[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1.201-1]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart 1.2_Administration
 
Sec.  1.201-1  The two councils.

    (a) Subject to the authorities discussed in 1.103, revisions to the 
FAR will be prepared and issued through the coordinated action of two 
councils, the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DAR Council) and 
the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAA Council). Members of these 
councils shall--
    (1) Represent their agencies on a full-time basis;
    (2) Be selected for their superior qualifications in terms of 
acquisition experience and demonstrated professional expertise; and

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    (3) Be funded by their respective agencies.
    (b) The chairperson of the CAA Council shall be the representative 
of the Administrator of General Services. The other members of this 
council shall be one each representative from the (1) Departments of 
Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior, 
Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, and (2) Environmental 
Protection Agency, Social Security Administration, Small Business 
Administration, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (c) The Director of the DAR Council shall be the representative of 
the Secretary of Defense. The operation of the DAR Council will be as 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Membership shall include 
representatives of the military Departments, the Defense Logistics 
Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    (d) Responsibility for processing revisions to the FAR is 
apportioned by the two councils so that each council has cognizance over 
specified parts or subparts.
    (e) Each council shall be responsible for--
    (1) Agreeing on all revisions with the other council;
    (2) Submitting to the FAR Secretariat (see 1.201-2) the information 
required under paragraphs 1.501-2(b) and (e) for publication in the 
Federal Register of a notice soliciting comments on a proposed revision 
to the FAR;
    (3) Considering all comments received in response to notice of 
proposed revisions;
    (4) Arranging for public meetings;
    (5) Preparing any final revision in the appropriate FAR format and 
language; and
    (6) Submitting any final revision to the FAR Secretariat for 
publication in the Federal Register and printing for distribution.

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 2269, Jan. 15, 1985; 
50 FR 26903, June 28, 1985; 51 FR 2649, Jan. 17, 1986; 54 FR 29280, July 
11, 1989; 62 FR 64940, Dec. 9, 1997; 63 FR 9069, Feb. 23, 1998; 65 FR 
16286, Mar. 27, 2000]