40 USC 270e: Waiver of sections 270a to 270d-1 with respect to Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard contracts
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40 USC 270e: Waiver of sections 270a to 270d-1 with respect to Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard contracts Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKSCHAPTER 3-PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS GENERALLY
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§270e. Waiver of sections 270a to 270d–1 with respect to Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard contracts

The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or the Secretary of Transportation may waive sections 270a to 270d–1 of this title with respect to cost-plus-a-fixed fee and other cost-type contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the United States and with respect to contracts for the manufacturing, producing, furnishing, construction, alteration, repair, processing, or assembling of vessels, aircraft, munitions, materiel, or supplies of any kind or nature for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard, respectively, regardless of the terms of such contracts as to payment or title.

(Apr. 29, 1941, ch. 81, §1, 55 Stat. 147 ; June 3, 1955, ch. 129, 69 Stat. 83 ; Pub. L. 89–670, §6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938 .)

Amendments

1955-Act June 3, 1955, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to waive requirement of performance and payment bonds in connection with certain Coast Guard contracts, included the Secretary of the Air Force for purposes of clarification, made specific reference to cost-type contracts, and struck out proviso permitting bonds to be required for contracts which on Apr. 29, 1941, would have been subject to provisions of sections 270a to 270d of this title.

Transfer of Functions

Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89–670, §6(b)(1). Section 6(b)(2) of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 10 section 2701; title 39 section 410; title 42 section 9619.