PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 288 -JUNE 30, 1949 Post, pp. 383, 393, 399. Abolition of Bureau of Federal Supply. 61 Stat. 951. 5 U.S . C., Supp. II, § 133y-16 note. Post, p. 399. 58 Stat. 651, 662. 41U.. .C . 113(d); Supp. II, 5§ 105, 113 note. Retention of essen- tial functions by Treasury Depart- ment. Bureau of Public Roads. Abolition of Federal Works Agency. TRANSFER OF AFFAIRS OF BUREAU OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SEC. 102. (a) The functions of (1) the Bureau of Federal Supply in the Department of the Treasury, (2) the Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply, (3) the personnel of such Bureau, and (4) the Secre- tary of the Treasury, relating to the Bureau of Federal Supply, are hereby transferred to the Administrator. The records, property, per- sonnel, obligations, and commitments of the Bureau of Federal Supply, together with such additional records, property, and personnel of the Department of the Treasury as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to functions transferred by this section or vested in the Administrator by titles II, III, and V, of this Act, are hereby transferred to the General Services Adminis- tration. The Bureau of Federal Supply and the office of Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply are hereby abolished. (b) The functions of the Director of Contract Settlement and of the Office of Contract Settlement, transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury by Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1947, are transferred to the Administrator and shall be performed by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the General Services Administration as he may designate. The Contract Settle- ment Act Advisory Board created by section 5 of the Contract Settle- ment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 649) and the Appeal Board established under section 13 (d) of that Act are transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the General Services Administration, but the func- tions of these Boards shall be performed by them, respectively, under conditions and limitations prescribed by law. There shall also be transferred to the General Services Administration such records, property, personnel, obligations, commitments, and unexpended bal- ances (available or to be made available) of appropriations, alloca- tions, and other funds of the Treasury Department as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to the functions transferred by the provisions of this subsection. (c) Any other provision of this section notwithstanding, there may be retained in the Department of the Treasury any function referred to in subsection (a) of this section which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall, within ten days after the effective date of this Act determine to be essential to the orderly administration of the affairs of the agencies of such Department, other than the Bureau of Federal Supply, together with such records, property, personnel, obligations, commitments, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds, available or to be made available, of said Department, as said Director shall determine. TRANSFER OF AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY SEC. 103. (a) All functions of the Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with all functions of the Federal Works Administrator, of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and of the Commissioner of Public Roads, are hereby transferred to the Admin- istrator of General Services. There are hereby transferred to the General Services Administration the Public Roads Administration, which shall hereafter be known as the Bureau of Public Roads, and all records, property, personnel, obligations, and commitments of the Federal Works Agency, including those of all agencies of the Federal Works Agency. (b) There are hereby abolished the Federal Works Agency, the Public Buildings Administration, the office of Federal Works Admin- istrator, the office of Commissioner of Public Buildings, and the office of Assistant Federal Works Administrator. 380 [63 STAT.
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