-CITE- 41 USC TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS -HEAD- TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS -MISC1- THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY PUB. L. 111-350, SEC. 3, JAN. 4, 2011, 124 STAT. 3677 Subtitle Sec. I. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 101 II. OTHER ADVERTISING AND CONTRACT PROVISIONS 6101 III. CONTRACT DISPUTES 7101 IV. MISCELLANEOUS 8101 DISPOSITION TABLE (SHOWING DISPOSITION OF FORMER SECTIONS OF TITLE 41) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title 41 Title 41 Former Sections New Sections -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 4a (Previously repealed) 5, 5a 6101 6 (Previously repealed) 6a(a) 6102 6a(b) to (e) (Previously repealed) 6a(f) 6102 6a(g) (Previously repealed) 6a(h) 6102 6a(i) (Previously repealed) 6a(j) 6102 6a(k) to (n) (Previously repealed) 6a(o) (Omitted) 6a(p) (Previously repealed) 6a-1 6102 6a-2 T. 2 Sec. 1816b 6a-3, 6a-4 6102 6b(a), (b) Rep. 6b(c) T. 25 Sec. 903g 6b(d) 6102 6b(e) Rep. 6c to 6jj (Previously repealed) 6kk Rep. 6ll (Previously repealed) 6mm (Previously transferred to T. 41 Sec. 6b(d) prior to repeal) 7 to 7d (Previously repealed) 8 6103 9 (Previously repealed) 10 Rep. 10a 8302 10b 8303 10b-1 (Previously omitted) 10b-2 8304 10b-3 8305 10c 8301 10d 8303 11, 11a, 12, 13 6301 to 6304 13a (Previously repealed) 14 6301 15 6305 16 (Previously repealed) 16a to 16d Rep. 17 to 21 (Previously repealed) 22 to 24 6306 to 6308 24a Rep. 25 to 27 (Previously repealed) 28 to 34 Rep. 35 (matter before subsec. (a) 6502 less words related to definition of "agency of the United States") 35 (matter before subsec. (a) 6501 related to definition of "agency of the United States") 35(a) to (d) 6502 36 6503 37 6504 38 to 40 6506 to 6508 41 6501 42 6511 43 6505 43a(a) 6509 43a(b) (1st sentence) 6507 43a(b) (last sentence), (c) 6509 43b 6510 44 Rep. 45 6502 46 to 48 8502 to 8504 48a 8505 48b 8501 48c 8506 49, 50 6309 51 Rep. 52 8701 53 8702 54 8707 55 8706 56 8705 57 8703 58 8704 101, 102(a) Rep. 102(b) (Previously repealed) 103 Rep. 104(a) (Previously repealed) 104(b) to 115 Rep. 116 (Previously repealed) 117, 118(a) Rep. 118(b) (Previously repealed) 118(c) to 125 Rep. 151 to 162 (Previously repealed) 201 to 205 (Previously transferred to T. 40 Secs. 471 to 475 prior to repeal) 211 to 213 (Previously transferred to T. 40 Secs. 751 to 753 prior to repeal) 214 (Previously transferred to T. 44 Sec. 391 prior to repeal) 215 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630c prior to repeal) 216 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630d and T. 40 Sec. 754 prior to repeal) 217 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630e and T. 40 Sec. 755 prior to repeal) 218 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630f prior to repeal) 219 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630g and T. 40 Sec. 756 prior to repeal) 231 to 237 (Previously transferred to T. 40 Secs. 481 to 488 prior to repeal) 238 (Previously transferred to T. 5 Sec. 630h and T. 40 Sec. 758 prior to repeal) 239 to 240 (Previously transferred to T. 40 Secs. 489 to 492 prior to repeal) 251 Rep. 251 note (Pub. L. 110-252, 3509 Secs. 6102, 6103) 251 note (Pub. L. 110-417, 4711 Sec. 867) 252(a) 3101 252(b) 3104 252(c)(1) 3106 252(c)(2) 3301 252a, 252b 3101 252c 4709 253(a) 3301 253(b) 3303 253(c) to (f) 3304 253(g) 3305 253(h) 3301 253(i) 3105 253(j) 3304 253a 3306 253a note (Pub. L. 108-136, 3306 Sec. 1428) 253b(a), (b) 3701 253b(c) to (f) 3702 to 3705 253b(g) (related to 41:253b(e)) 3704 253b(g) (related to 41:253b(f)) 3705 253b(h) 3706 253b(i) 3707 253b(j) 3308 253b(k), (l) 3708 253b(m) 4702 253c 3311 253d 4703 253e (Previously repealed) 253f 3310 253g 4704 253h 4103 253h note (Pub. L. 103-355, 4102 Sec. 1054(b)) 253h note (Pub. L. 