Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the General Services Administration

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 13, 2002

March 19, 2002

Memorandum for the Administrator of General Services

Subject: Designation of Officers of the General Services Administration

By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order that:

Section 1. Order of Succession.

During any period when both the Administrator of General Services (Administrator) and the Deputy Administrator of General Services (Deputy Administrator) have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator, the following officers of the General Services Administration, in the order listed, shall perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator, if they are eligible to act as Administrator under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, until such time as the Administrator or Deputy Administrator is able to perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator:

Chief of Staff; Commissioner, Public Buildings Service;

Chief Financial Officer; and

Assistant Regional Administrator, Public Buildings Service, Greater Southwest Region (Fort Worth, Texas).

Sec. 2. Exceptions.

(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Administrator pursuant to this memorandum.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 at seq., to depart from this memorandum in designating an acting Administrator.

George W. Bush

NOTE: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on May 9. An original was not available for verification of the content of this memorandum.