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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1 ST SESS.- CH. 288 -JUNE 30, 1949 STATUTES CONTINUED IN EFFECT SEC. 308. No purchase or contract shall be exempt from the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2036, as amended; 41 U. S. C . 35 to 45), or from the Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494, as amended; 40 U. S . C. 276a to 276a-6), solely by reason of having been entered into pur- suant to section 302 (c) hereof without advertising, and the provisions of said Acts and of the Act of June 19, 1912 (37 Stat. 137, as amended; 40 U. S. C. 324 and 325a), if otherwise applicable, shall apply to such purchases and contracts. DEFINITIONS SEC. 309. As used in this title- (a) The term "agency head" shall mean the head or any assistant head of any executive agency, and may at the option of the Adminis- trator include the chief official of any principal organizational unit of the General Services Administration. (b) The term "supplies" shall mean all property except land, and shall include, by way of description and without limitation, public works, buildings, facilities, ships, floating equipment, and vessels of every character, type and description (except the categories of naval vessels named in section 3 (d)), aircraft, parts, accessories, equipment, machine tools and alteration or installation thereof. 397 40 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 276a-5 note. Ante, p. 393. 40 U. S. C., Supp. II, §324. "Agency head." "Supplies. " Ante, p. 378. STATUTES NOT APPLICABLE SEC. 310. The following provisions of law shall not apply to the procurement of supplies or services (1) by the General Services Administration, or (2) within the scope of authority delegated by the Administrator to any other executive agency: Revised Statutes, section 3709, as amended (41 U. S. C . 5); Revised Statutes, section 3735 (41 U. S . C. 13); Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of October 10, 1940 (54 Stat. 1109, as amended; 41 U. S. C. 6 and 6a). TITLE IV-FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY SEC. 401. Each executive agency having foreign excess property shall be responsible for the disposal thereof: Provided,That (a) the head of each such executive agency shall, with respect to the disposi- tion of such property, conform to the foreign policy of the United States; (b) the Secretary of State shall have the authority to use for- eign currencies and credits acquired by the United States under section 402 (b) of this Act in order to effectuate the purposes of section 32 (b) (2) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and the Foreign Service Buildings Act of May 7, 1926, as amended (including Public Law 547, Seventy-ninth Congress (60 Stat. 663)), and for the purpose of paying any other governmental expenses payable in local currencies, and the authority to amend, modify, and renew agreements in effect on the effective date of this Act; (c) any foreign currencies or credits acquired by the Department of State pursuant to such agreements shall be administered in accordance with procedures that may from time to time be established by the Secretary of the Treasury and, if and when reduced to United States currency, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and (d) the Department of State shall, except to such extent as the President shall otherwise Post, p. 403. 41 U. S. C., Supp. II, §§ 6, 6a notes. Authority of Seere tary of State. Post, p. 398. 60 Stat. 754; 44 Stat. 403. 50U.S.C.app. §1641 (b) (2); 22U.. C. I5 292-300; Supp. II, 295a note. Post, p. 399.

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