Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110
§3315 Delegation
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 33 — ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION › § 3315
Summary
GSA’s head may let another agency perform GSA duties under rules the head sets. If an agency asks and the project will cost $100,000 or less, the head must delegate (except the authority in section 3305(b)); it may also delegate to promote efficiency and economy. Delegation does not remove other chapter requirements.
Full Legal Text
Title 40, §3315
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(a)When Allowed.—
The carrying out of the duties and powers of the Administrator of General Services under this chapter, in accordance with standards the Administrator prescribes—
(1)shall, except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title, be delegated on request to the appropriate executive agency when the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $100,000; and
(2)may be delegated to the appropriate executive agency when the Administrator determines that delegation will promote efficiency and economy.
(b)No Exemption From Other Provisions of Chapter.—
Delegation under subsection (a) does not exempt the person to whom the delegation is made, or the carrying out of the delegated duty or power, from any other provision of this chapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3313(a)40:614 (1st sentence).Pub. L. 86–249, § 15, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 483. 3313(b)40:614 (last sentence). In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “duties and powers” are substituted for “responsibilities and authorities” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3315 was renumbered section 3316 of this title.
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–235 renumbered section 3314 of this title as this section. 2007—Pub. L. 110–140 renumbered section 3313 of this title as this section. 2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “The” for “Except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title, the” in introductory provisions and “shall, except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title,” for “shall” in par. (1).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
Reference
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Citation
40 U.S.C. § 3315
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110