41 U.S.C. § 402
Section 402 · Congressional findings and purpose
Amended 2 times on record
(a) The Congress finds that economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of property and services by the executive agencies will be improved by establishing an office to exercise responsibility for Government-wide procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to establish an Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget to provide overall direction of procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies in accordance with applicable laws.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–400, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–679 inserted “Government-wide” before “procurement policies”.