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§3907. Relationship to other laws

(a) A claim for an interest penalty not paid under this chapter may be filed under section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605).

(b)(1) An interest penalty under this chapter does not continue to accrue-

(A) after a claim for a penalty is filed under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or

(B) for more than one year.


(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not prevent an interest penalty from accruing under section 12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 611) after a penalty stops accruing under this chapter. A penalty accruing under section 12 may accrue on an unpaid contract payment and on the unpaid penalty under this chapter.

(c) Except as provided in section 3904 of this title, this chapter does not require an interest penalty on a payment that is not made because of a dispute between the head of an agency and a business concern over the amount of payment or compliance with the contract. A claim related to the dispute, and interest payable for the period during which the dispute is being resolved, is subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

(Added Pub. L. 97–452, §1(18)(A), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2477 , §3906; renumbered §3907, Pub. L. 100–496, §9(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2460 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3906(a) 31 App.:1803(a)(1). May 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–177, §4, 96 Stat. 87 .
3906(b) 31 App.:1803(a)(2), (3).
3906(c) 31 App.:1803(b).

In the section, the words "be construed to" are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (a), the words "not paid under this chapter" are substituted for "which a Federal agency has failed to pay in accordance with the requirements of section 2 or 3 of this chapter" to eliminate unnecessary words.

In subsection (b)(2), the word "accruing" is added for clarity. The word "both" is omitted as surplus.

In subsection (c), the words "with respect to disputes concerning discounts", "by the required payment date", and "other allegations concerning" are omitted as surplus.

References in Text

The Contract Disputes Act of 1978, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1)(A) and (c), is Pub. L. 95–563, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2383 , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 9 (§601 et seq.) of Title 41, Public Contracts. For complete classification of this Act to the Code see Short Title note set out under section 601 of Title 41 and Tables.

Amendments

1988-Pub. L. 100–496 renumbered section 3906 of this title as this section.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 3902 of this title.