Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110
§504 Agency Cooperation for Inspection
Title 40 › SUBTITLE I — FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › CHAPTER 5 — PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING › § 504
Summary
Federal agencies may use another agency's people, supplies, or equipment to inspect property they plan to buy, only if that agency agrees. They can provide help for free, even if other laws would require payment, and must follow rules set by the General Services Administrator under section 501.
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Title 40, §504
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(a)Receiving Assistance.—
An executive agency may use the services, work, materials, and equipment of another executive agency, with the consent of the other executive agency, to inspect personal property incident to procuring the property.
(b)Providing Assistance.—
Notwithstanding section 1301(a) of title 31 or any other law, an executive agency may provide services, work, materials, and equipment for purposes of this section without reimbursement or transfer of amounts.
(c)Policies and Methods.—
The use or provision of services, work, materials, and equipment under this section must be in conformity with policies and methods the Administrator of General Services prescribes under section 501 of this title.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50440:481(d).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 201(d), as added Pub. L. 85–781, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 936. In subsection (b), the words “section 1301(a) of title 31” are substituted for “section 3678 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 628)” in section 201(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 because of section 4(b) of the Act of September 13, 1982 (Public Law 97–258, 96 Stat. 1067), the first section of which enacted Title 31, United States Code. In subsection (c), the words “and methods” are added for consistency with section 501(b)(2) of the revised title.
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40 U.S.C. § 504
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110