106-65, 4104 Sec. 804) 253h note (Pub. L. 110-417, 3302 Sec. 863(a)-(e)) 253i 4105 253j 4106 253k 4101 253l 3902 253l-1 to 253l-8 3904 253m 3309 254(a) 3901 254(b) 3905 254 note (Pub. L. 110-417, 3906 Sec. 864(a), (b), (d), (e), (f)(2), (g)) 254a 4708 254b(a) to (g) 3502 to 3508 254b(h) 3501 254b note (Pub. L. 110-417, 4710 Sec. 866) 254b note (Pub. L. 110-417, 3501 Sec. 868) 254c 3903 254d 4706 255(a) 4501 255(b), (c) 4502 255(d) to (g) 4503 to 4506 256(a) to (d) 4303 256(e) to (k) 4304 to 4310 256(l)(1) 4301 256(l)(2) 4302 256(m) 4301 256a 4707 257 4701 258 (Previously repealed) 259(a) 151 259(b) 152 259(c)(1) 111 259(c)(2) 112 259(c)(3) 114 259(c)(4) 107 259(c)(5) 113 259(c)(6) 116 259(c)(7) 109 259(c)(8), (9) 108 259(c)(10) 115 259(c)(11) 103 259(c)(12) 110 259(c)(13) 102 259(c)(14) 105 259(d) 153 259(e) 106 260 3101 261 3102 262 4701 263 3103 264 3307 264 note (Pub. L. 103-355, 3307 Sec. 8002) 264a ("commercial item") 103 264a ("nondevelopmental item") 110 264a ("component") 105 264a ("commercial component") 102 264b 3307 265 4705 266 3105 266a 3901 note prec. 271 to 274 (Previously transferred to T. 40 Secs. 511 to 514 prior to repeal) 281 to 291 (Previously transferred to T. 44 Secs. 392 to 402 prior to repeal) 321 to 322 Rep. 351(a) (words before par. (1) 6702 related to applicability) 351(a) (words before par. (1) 6703 related to required contract terms), (1) to (5) 351(b) 6704 352 6705 353 6707 354(a) 6706 354(b) 6705 355 6707 356 6702 357 6701 358 6707 401, 402 (Previously repealed) 403(1) 133 403(2) 111 403(3) 112 403(4) 114 403(5) 132 403(6) 107 403(7) 113 403(8) 116 403(9) 109 403(10) ("item", "item of 108 supply") 403(10) ("supplies") 115 403(11) 134 403(12) 103 403(13) 110 403(14) 105 403(15) 102 403(16) 131 403(17) 1301 404(a) 1101 404(b) 1102 405(a) to (c) 1121 405(d), (e) 1122 405(f) 1121 405(g) 1122 405(h)(1) 1130 405(h)(2) 2305 405(i) 1125 405(j) 1126 405(k) 1131 405 note (Pub. L. 108-136, 1129 Sec. 1431(b)) 405 note (Pub. L. 110-417, 2311 Sec. 874(a)) 405a (1st sentence) 1121 405a (last sentence) 1123 405b 2304 405c(a) 2303 405c(b) 2303 note 405c(c) 2303 406 1701 407 (Previously repealed) 408 1121 409 (Previously repealed) 410 1101 411 1122 412(a) 2307 412(b) 2306 413 1124 414 1702 414a 1706 414b(a) to (c) 1311 414b(d), (e) 1312 415 (Previously repealed) 416 1708 417 1712 417a 1713 417b 2313 418 1705 418a 2302 418b 1707 419 1709 420 (Previously repealed) 421(a), (b) 1302 421(c) to (f) 1303 422(a) to (e) 1501 422(f) to (h)(1) 1502 422(h)(2) to (4) 1503 422(i) Rep. 422(j) to (l) 1504 to 1506 423(a), (b) 2102 423(c) to (e) 2103 to 2105 423(f) 2101 423(g) 2106 423(h) 2107 424 (Previously repealed) 425 1304 426 2301 426a (Previously repealed) 427 1901 428 1902 428a 1903 428a note (Pub. L. 108-136, 1904 Sec. 1441) 429 1905 430 1906 431(a), (b) 1907 431(c) 104 431a 1908 431a note (Pub. L. 108-375, 1908 Sec. 807(c)) 432 1711 433 1703 433 notes (Pub. L. 108-136, 1703 Secs. 1412(a), 1413) 433 note (Pub. L. 108-136, 1128 Sec. 1414) 433a 1704 433a note (Pub. L. 110-417, 1704 Sec. 869) 434 2308 435 1127 436 2309 437 2310 438 7105 439 1710 440 2312 501 to 509 (Previously repealed) 601 7101 602, 603 7102 604, 605 7103 606 7104 607(a) to (e) 7105 607(f) 7106 607(g) 7107 608 7106 609(a) 7104 609(b) to (f) 7107 610 7105 611, 611 note (Pub. L. 7109 102-572, Sec. 907(a)(3)) 612 7108 613 Rep. 701 to 705 8102 to 8106 706, 707 8101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE Pub. L. 111-350, Sec. 