Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949

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United States federal statute procurement law

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized government procurement and property management, leading to the creation of the General Services Administration to centralize these functions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 canonical	6
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act	2
Federal Property Act of 1949	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Context triple: [U.S. General Services Administration, legalBasis, Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949]

A. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
B. Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
C. Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
E. Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Target entity description: The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized government procurement and property management, leading to the creation of the General Services Administration to centralize these functions.

A. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
B. Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
C. Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
E. Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ procurement law ⓘ
appliesTo	executive agencies of the United States federal government ⓘ
authorizes	acquisition of property for federal agencies ⓘ disposal of surplus federal property ⓘ management of federal records ⓘ utilization of excess federal property ⓘ
branch	executive branch of the United States ⓘ surface form: executive branch of the United States government
codifiedIn	Title 40 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 41 of the United States Code ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdAgency	U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ surface form: General Services Administration
creates	U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ surface form: General Services Administration
enables	government-wide contracting ⓘ use of federal supply schedules by agencies ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	statutory authority for the General Services Administration ⓘ
hasLongTitle	An Act to simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property, to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes ⓘ
legalStatus	in force, as amended ⓘ
policyGoal	promote economy in government ⓘ promote efficiency in government operations ⓘ
predecessorTo	modern federal procurement system ⓘ
purpose	centralize federal supply and procurement functions ⓘ provide an economical and efficient system for procurement and supply ⓘ provide an economical and efficient system for utilization and disposal of federal property ⓘ reorganize federal procurement ⓘ reorganize federal property management ⓘ
regulates	federal government procurement of goods and services ⓘ management of federal personal property ⓘ management of federal real property ⓘ
relatedTo	Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ federal supply schedule program ⓘ
reorganized	federal procurement functions ⓘ federal property management functions ⓘ
shortName	Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Federal Property Act of 1949
signedBy	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
subject	federal property disposal ⓘ federal records management ⓘ federal supply schedules ⓘ public buildings management ⓘ surplus property disposal ⓘ
typeOfLaw	administrative law ⓘ
yearEnacted	1949 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. General Services Administration → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 → shortName → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Property Act of 1949

Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal → usesLegalFramework → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act

Multiple Award Schedules Program → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

GSA → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

Administrator of General Services → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

General Services Administration Administrator → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

Federal Supply Schedules Program → legalBasis → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ

GSA Schedules Program → legalAuthority → Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ⓘ