1351 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code, and 
sections 6301(a) and (b) and 6303 of title 41, United States Code,’’. 
(3) Section 103 of the American-Mexican Boundary Treaty Act of 1972 
(22 U.S.C. 277d–36) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, 
United States Code’’. 
(4) Section 804(c)(2)(N) of the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach 
Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d–44(c)(2)(N)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred 
to in section 171(c) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(5) The Act of August 27, 1935 (ch. 763, 22 U.S.C. 277e) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 
as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(6) Section 3(b) of the Joint Resolution of January 28, 1948 (ch. 38, 
22 U.S.C. 280b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 
1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended’’ and substituting ‘‘section 501 of title 44, United States Code, 
and section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 2(b) of the Joint Resolution of March 4, 1948 (ch. 97, 22 
U.S.C. 280i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 1, 
1919 (44 U.S.C. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amend-
ed’’ and substituting ‘‘section 501 of title 44, United States Code, and sec-
tion 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(8) Section 2(b) of the Joint Resolution of June 28, 1948 (ch. 686, 22 
U.S.C. 280k(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 
1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended’’ and substituting ‘‘section 501 of title 44, United States Code, 
and section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(9) Section 8 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 
287e) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
(10) Section 6 of the Joint Resolution of July 30, 1946 (ch. 700, 22 
U.S.C. 287r) is amended— 
(A) in clause (f), by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes 
(U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41, 
United States Code’’; and 
(B) in clause (k), by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 1, 
1919 (U.S.C., title 44, sec. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Stat-
utes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 501 of title 
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44, United States Code, and section 6101 of title 41, United States 
Code’’. 
(11) Section 4(a) of the Joint Resolution of July 1, 1947 (ch. 185, 22 
U.S.C. 289c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 3709 and 3648 of the Re-
vised Statutes, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 41, sec. 5, and title 
31, sec. 529)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United 
States Code, and section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(12) Section 3(b)(1) of the Joint Resolution of June 14, 1948 (ch. 469, 
22 U.S.C. 290b(b)(1)), is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the Act of 
March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, 
as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘section 501 of title 44, United States Code, 
and section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(13) Section 802(a)(2) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1472(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 3741 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 22)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 
6306 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(14) Section 5(c)(2) of the International Health Research Act of 1960 
(22 U.S.C. 2103(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 3648 and 3709 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States’’ and substituting ‘‘section 
3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code, and section 6101 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(15) Section 219(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2179(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 529 and 41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code, and sec-
tion 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(16) Section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2358) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949, as amended,’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of 
title 40, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Admin-
istrative Services Act of 1949, as amended,’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 
5 of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
(17) Section 632(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2392(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, 
as amended (second and third paragraphs of 31 U.S.C. 203 and 41 U.S.C. 
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15)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3727(b) (last sentence) and (c) of title 31, 
United States Code, and section 6305(b)(1) through (7) of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
(18) Section 636(g)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2396(g)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3733 of the Revised Statutes 
(41 U.S.C. 12)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6303 of title 41, United States 
Code,’’. 
(19) Section 10(d) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 
as amended, section 302 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949’’ and substituting ‘‘sections 3101(a) and (c), 3104, 3106, 
3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(20) Section 401(a) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2581(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Admin-
istrative Services Act of 1949, as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapters 1 
through 11 of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(21) Section 2(h) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2669(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 303(c)(2) of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949’’ and substituting 
‘‘section 3304(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(22) Section 9 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2676) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3741 of the Revised Stat-
utes (41 U.S.C. 22)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6306 of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
(23) Section 565(a)(1) of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 2679c(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4(11) of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))’’ and substituting 
‘‘section 134 of title 41, United States Code)’’. 
(24) Section 41(b)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of 
title 40, United States Code’’. 
(25) Section 3101(c)(2) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
3861(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 27 of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)’’ and substituting 
‘‘chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the Contract Disputes Act of 
1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), other than section 10(a) of such Act (41 
U.S.C. 609(a))’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 71 (other than section 
7104(b)) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
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(26) Section 3102 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3862) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 
(41 U.S.C. 607)’’ and substituting ‘‘sections 7105(a), (c) through 
(e), and (g), 7106(a), and 7107(a) of title 41, United States 
Code’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 71 of title 41, United 
States Code,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and substituting ‘‘that chapter’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 10(a)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act 
of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(a)(1))’’ and substituting ‘‘section 
7104(b)(1) of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 8(d) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 607(d))’’ 
and substituting ‘‘section 7105(e) of title 41, United States 
Code’’. 
(27) Section 704(a)(5) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4024(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes 
of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 302 of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252)’’ and substituting 
‘‘sections 3101(a) and (c), 3104, 3106, 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41, 
United States Code’’. 