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, provided that: "Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to public contracts, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 41, United States Code, 'Public Contracts', as follows:" PURPOSE; CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT Pub. L. 111-350, Sec. 2, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, provided that: "(a) Purpose. - The purpose of this Act [see Tables for classification] is to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, 'Public Contracts'. "(b) Conformity With Original Intent. - In the codification of laws by this Act, the intent is to conform to the understood policy, intent, and purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections, in accordance with section 205(c)(1) of House Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-554 (2 U.S.C. 285b(1))." TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS Pub. L. 111-350, Sec. 6(a)-(e), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, provided that: "(a) Cutoff Date. - This Act [see Tables for classification] replaces certain provisions of law enacted on or before December 31, 2008. If a law enacted after that date amends or repeals a provision replaced by this Act, that law is deemed to amend or repeal, as the case may be, the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. If a law enacted after that date is otherwise inconsistent with this Act, it supersedes this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. "(b) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged. - For purposes of determining whether one provision of law supersedes another based on enactment later in time, the date of enactment of a provision enacted by this Act is deemed to be the date of enactment of the provision it replaced. "(c) References to Provisions Replaced. - A reference to a provision of law replaced by this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. "(d) Regulations, Orders, and Other Administrative Actions. - A regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a provision of law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. "(e) Actions Taken and Offenses Committed. - An action taken or an offense committed under a provision of law replaced by this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act." REPEALS Pub. L. 111-350, Sec. 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3855, repealed specified laws, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before Jan. 4, 2011. Pub. L. 111-350, Sec. 7(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3855, provided that: "The repeal of a law by this Act [see Tables for classification] may not be construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not in effect before its repeal." -End- -CITE- 41 USC Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy -HEAD- Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy DIVISION A - GENERAL -MISC1- Chapter Sec. 1. Definitions 101 DIVISION B - OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 11. Establishment of Office and Authority and Functions of Administrator 1101 12. Federal Acquisition Institute 1201.(!1) 13. Acquisition Councils 1301 15. Cost Accounting Standards 1501 17. Agency Responsibilities and Procedures 1701 19. Simplified Acquisition Procedures 1901 21. Restrictions on Obtaining and Disclosing Certain Information 2101 23. Miscellaneous 2301 DIVISION C - PROCUREMENT 31. General 3101 33. Planning and Solicitation 3301 35. Truthful Cost or Pricing Data 3501 37. Awarding of Contracts 3701 39. Specific Types of Contracts 3901 41. Task and Delivery Order Contracts 4101 43. Allowable Costs 4301 45. Contract Financing 4501 47. Miscellaneous 4701 AMENDMENTS 2011 - Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 864(b)(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1524, added item for chapter 12. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. The period probably should not appear. -End- -CITE- 41 USC Division A - General 01/03/2012 (112-90) -EXPCITE- TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy Division A - General -HEAD- Division A - General -End-