# TITLE 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS


This title was enacted by Pub. L. 111–350, §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* Former Sections | *Title 41* 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| 1 to 4a | (Previously repealed) |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| 6 | (Previously repealed) |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| 6a(b) to (e) | (Previously repealed) |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| 6a(g) | (Previously repealed) |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| 6a(i) | (Previously repealed) |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| 6a(k) to (n) | (Previously repealed) |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| 6a(p) | (Previously repealed) |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 §1816b |
| 6a–3, 6a–4 | 6102 |
| 6b(a), (b) | Rep. |
| 6b(c) | T. 25 §903g |
| 6b(d) | 6102 |
| 6b(e) | Rep. |
| 6c to 6jj | (Previously repealed) |
| 6kk | Rep. |
| 6*ll* | (Previously repealed) |
| 6mm | (Previously transferred to T. 41 §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| 7 to 7d | (Previously repealed) |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| 9 | (Previously repealed) |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| 13a | (Previously repealed) |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| 16 | (Previously repealed) |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| 17 to 21 | (Previously repealed) |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| 25 to 27 | (Previously repealed) |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) less words related to definition of "agency of the United States") | 6502 |
| 35 (matter before subsec. (a) related to definition of "agency of the United States") | 6501 |
| 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| 102(b) | (Previously repealed) |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| 104(a) | (Previously repealed) |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| 116 | (Previously repealed) |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| 118(b) | (Previously repealed) |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| 151 to 162 | (Previously repealed) |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 §§471 to 475 prior to repeal) |
| 211 to 213 | (Previously transferred to T. 40 §§751 to 753 prior to repeal) |
| 214 | (Previously transferred to T. 44 §391 prior to repeal) |
| 215 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630c prior to repeal) |
| 216 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630d and T. 40 §754 prior to repeal) |
| 217 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630e and T. 40 §755 prior to repeal) |
| 218 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630f prior to repeal) |
| 219 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630g and T. 40 §756 prior to repeal) |
| 231 to 237 | (Previously transferred to T. 40 §§481 to 488 prior to repeal) |
| 238 | (Previously transferred to T. 5 §630h and T. 40 §758 prior to repeal) |
| 239 to 240 | (Previously transferred to T. 40 §§489 to 492 prior to repeal) |
| 251 | Rep. |
| 251 note (Pub. L. 110–252, §§6102, 6103) | 3509 |
| 251 note (Pub. L. 110–417, §867) | 4711 |
| 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, §1428) | 3306 |
| 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, §1054(b)) | 4102 |
| 253h note (Pub. L. 106–65, §804) | 4104 |
| 253h note (Pub. L. 110–417, §863(a)–(e)) | 3302 |
| 253i | 4105 |
| 253j | 4106 |
| 253k | 4101 |
| 253*l* | 3902 |
| 253*l*–1 to 253*l*–8 | 3904 |
| 253m | 3309 |
| 254(a) | 3901 |
| 254(b) | 3905 |
| 254 note (Pub. L. 110–417, §864(a), (b), (d), (e), (f)(2), (g)) | 3906 |
| 254a | 4708 |
| 254b(a) to (g) | 3502 to 3508 |
| 254b(h) | 3501 |
| 254b note (Pub. L. 110–417, §866) | 4710 |
| 254b note (Pub. L. 110–417, §868) | 3501 |
| 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, §8002) | 3307 |
| 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 §§511 to 514 prior to repeal) |
| 281 to 291 | (Previously transferred to T. 44 §§392 to 402 prior to repeal) |
| 321 to 322 | Rep. |
| 351(a) (words before par. (1) related to applicability) | 6702 |
| 351(a) (words before par. (1) related to required contract terms), (1) to (5) | 6703 |
| 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 supply") | 108 |
| 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, §1431(b)) | 1129 |
| 405 note (Pub. L. 110–417, §874(a)) | 2311 |
| 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, §1441) | 1904 |
| 429 | 1905 |
| 430 | 1906 |
| 431(a), (b) | 1907 |
| 431(c) | 104 |
| 431a | 1908 |
| 431a note (Pub. L. 108–375, §807(c)) | 1908 |
| 432 | 1711 |
| 433 | 1703 |
| 433 notes (Pub. L. 108–136, §§1412(a), 1413) | 1703 |
| 433 note (Pub. L. 108–136, §1414) | 1128 |
| 433a | 1704 |
| 433a note (Pub. L. 110–417, §869) | 1704 |
| 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. 102–572, §907(a)(3)) | 7109 |
| 612 | 7108 |
| 613 | Rep. |
| 701 to 705 | 8102 to 8106 |
| 706, 707 | 8101 |


#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### Enactment of Title 41, United States Code

Pub. L. 111–350, §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, §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, §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, §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, §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."