[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

    (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, Homeland 

Security, 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



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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; 68 FR 69258, Dec. 11, 2003]