Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

40 U.S.C. § 311

Personnel

(a)

Appointment and Compensation .—

The Administrator of General Services, subject to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, may appoint and fix the compensation of personnel necessary to carry out chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this title and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41.
(b)

Temporary Employment .—

section 3109 of title 5The Administrator may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants under to the extent the Administrator finds necessary to carry out chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this title and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41.
(c)

Personnel From Other Agencies .—

section 973 of title 10Notwithstanding or any other law, in carrying out functions under this subtitle the Administrator may use the services of personnel (including armed services personnel) from an executive agency other than the General Services Administration with the consent of the head of the agency.
(d)

Detail of Field Personnel to District of Columbia .—

The Administrator, in the Administrator’s discretion, may detail field personnel of the Administration to the District of Columbia for temporary duty for a period of not more than 30 days in any one case. Subsistence or similar expenses may not be allowed for an employee on temporary duty in the District of Columbia under this paragraph.

Pub. L. 107–217116 Stat. 1072Pub. L. 111–350, § 5l124 Stat. 3851(, , ; ()(5), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

311(a)–(c)

40:758.

June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 208, 63 Stat. 391; Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 7(b), (c), 64 Stat. 590.

311(d)

40:253.

June 23, 1913, ch. 3, § 1 (proviso on p. 17), 38 Stat. 17.

41 U.S.C. 251section 111 of this titlePublic Law 90–62082 Stat. 1238In subsections (a) and (b), the words “and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( et seq.)” are added to provide an accurate literal translation of the words “this Act”, meaning the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. See the revision note under . Reference to title V of this Act is omitted as obsolete because of the Act of (, ), the first section of which enacted Title 44, United States Code. The responsibilities of the Administrator of General Services under title V were given to the Archivist of the United States, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.

section 7(b) of the Act of September 6, 1966Public Law 89–55480 Stat. 631In subsection (a), the words “subject to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” are substituted for “subject to the civil-service and classification laws” because of (, ), the first section of which enacted Title 5, United States Code.

section 3109 of title 5section 5 of title 41In subsection (b), the words “under ” are substituted for “(not in excess of one year)” and “or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, by contract or appointment, and in such cases such service shall be without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, and except in the case of stenographic reporting services by organizations, without regard to ” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

section 973 of title 10section 49(b) of the Act of August 10, 195670A Stat. 640Public Law 90–23581 Stat. 759In subsection (c), the words “” are substituted for “section 1222 of the Revised Statutes (10 U. S. C. 576)” in section 208(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 because of (ch. 1041, ), the first section of which enacted Title 10, United States Code, and section 4(a)(5) and (6) of the Act of (, ). The words “personnel (including armed services personnel) from an executive agency other than the General Services Administration” are substituted for “officials, officers, and other personnel in other executive agencies, including personnel of the armed services” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

53 Stat. 142653 Stat. 142763 Stat. 380In subsection (d), the words “On and after ” are omitted as obsolete. The word “Administrator” is substituted for “Secretary of the Treasury” [subsequently changed to “Federal Works Administrator” because of section 301 of Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (eff. , )], and the word “Administration” [meaning the General Services Administration] is substituted for “public-buildings service” and “Office of the Supervising Architect” [subsequently changed to “Public Buildings Administration” because of section 1 of Executive Order No. 6166 (eff. ) and section 303 of Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (eff. , )], because of section 103(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (ch. 288, ), which is restated as section 303(c) [303(b)] of the revised title. The words “such as supervising superintendents, superintendents, junior superintendents, and inspectors of the several classes” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–35041 U.S.C. 2512011—Subsecs. (a), (b). substituted “division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” for “title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( et seq.)”.