6 U.S.C. § 765 | Real property transactions

(a)

Reports to the Armed Services Committees

The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, or his designee, may not enter into any of the following listed transactions by or for the use of that agency until after the expiration of thirty days from the date upon which a report of the facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives:

(1)

An acquisition of fee title to any real property, if the estimated price is more than $50,000.

(2)

A lease of any real property to the United States, if the estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.

(3)

A lease of real property owned by the United States, if the estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.

(4)

A transfer of real property owned by the United States to another Federal agency or to a State, if the estimated value is more than $50,000.

(5)

A report of excess real property owned by the United States to a disposal agency, if the estimated value is more than $50,000.

If a transaction covered by clause (1) or (2) is part of a project, the report must include a summarization of the general plan for that project, including an estimate of the total cost of the lands to be acquired or leases to be made.

(b)

Annual reports to Armed Services Committees

The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization shall report annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on transactions described in subsection (a) that involve an estimated value of more than $5,000 but not more than $50,000.

(c)

Real property governed by this section

This section applies only to real property in the States of the Union, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It does not apply to real property for river and harbor projects or flood-control projects, or to leases of Government-owned real property for agricultural or grazing purposes.

(d)

Recital of compliance in instrument of conveyance as conclusive

A statement in an instrument of conveyance, including a lease, that the requirements of this section have been met, or that the conveyance is not subject to this section, is conclusive.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 43 70A Stat. 636 Pub. L. 86–70, § 37June 25, 195973 Stat. 150 Pub. L. 86–500, title V, § 512June 8, 196074 Stat. 187 Pub. L. 86–624, § 38June 12, 196074 Stat. 421 Pub. L. 96–470, title II, § 202(c)Oct. 19, 198094 Stat. 2242(, ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2285 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

section 171x of Title 5 Pub. L. 89–554, § 1Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 378Prior to classification as section 2285, section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041Section was enacted as a part of , and not as part of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–4701980—Subsec. (b). substituted “annually” for “quarterly”.

Pub. L. 86–5001960—Subsec. (a). substituted “Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization” for “Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration”, prohibited the Director from entering into any of the transactions listed in subsec. (a) until after the expiration of 30 days from the date upon which a report of the facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, and increased the amounts in cls. (1) to (5) from $25,000 to $50,000.

Pub. L. 86–500Subsec. (b). substituted “Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization” for “Administrator” and “$50,000” for “$25,000”.

Pub. L. 86–624Subsec. (c). substituted “States of the Union, the District of Columbia” for “United States, Hawaii.”

Pub. L. 86–500 struck out “, Hawaii,” after “United States”.

Pub. L. 86–500Subsec. (d). reenacted subsection without change.

Pub. L. 86–701959—Subsec. (c). struck out “Alaska,” after “United States,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting Requirements

May 15, 2000section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66 section 1113 of Title 31For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report required under 50 U.S.C. app. 2285(b) (now subsec. (b) of this section) is listed as the 10th item on page 169), see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance.

Transfer of Functions

Pub. L. 85–763Aug. 26, 195872 Stat. 861, , , amended Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958 by redesignating Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization as Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.

Pub. L. 87–296Sept. 22, 196175 Stat. 630, , , amended Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958 by redesignating Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization as Office of Emergency Planning.

section 402 of Pub. L. 90–608Oct. 21, 196882 Stat. 1194Oct. 21, 1968Office of Emergency Planning renamed Office of Emergency Preparedness pursuant to , , , which provided that references to Office of Emergency Planning after , should be deemed references to Office of Emergency Preparedness.

section 315(a)(1) of this titleFor transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see .

November 25, 2002section 542 of this titleFor transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of this title, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

July 1, 195872 Stat. 1799 section 5195 of Title 42Functions of Federal Civil Defense Administration transferred to President by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, eff. , 23 F.R. 4991, , as amended, set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare. The Plan created a new agency in Executive Office of President known as Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization.

July 1, 197387 Stat. 1089 section 5195 of Title 42Office of Emergency Preparedness, including offices of Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Directors, and Regional Directors, abolished and functions vested by law in Office of Emergency Preparedness or Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness transferred to President by sections 1 and 3(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, eff. , 38 F.R. 9579, , set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare.

June 30, 1973July 1, 1973June 29, 1973Functions vested in Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness as of , by Executive Order, proclamation, or other directive issued by or on behalf of President or otherwise, with certain exceptions, transferred to Administrator of General Services, effective , by Ex. Ord. No. 11725, § 3, eff. , 38 F.R. 17175, formerly set out as a note under section 2271 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

July 20, 1979section 5195 of Title 42Functions of Administrator of Federal Civil Defense Administration under this section, previously transferred to President, delegated to Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency by section 4–105 of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, , 44 F.R. 43242, set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare.