PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT OF 1959

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT OF 1959
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Sec. 4. (a) The Administrator is authorized to alter any public
building, and to acquire in accordance with section 5 of this Act such
land as may be necessary to carry out such alteration.
(b) No approval under section 7 shall be required for any altera-
tion and acquisition authorized by this section the estimated maxi-
mum cost of which does not exceed $200,000.
Sec. 5. (a) The Administrator is authorized to acquire, by pur-
chase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, such lands or
interests in lands as he deems necessary for use.as sites, or additions
to sites, for public buildings authorized to be constructed or altered
under this Act.
(b) Whenever a public building is to be used in whole or in part
for post office purposes, the Administrator shall act jointly with the
Postmaster General in selecting the town or city wherein such build-
ing is to be constructed, and in selecting the site in such town or city
for such building.
(c) Whenever the Administrator is to acquire a site under this sec-
tion, he may, if he deems it necessary, solicit by public advertisement,
proposals for the sale, donation, or exchange of real property to the
United States to be used as such site. In selecting a site under this
with this Act.
Sec. 3. The Administrator is authorized to acquire, by purchase,
condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, any building and its
site which he determines to be necessary to carry out his duties under
this Act.
ministrator, who shall construct such public building in accordance
This Act may be cited as the "Public Buildings Act of 1959".
Sec. 2. No public building shall be constructed except by the Ad-
States of America in Congress assembled, That:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
PUBLIC LAW 86-249; 73 STAT. 478
[H. R. 7645]
Art Act to provide for the construction, alteration, and acqulaltlon of public
buildings of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
section the Administrator (with the concurrence of the Postmaster
General if the public building to be constructed thereon is to be used
in whole or in part for post office purposes) is authorized to select
such site as in his estimation is the most advantageous to the United
States, all factors considered, and to acquire such site without regard
to title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, as amended.21
Sec. 6. (a) Whenever the Administrator deems it to be in the best
interest of the United States to construct a new public building to
take the place of an existing public building, he is authorized to de-
coolish the existing building and to use the site on which it is located
for the site of the proposed public building, or, if in his judgment it is
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more advantageous to construct such public building on a different
site in the same city, he is authorized to exchange such building and A f'1` 1%
site, or such site, for another site, or to sell such building and site ink '
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949, as amended.
for the construction of a public building is not suitable for that pur- ' ) '+' E
pose, he is authorized to exchange such site for another, or to sell it in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949. as amended.
A p
section A no appropriation shall be ntade to --f- ue - t bl' ' {
buildings throughout the United States with due regard for the com-
parative urgency of need for such buildings excet as rovided in
trator to use any land as a site for a public building if such project
has not been approved in accordance with section 7.
Sec. 7. (a) In order to insure the equitable distribution of public
(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to permit the Adminis-
(1) a brief description of the building to be constructed, al-
has not been approved by resolutions adopted by the Committee on
Public Works of the Senate and House of representatives, respec-
tively, and such approval has not been rescinded as provided in
subsection (c) of this section. For the purpose of securing consider-
ation of such approval the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a prospectus of the proposed project, including (but not limited to)-
building or to acquire any building to be used as a public building
involving an expenditure in excess of $100,000, and no appropriation
shall be made to alter any public buildin--tnvolving an expenditure
in excess of $200 QQ, if such construction, alteration, or acquisition'
al space is not available at a price commensurate with that to be.
tered, or acquired under this Act;
(2) the location of the project, and an estimate of the maxi-
mum cost of the project;
(3) a comprehensive plan for providing space for all Gov-
ernment officers and employees in the locality of the proposed
project, having due regard for suitable space which may con-
tinue to be available in existing Government-owned buildings
and in rented buildings;
(4) a statement by the Administrator that suitable space
owned by the Government is not available and that suitable rent-
(5) a statement of rents and other housing costs currently
being paid by the Government for Federal agencies to be housed
in the building to be constructed, altered, or acquired. '
(b) The estimated maximum cost of any project approved under
afforded through the proposed action; and
this section as set forth in any prospectus may be increased by an
amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, as determined by
the Administrator, in construction or alteration costs, as the case
may be, from the date of transmittal of such prospectus to Congress,
but in.no event shall the increase authorized by this subsection ex-
ceed 10 per centum of such estimated maximum cost.
(c) In the case of any project approved for construction, altera-
tion, or acquisition by the Committees on Public Works of the Senate -
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on the south; and the Potomac River on the west (including proper-
ties within said area belonging to the District of Columbia; but ex-
cluding those portions of squares 267, 268, and 298 not belonging to
the District of Columbia, the square known as south of 463, all of
square 493, lots 16, 17, 20, and 21 and 808 in square 536, and lots 16
and 45 in square 635) ; and (2) the areas designated as squares 11,
Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the north; Dela-
ware Avenue Southwest, on the east; Virginia Avenue and Maryland
Avenue projected in a straight line to the Tidal Basin, Southwest,
ministrator shall acquire real property within the District of Colum-
bia exclusively within (1) the area bounded by E Street, New York
Sec. 8. (a) In carrying out his duties under this Act, the Ad-
for construction, alteration, or acquisition under subsection (a) of
this section whenever there are thirty or more projects the estimated
maximum cost of each of which is in excess of $100,000 which have
been approved for more than one year under subsection (a) but for
which appropriations have not been made, until there has been a
rescission of approval under subsection (c) or appropriations are
made which result in there being less than thirty such projects.
tion, its approval of such project at any time thereafter before such
an appropriation has been made,
(d) The Committees on Public Works of the Senate and of the
House of Representatives, respectively, shall not approve any project
lie Works of the House of Representatives, may rescind, by resolu-
''Committee on Public Works of.the Senate or the Committee on Pub-,
subsection (a) of this section, for which an appropriation has not
Wand of the House of Representatives, respectively, in accordance with
and vacated shall thereupon become part of such site,
as lie between such squares and such alleys as intersect such squares
are authorized to be closed and vacated if such closing and vacating
is mutually agreed to by the Administrator, the Board of Commis-
sioners of the District of Columbia, and the National Capital Plan-'
ning Commission. The portions of such streets and alleys so closed
trict of Columbia.
(b) The purposes of this Act shall be carried out in the District
of Columbia as nearly as may be practicable in harmony with the
plan of Peter Charles L'Enfant and such public buildings shall be so
constructed or altered as to combine architectural beauty with prac-
tical utility.
(c) Whenever in constructing or altering a public building under
this Act in the District of Columbia the Administrator determines
that such construction or alteration requires the utilization of con-
tiguous squares as a site for such building, such portions of streets
19, 20, 32, 33, 44, 59, and 167, all of said areas being within the Dis-
struction or alteration authorized by this Act by contract, if lie deems
Sec. 9. The Administrator is authorized to carry out any con-
See. 10. (a) The Administrator, whenever he determines it to be
necessary, is authorized to employ, by contract or otherwise, and.
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certification of vouchers for payments due the contractor, and final
settlement of the contract.
this Act, including the interpretation of construction contracts, the
approval of materials and workmanship supplied pursuant to a con-
struction contract, approval of changes in the construction contract,
ministrator shall be responsible for all construction authorized by
structed or altered under this Act.
(b) No corporation, firm, or individual shall be employed under
authority of subsection (a) on a permanent basis.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section the Ad-
quire such services for any public building authorized to be con-
neering corporations, firms, or individuals, to the extent he may re-
Revised Statutes,21 the services of established architectural or engi-
the civil service laws, rules, and regulations, or to section 3709 of the
Sept. 9
without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended,22 or to
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(h)) 24 is amended
parative urgency of the need for each particular building.
(d) Clause (1) of section 210(h) of the Federal Property and
equitably throughout the United States with due regard to the com-
shall provide for the construction and acquisition of public buildings
this Act.
(c) The Administrator in carrying out his duties under this Act
mined necessary by the Administrator to carry out the purposes of
.Act. Each Federal agency shall cooperate with, advise, and assist
the Administrator in carrying out his duties under this Act as deter-'
ance of each Federal agency in carrying out his duties under this
(b) In carrying out his duties under this Act the Administrator
shall cooperate with all Federal agencies in order to keep informed
of their needs, shall advise each such agency of his program with
respect to such agency, and may request the cooperation and assist-
tion 7(a) of this Act.
of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the IIousd of
Representatives, and within a reasonable time shall make a report
.thereon to the Congress. Such report shall contain all other infor-
mation required to be included in a prospectus of the proposed pub-
lic building project under section 7(a) of this Act.
Sec. 12. (a) The Administrator is authorized and directed to
make a continuing investigation and survey of the public buildings
needs of the Federal Government in order that he may carry out his
duties under this Act, and, as he determines necessary, to submit to
Congress prospectuses of proposed projects in accordance with see-
be requested by resolution by either the Committee on Public Works
(b) The Administrator and the Postmaster General are hereby au-
thorized and directed to make such building project surveys as may
of this Act and which was uncompleted as of the date of the last
preceding report made under this Act.
struction, alteration, or acquisition of which is to be under authority
Sec. 11. (a) The Administrator shall submit to Congress each
January, promptly after the convening of Congress, a report showing
the location, space, cost, and status, of each public building the con-
22. G U.S.C.A. 6 1071 et neq.
23. 41 U.S.C.A_ $ 5.
24.. 40 U.S.C.A. 1410(h).
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on properties of the United States in foreign countries, (C) on Indian.
or both for the use of one or more Federal agencies or mixed own-
ership corporations, and shall include: (i) Federal office buildings,
(ii) post office, (iii) customhouses, (iv) courthouses, (v) appraisers
stores, (vi) border inspection facilities, (vii) warehouses, (viii) rec-
ord centers, (ix) relocation facilities, and (x) similar Federal facili-
ties, and (xi) any other buildings or construction projects the inclu-
sion of which the President may deem, from time to time hereafter,
to be justified in the public interest; but shall not include any such
buildings and construction projects: (A) on the public domain (iu-
eluding that reserved for national forests and other purposes), (B)
purtenances, which is generally suitable for office or storage space
(1) The term "public building" means any building, whether for'
single or multitenant occupancy, its grounds, approaches, and ap-
the words "twenty years".
Sec. 13. As used in this Act--
by striking out the words "ten years", and inserting in lieu thereof
Architect of the Capitol and any activities under his direction).
establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Govern-
ment (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the
eral Services.
(3) The term "Federal agency" means any executive agency or any
(2) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of Gen-
exclusion of which the President may deem, from time to time here-
after, to be justified in the public interest.
installations used for hospital or domiciliary purposes, and (I) the
ground, military supply depot, military school, or any similar facility
of the Department of Defense), (II) on Veterans' Administration
eluding any fort, camp, post, naval training station, airfield, proving
housing and residential projects, (G) on military installations (in-
search, or development projects, (F) on or used in connection with
facturing or development projects, or for nuclear production, re-
flood control, reclamation or power projects, or for chemical manu-
nection therewith, (E) on or used in connection with river, harbor,
and native Eskimo properties held in trust by the United States, (D)
on lands used in connection with Federal programs for agricultural,
recreational, and conservation purposes, including research in con-
ning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investiga-
tions and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary for the con-
struction or alteration, as the case may be, of a public building.
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gage Association.
(5) The term "alter" includes repairing, remodeling, improving,
or extending or other changes in a public building.
(6) The terms "construct" and "alter" include preliminary plan-
eluding (A) the Central Bank for Cooperatives and-the regional
banks for cooperatives, (B) Federal land banks, (C) Federal inter
mediate credit banks, (D) Federal home loan banks, (E) Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and (F) the Federal National Mort-
ment including any wholly owned Government corporation and in-
(4) The term "executive agency" means any executive department
or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Govern-
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building-
(1) for which an appropriation for construction is made out of the
$500,000 made available for construction of small public building
Sec. 1.4. This Act shall not apply to the construction of any public
.District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the
possessions of the United States.
(7) The term "United States" includes the several States, the
projects outside the District of Columbia pursuant to the Public
tive agency other than the General Services Administration of a
specified public building has been made before the date of enactment
of this Act,
(4) within the purview of title 8, United States Code, section 1252
(c) or title 19, United States Code, section 68, as amended.26
(2) which is a'project referred to in the first proviso of the fifth
paragraph under the heading "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION" in
title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1959,
(3) for which an appropriation for direct construction by an execu-
Act, 1959,
Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended,25 in the third paragraph,
or for which an appropriation is made in the fourth, sixth, seventh,
and eighth paragraphs, under the heading "GENERAL SERVICES AD-
MINISTRATION" in title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation
Sec. 15. The performance, in accordance with standards estab-
lished by the Administrator of General Services, of the responsibili-
ties and authorities vested in him under this Act shall, except for
the authority contained in section 4, upon request, be delegated to
the appropriate executive agency where the estimated cost of the
project does not exceed $100,000, and may be delegated to the appro-
priate executive agency, where the Administrator determines that
such delegation will promote efficiency and economy. No delegation
of responsibility or authority made under this section shall exempt
the person to whom such delegation is made, or the exercise of such
responsibility or authority, from any other provision of this Act.
(1). existing authorizations for the leasing of buildings by and
for the use of the General Services Administration or the Post
Office Department, or
(2) the authorization for the improvement of public buildings
contained in title III of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a
postal policy, to adjust postal rates, to adjust the compensation
of postal employees, and for other purposes", approved May 27,
1958 (72 Stat. 134; 39 U.S.C., sees. 1071, 1075).27
or repeal-
Sec. 16. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit
making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government
,,of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
(1) The first sentence of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act
their application to any project referred to in section 14:
Sec. 17. The following provisions of law are repealed except as to
,nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes",.approved
-,September 1, 1916 (40 U.S.C. 23).28
'25. 40U.S.C.A.. 4 34L et aeq: , ' 27.
26. 8 U.S.C.A. J 1252(c); 19 U.S.C.A. 28.
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(2) The first sentence of the last paragraph under the side head-
'ing "LIGHTING AND HEATING FOR THE PUBLIC GROUNDS" under the
subheading "UNDER ENGINEER DEPARTMENT" under the heading
`UNDER THE VAR DEPARTMENT"'in the Act entitled "An Act
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government
:for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen . hundred and
twelve, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1911 (40 U.S.C..
:24) .49
(3) The proviso in the sixth paragraph under the side heading
"'In the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency" under the head-
iing "TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act mak-
ing additional Appropriations and to supply the Deficiencies in the
.Appropriations for the Service of the Government for the fiscal Years
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy, and June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for other Purposes", approv-
ed July 15, 1870 (40 U.S.C. 32).
(4) Section 9 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations
.for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year end-
-ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and for other purpos-
?es", approved March 4, 1907, as amended (40 U.S.C. 33).31
(5) That part of the fourth from last paragraph under the sub-
.'heading "BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND AROUND WASIIINGTON" under
-the heading "UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT" in the Act en-
titled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, and for other purposes", approved March
3, 1883 (40 U.S.C. 59),32 as reads " ; and all officers in charge of
-public buildings in the District of Columbia shall cause the flow of
-water in the buildings under their charge to be shut off from five
-..o'clock postmeridian to eight o'clock antemeridian: Provided, That
-the water in said public buildings is not necessarily in use for public
'business".
(6) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secre-
-tary of the Treasury to suspend work upon the public buildings",
approved June 23, 1874, as amended (40 U.S.C. 254).33
(7) The thirty-first and thirty-second paragraphs under the sub-
'heading "PUBLIC BUILDINGS" under the heading "UNDER TIIE
'TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and
for other purposes", approved March 2, 1889, as amended (40 U.S.C.
-260 and 268).34
(8) The fifth front last paragraph under the subheading "PUBLIC
-BUILDINGS" under heading "UNDER TIIE TREASURY DE-
PART'MENT" in t entitled "An Act making appropriations
for sundry civil ex of the Government for the fiscal year end-
approved Marc:' 1909, as amended (40 U.S.C. 262).35 ; i
.27. 40 U. 9.C.A. a 24. 33. 40 U.9,C.A. 6 254.
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to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement
of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other
purposes", approved August 7, 1882, as amended (40 U.S.C. 2G3).38
(10) The proviso in the last paragraph of section 5 of the Act en-
titled "An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings,
DEPARTMENT" in. the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending
(9) The proviso in the fortieth paragraph under, the subheading
"PUBLIC BUILDINGS" under the heading "UNDER THE TREASURY
extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings,
to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to au-
of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public
buildings, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1913 (40 U.
S.C. 264).37 `
(11) Section 35 of the Act entitled "An Act to increase the limit
of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the. enlargement,
(13) The last paragraph under the subheading "PUBLIC BUILDINGS"
thorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other pur-
poses", approved June 25, 1910, as amended (40 U.S.C. 2'G5).33
(12) Section 3734 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as
amended (40 U.S.C. 267).39
under the heading "UNDER TIIE TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in
the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil ex-
side heading "Furniture and repairs of furniture" under the sub-
heading "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES" under the heading
"TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act mak-
ing appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ands seven-
teen, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1916, as amended (40
U.S.C. 275 and 282).41
penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other purposes", approved
March 2, 1895, as amended (40 U.S.C. 274).40
(14) The second and fourth provisos in the paragraph with the
(15) The fourth from the last paragraph under the subheading
"PUBLIC BUILDINGS" under the heading "UNDER THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes",
approved Julie 6, 1900, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276).42
(16) That part of the proviso in the last paragraph under the sub-
heading "PUBLIC BUILDINGS" under the heading "UNDER THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the
,fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three,
'and for other purposes", approved August 5, 1892, as amended (40
than six dollars per day to any person employed outside of the Dis-
`U.S.C. 277),43 which reads " : nor shall there hereafter be paid more
37.' 40 U.S.C.A. 4 2(4. 41. 40 U. C. A. Cm 31:). L57.
3a. 40 i1.S.C.A. 8 26 42. 40 U.S.C.A. ? 276.
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ut the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, au-
thorize payment in cities of eighty thousand or more inhabitants of
a sum not exceeding eight dollars per day for such purposes".
(17) So much of the eighth from the last paragraph under the sub-
heading "PUBLIC BUILDINGS" under the heading "UNDER THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act m
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the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-
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(1S) 't'itles I and III and sections 401 and 406 of the Public Build-
ings Act of 1049 (40 U.S.C. 352, 353, 354, 297, 297a, 298, and 298c).45
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other purposes", approved May 25, 1926, as amended (40 U.S.C. 341
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(20) The proviso in the next to last paragraph unde
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"MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS" under the heading'
"TREASURY
DEPARTMENT" in the Act entitled "An Act making
appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and prior fiscal years, to provide
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928,
and for other purposes", approved December 22, 1927 (40 U.S.C.
.342a).47
(21) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to acquire certain lands within the District of
Columbia to be used as sites for public buildings", approved January
13, 1928, as amended (40 U.S.C. 348).48
(22) Subsections (c) and (e) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend
the Act entitled 'An Act to provid: for the construction of certain
public buildings, and for other purposes,' approved May 25, 1926
(Forty-fourth Statutes, page 630) ; the Act entitled 'An Act to amend
section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction
of certain public buildings, and for other purposes," approved May
25, 1926,' dated February 24, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 137) ;
and the Act entitled 'An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treas-
ury to acquire certain land within the District of Columbia to be
used as space for public buildings,' approved January 13, 1928 (For-
ty-fifth St
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atutes, page 51)
, approved March 31, 1930, as amended
(40 U.S.C. 349 and 350a).49
(23) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of the
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