(28) Section 202(c)(1) of the Support for East European Democracy 
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5422(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 
and following)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapters 1 through 11 of title 40, United 
States Code’’. 
SEC. 18. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 140 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘section 6101’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(2) Section 502(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘Section 6101’’. 
SEC. 19. TITLE 24, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 11 of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia 
Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 225h) is amended— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BUY AMERICAN’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘CHAPTER 83 OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES 
CODE,’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act of 1933, 
as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
Code’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act’’ and 
substituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code,’’; 
(D) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act’’ and 
substituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code,’’; 
(E) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(F) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e) and 
(f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(2) Section 2(a) of Public Law 86–571 (24 U.S.C. 322(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 
5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 4(a) of Public Law 86–571 (24 U.S.C. 324(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 20. TITLE 25, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) The Act of April 12, 1924 (ch. 93, 25 U.S.C. 190) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
(2) The fourth paragraph on p. 973 (39 Stat.) in the first section of the 
Act of March 2, 1917 (ch. 146, 25 U.S.C. 293) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended’’ 
and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
(3) Section 310 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1638b) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BUY AMERICAN’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘CHAPTER 83 OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES 
CODE,’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code,’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (d). 
(4) Section 105(a)(3) of the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘referred to in section 
172(b) of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such Act’’ and substituting ‘‘such provisions,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I), by striking ‘‘Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘provisions referred to in section 171(b) and (c) of title 41, 
United States Code’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Section 3709 of the Re-
vised Statutes’’ and substituting ‘‘Section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV), by striking ‘‘Title III of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 393 et 
seq., chapter 288)’’ and substituting ‘‘Provisions referred to in section 
171(c) of title 41, United States Code’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(VIII), by striking ‘‘Sections 1 through 
12 of the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2036 et seq. chapter 881)’’ 
and substituting ‘‘Chapter 65 of title 41, United States Code’’; and 
(F) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IX), by striking ‘‘The Service Control 
Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘Chapter 67 
of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(5) Section 107(a)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 
5328(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 71 of title 41, United States 
Code’’. 
(6) Section 110(d) of the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 
5331(d)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Contract Disputes Act (Public Law 95–563, 
Act of November 1, 1978; 92 Stat. 2383, as amended)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘Chapter 71 of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Interior Board of Contract Appeals established pur-
suant to section 8 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 607)’’ and substituting ‘‘Ci-
vilian Board of Contract Appeals established pursuant to section 
7105(b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 403(e)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5363(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of the Office 
of Federal Procurement and Policy Act’’ and substituting ‘‘referred to in 
section 172(b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(8) Section 509(h) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5389(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘of the Office of 
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Federal Procurement Policy Act’’ and substituting ‘‘referred to in section 
172(b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(9) Section 510 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5390) is amended by striking ‘‘of the Office of Federal 
Procurement and Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘re-
ferred to in section 172(b) of title 41, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 21. TITLE 26, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 301(b)(3) of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–347, 26 U.S.C. 5000C note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 133 of title 41, United States 
Code’’. 
SEC. 22. TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) The last sentence of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 
3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, section 6101(b) to (d) of 
title 41’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c) of 
title 41, section 6101 of title 41’’. 
(2) Section 115(a)(2) of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 
1999 (Public Law 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title I], 28 U.S.C. 524 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘title II or IX of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act’’ 
and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 or 11 of title 40, United States Code, the provi-
sions referred to in section 172(b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Department of Justice and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–395, title I, 28 U.S.C. 533 
note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 3732(a) of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 
11(a)), section 305 of the Act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 396; 41 
U.S.C. 255)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 45 and section 6301(a) and 
(b)(1) through (3) of title 41 of the United States Code’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 
22), and subsections (a) and (c) of section 304 of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Service Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 395; 41 U.S.C. 
254(a) and (c))’’ and substituting ‘‘and sections 3901 and 6306(a) of 
title 41 of the United States Code’’. 
(4) Section 310(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, 
and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–554, 28 
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Admin-
istrative Services Act of 1949, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
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Act’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in sections 171(b) and (c) 
and 172(b) of title 41 of the United States Code’’. 
(5) Section 604 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(10)(C), by striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ 
and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 253l of title 41, 
United States Code’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3902 of title 41’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘section 254c of title 41, 
United States Code’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3903 of title 41’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘section 255 of title 41, 
United States Code’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 45 of title 41’’. 
(6) Section 624(3) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(7) Section 753(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(8) Section 1491(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 6 of that Act’’ and substituting ‘‘section 7103 (except sub-
section (c)(2)) of title 41’’. 
