(a) Organization.—There is an Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget.
(b) Purposes.—The purposes of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy are to—(1) provide overall direction of Government-wide procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies; and
(2) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of property and services by the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—Necessary amounts may be appropriated each fiscal year for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to carry out the responsibilities of the Office for that fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3684.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1101(a), (b)41:404(a).Pub. L. 93–400, § (5)(a), Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, § 4305(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 665.
1101(c)41:410.Pub. L. 93–400, § 11, Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 799; Pub. L. 96–83, § 7, Oct. 10, 1979, 93 Stat 651; Pub. L. 98–191, § 6, Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat 1329; Pub. L. 100–679, § 3(b), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat 4056; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, § 4305(c)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 665.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and AcquisitionsPub. L. 117–88, Feb. 22, 2022, 136 Stat. 20, provided that:
Requirements for Use of Appropriations by Executive Agencies for Services by ContractPub. L. 102–394, title V, § 502, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1825, provided that: “No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts shall be expended by an executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ([former] 41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) [see this division (except sections 1123, 2303, 2304, and 2313)], pursuant to any obligation for services by contract, unless such executive agency has awarded and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.”
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 102–170, title V, § 502, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1140.
Pub. L. 101–517, title V, § 502, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2221.
Pub. L. 101–166, title V, § 502, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1189.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(h) [title V, § 502], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–256, 1329–287.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(i) [H.R. 5233, title V, § 502], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–287, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(i) [H.R. 5233, title V, § 502], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–287.
Pub. L. 99–178, title V, § 502, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1132.
Pub. L. 98–619, title V, § 502, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3332.
Pub. L. 98–139, title V, § 502, Oct. 31, 1983, 97 Stat. 899.
Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(e)(1) [title V, § 502], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1878, 1904.