta that the prim~ary Varpose of the bill Is to prevent ian agency from acquiring a publie buildin~g valued over $50v000 through an exchange of Governmeut projperty,, unleain tha acqualtion has been approved by the ROUse 4Ud Senate Cowmittiese on Public Works in accord- azic. with socation 7(a) of th-9 Public Building& Act of 1959, as a.mendtd$ 40 U.SC. 1606(a) (0mupp. IV, 19,74)j which statdst t order to iasurt the equI table dis~tribution of public buildings throughout the United States with due regard for the comlparative urgency of need for suceh bulldings* except as provided in sectiou 603 of this title, no appropriation shall be -made to Construct* alttro purchasat or to acquire any bilding to be used as A public buildLing uh.Zch Lxwotves a total exponditure in excess; of $50O,W0 If such construction, alteration, VJLTg Peb

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