§588 Movement and supply of office furniture

Summary

When a federal agency moves from one controlled space to another, the law says how its furniture is handled. A "controlled space" means a clear part of a building or site, like a whole floor or wing. Furniture can be moved only if the Administrator decides, after talking with the agency head and thinking about the agency’s work, that moving is more economical and efficient than buying new pieces. If the Administrator does not make that finding, the new space must be furnished from either the moving agency’s stock or the Administrator’s stock, whichever is cheaper, and the same items won’t come from both places. If the Administrator supplies items, those items stay under Administrator control. The furniture the agency used then becomes the Administrator’s property. Most transfers happen without payment back to the agency, except if the items were bought with a trust fund — then the Administrator must pay the trust fund the furniture’s market value. If the items were assets of a revolving or working capital fund, their book value is written off and the fund’s capital is reduced by that amount.