§ 404. — Establishment of Office of Federal Procurement Policy; appointment of Administrator.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC404]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 7--OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
Sec. 404. Establishment of Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
appointment of Administrator
(a) There is in the Office of Management and Budget an Office of
Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the ``Office'')
to provide overall direction of Government-wide procurement policies,
regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies and to promote
economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of property
and services by the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the
``Administrator''), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 93-400, Sec. 5, Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 104-106,
div. D, title XLIII, Sec. 4305(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 665.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106 amended subsec. (a) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``There is established
in the Office of Management and Budget an office to be known as the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the
`Office').''
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104-
106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as a note under
section 251 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 31 section 506.
