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PUBLIC LAW 89-306-OCT. 30, 1965

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Public Law 89-306 AN ACT

October 30, 19 65

To provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies.

[H. R. 4845]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreHentathes of the United States of America In Congress assembled. That title I of the Automatic data Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. mTnt!^^'"^ ^'*"'^" o77), as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section to read Purchase and ,„ / i i as follows:

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''AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

"SEC. 111. (a) The Administrator is authorized and directed to coordinate and provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, and maintenance of automatic data processing equipment by Federal agencies. " (b)(1) Automatic data processing equipment suitable for efficient and effective use by Federal agencies shall be provided by the Administrator through purchase, lease, transfer of equipment from other Federal agencies, or otherwise, and the Administrator is authorized and directed to provide by contract or otherwise for the maintenance and repair of such equipment. I n carrying out his responsibilities under this section the Administrator is authorized to transfer automatic data processing equipment between Federal agencies, to provide for joint utilization of such equipment by two or more Federal agencies, and to establish and operate equipment pools and data processing centers for the use of two or more such agencies when necessary for its most efficient and effective utilization. "(2) The Administrator may delegate to one or more Federal agencies authority to operate automatic data processing equipment pools and automatic data processing centers, and to lease, purchase, or maintain individual automatic data processing systems or specific units of equipment, including such equipment used m automatic data processing pools and automatic data processing centers, when such action is determined by the Administrator to be necessary for the economy and efficiency of operations, or when such action is essential to national defense or national security. The Administrator may delegate to one or more Federal agencies authority to lease, purchase, or maintain automatic data processing equipment to the extent to which he determines such action to be necessary and desirable to allow for the orderly implementation of a program for the utilization of such equipment. "(c) There is hereby authorized to be established on the b<>oks ^^^^^.^J^J^*^'^^ of the Treasury an automatic data processing fund, which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for expenses, including personal services, other costs, and the procurement by lease, purchase, transfer, or otherwise of equipment, maintenance, and repair of such equipment by contract or otherwise, necessary for the efficient coordination, operation, utilization of such equipment by and for Federal agencies: Provided, That a report of equipment inventory, utiliza- gifions^^nd utla^^ll tion, and acquisitions, together with an account of receipts, disburse- tion. ments, and transfers to miscellaneous receipts, under this authoriza-

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