PUBLIC LAW 107-217 —AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1063 SUBCHAPTER III—ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL 121. Administrative. 122. Prohibition on sex discrimination. 123. Civil remedies for fraud. 124. Agency use of amounts for property management. 125. Library memberships. 126. Reports to Congress. SUBCHAPTER I—PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS § 101. Purpose The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the Federal Government with an economical and efficient system for the following activities: (1) Procuring and supplying property and nonpersonal services, and performing related functions including contracting, inspection, storage, issue, setting specifications, identification and classification, transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management of public utility services, repairing and converting, establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and procedures, and representation before federal and state regulatory bodies. (2) Using available property. (3) Disposing of surplus property. (4) Records management. §102. Definitions The following definitions apply in chapters 1 through 7 of this title and in title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.): (1) CARE AND HANDLING.— The term "care and handling" includes— (A) completing, repairing, converting, rehabilitating, operating, preserving, protecting, insuring, packing, storing, handling, conserving, and transporting excess and surplus property; and (B) rendering innocuous, or destroying, property that is dangerous to public health or safety. (2) CONTRACTOR INVENTORY. —The term "contractor inventory" means— (A) property, in excess of amounts needed to complete full performance, that is acquired by and in possession of a contractor or subcontractor under a contract pursuant to which title is vested in the Federal Government; and (B) property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over, under any type of contract, as a result of changes in specifications or plans under the contract, or as a result of termination of the contract (or a subcontract), prior to completion of the work, for the convenience or at the option of the Government. (3) EXCESS PROPERTY.—The term "excess property" means property under the control of a federal agency that the head of the agency determines is not required to meet the agency's needs or responsibilities. (4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term "executive agency" means—
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