SEC. 23. TITLE 29, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 6(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Service Contract Act of 1965 
(41 U.S.C. 351–357)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Service Contract Act of 1965’’ 
and substituting ‘‘chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(2) Section 13(d) of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 (29 U.S.C. 262(d)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The term ‘Wash-Healey Act’ means the Act entitled 
‘An Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making 
of contracts by the United States, and for other purposes’, approved June 
30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2036), as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘The term ‘Walsh- 
Healey Act’ means chapter 65 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 4(b)(2) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 653(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Act of June 30, 1936, commonly known as the 
Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.), the Service Contract Act of 
1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 65 of title 
41, United States Code, chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code’’; 
and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘chapters or’’ after ‘‘such other’’. 
(4) Section 22(e)(7) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 671(e)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 24. TITLE 30, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 2 of the Act of February 25, 1919 (ch. 23, 30 U.S.C. 4) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949, as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code,’’. 
(2) Section 6(b) of the Act of August 31, 1954 (ch. 1156, 30 U.S.C. 
556(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3709, Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C., 
sec. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 206 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 846) is amended by striking ‘‘the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts 
Act, as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 65 of title 41, United States 
Code’’. 
(4) Section 101(c)(2) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1711(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘provisions referred to in section 171(b) and (c) of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
SEC. 25. TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 743(i) of the Financial Services and General Government Ap-
propriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117, division C, 31 U.S.C. 501 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 133 of title 41, 
United States Code’’. 
(2) Section 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84, 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 303B(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(f))’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3705 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 321(a) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417, 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 16A of the Office of Federal Procurement Pol-
icy Act (41 U.S.C. 414b)’’ and substituting ‘‘subchapter II of chapter 13 
of title 41, United States Code,’’. 
(4) Section 739(a)(2)(C) of the Financial Services and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161, division D, 31 U.S.C. 
501 note) is amended— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day 
Act (41 U.S.C. 47)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 8503 of title 41, United 
States Code’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 
85 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(5) Section 647(f) of the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199, division F, 31 
U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code’’. 
(6) Section 1501(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 
(Public Law 110–161, div. H, 31 U.S.C. 702 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (Public Law 
95–563, 41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘Chap-
ter 71 of title 41, United States Code’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 4, subsections 8(a), (b), and (c), and sub-
section 10(a)’’ and substituting ‘‘sections 7102(d), 7104(b), and 
7105(a), (c), (d), and (e)(1)(C) of title 41, United States Code,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection 6(c)’’ and substituting ‘‘subsections (b) 
and (f) of section 7103 of title 41, United States Code,’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the Contract Disputes Act of 1978’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 71 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 781(c)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(8) Section 1(17) of Public Law 107–74 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Section 303(c)(7) of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7))’’ and substituting ‘‘Section 
3304(a)(7) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(9) Section 1031(13) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65, 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Section 3732 of the Revised Statutes, popularly known as the 
‘Food and Forage Act’ (41 U.S.C. 11)’’ and substituting ‘‘Section 6301(a) 
and (b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(10) Section 865(d)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417, 31 U.S.C. 1535 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1))’’ and substituting ‘‘section 133 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(11) Section 3718(b)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, 
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and 4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in sec-
tion 171(c)’’. 
(12) Section 11 of the Prompt Payment Act Amendments of 1988 (Public 
Law 100–496, 31 U.S.C. 3903 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘section 303(g)(2) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
253(g)(2))’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3305(b) of title 41, United 
States Code’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 22 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 418b)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 
1707 of title 41, United States Code,’’. 
(13) Section 5114(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘title III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.; com-
monly referred to as the Buy American Act)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 83 
of title 41’’. 
(14) Section 2(b)(1) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 
et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘provisions referred to in section 172(b) of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(15) Section 2455(c)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–355, 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 35(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
431(c))’’ and substituting ‘‘section 104 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(16) Section 9705(b)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 
3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions 
referred to in section 171(c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 
6101’’. 
SEC. 26. TITLE 33, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 108(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
578(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377), as amended’’ and substituting ‘‘chap-
ter 5 of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(2) Section 14 of the Act of May 15, 1928 (ch. 569, 33 U.S.C. 702m) 
(known as the Flood Control Act of 1928) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
3741 of the Revised Statutes being section 22 of title 41 of the United 
States Code’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6306(a) of title 41, United States 
Code,’’. 
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(3) Section 606(a)(1) of the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 
891d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘United States Code and section 3732 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 11)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘United States Code, and section 6301(a) and (b) of title 41, 
United States Code’’. 
(4) Section 41(b)(5) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
tion Act (33 U.S.C. 941(b)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 5 of the Act 
of June 30, 1936 (ch. 881, 49 Stat. 2036), as amended’’ and substituting 
‘‘section 6507(b) through (f) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(5) Section 204(c)(4)(D) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 5 of title 41’’ 
and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’. 
(6) Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘sections 3648 and 3709 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529; 41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘sec-
tion 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code, and section 6101 
of title 41, United States Code’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘sections 3648 and 3709 of 
the Revised Statutes’’ and substituting ‘‘section 3324(a) and (b) of 
title 31, United States Code, and section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
SEC. 27. TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 10102 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–508, 35 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act’’ and substituting ‘‘provisions referred to in sections 
171(b) and (c) and 172(b) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
(2) Section 2(b)(4)(A) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 
4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 
171(c)’’. 
SEC. 28. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 1966(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(2) Section 2412(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’. 
(3) Section 3720(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 
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4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 
171(c)’’. 
(4) Section 7317(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(5) Section 7802(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(6) Section 8122(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(7) Section 8201(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
SEC. 29. TITLE 40, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Effective January 4, 2011, section 5(l)(23) of Public Law 111–350 
(124 Stat. 3852) is amended by striking ‘‘Statutes’’ and substituting ‘‘Stat-
ues’’. 
(2) The item relating to section 111 in the analysis for chapter 1 of sub-
title I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘division C 
(except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I’’ 
and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’. 
(3) The matter before paragraph (1) in section 102 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and in division C (except sections 
3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41’’. 
(4) Section 111 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 
3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I’’ and 
substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’; 
and 
(B) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘division C (ex-
cept sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle 
I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’. 
(5) Section 113(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DIVISION B (EXCEPT SECTIONS 
1704 AND 2303) OF SUBTITLE I’’ and substituting ‘‘THE PROVISIONS 
REFERRED TO IN SECTION 172(b)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘division B (Except Sections 1704 and 2303) of sub-
title I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 172(b)’’. 
(6) Section 311 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 
3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting 
‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 
3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting 
‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’. 
(7) Section 501(b)(2)(B) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘division B (except sections 1704 and 2303 of subtitle I’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 172(b)’’. 
(8) Section 503(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘division B (except sections 1704 
and 2303) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to 
in section 172(b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SECTION 6101(b) TO (d)’’ and 
substituting ‘‘SECTION 6101’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘Sec-
tion 6101’’. 
(9) Section 506(a)(1)(D) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘division B (except sections 1704 and 2303) of subtitle I’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 172(b)’’. 
(10) Section 545(f) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Section 6101(b)–(d)’’ and substituting ‘‘Section 6101’’. 
(11) Section 1427(b) of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–136, div. A, title XIV, 40 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘sections 303H and 303I of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h and 253i)’’ and substituting 
‘‘sections 4103 and 4105 of title 41, United States Code,’’. 
(12) Section 1305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘this subtitle and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 
4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of 
this title’’. 
(13) Section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) 
of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 171(c)’’. 
(14) Section 3148 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(15) Section 3304(d)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 
4711) of subtitle I’’ and substituting ‘‘the provisions referred to in section 
171(c)’’. 
(16) Section 3305(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subtitle I of this title and division 
C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of sub-
title I of title 41’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of this title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subtitle I of this title and division 
C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of sub-
title I of title 41’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of this title’’. 
(17) Section 3308(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(18) Section 3313(i) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BUY AMERICAN ACT’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘CHAPTER 83 OF TITLE 41’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10c et seq.)’’ and 
substituting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41’’. 
(19) Section 6111(b)(2)(D) of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(20) Section 8711(d) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 6101(b) to (d)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101’’. 
(21) Section 813 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398, § 1 [div. A], title VIII, 40 
U.S.C. 11302 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sections 6 and 25 of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘sections 1121 and 1303 of title 41, United States Code,’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘section 4(1) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1))’’ and substituting 
‘‘section 133 of title 41, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 30. TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Effective January 4, 2011— 
(A) section 7(b) of Public Law 111–350 (124 Stat. 3855) is amend-
ed, in the item relating to title III, § 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 
(ch. 212), temporarily renumbered § 5 by section 7002(1) of the Omni-
bus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418, 102 
Stat. 1545), by striking ‘‘10b–1’’ and substituting ‘‘10c note’’; and 
(B) section 7(b) of Public Law 111–350 (124 Stat. 3855) is repealed 
insofar as it relates to sections 1 and 16 of the Contract Disputes Act 
of 1978 (Public Law 95–563, 41 U.S.C. 601 note), and those provi-
sions are revived to read as if section 7(b) of Public Law 111–350 had 
not been enacted. 
(2) Effective January 4, 2011— 
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(A) subtitle III of title 41, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 7109 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 73—FINALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECI-
SIONS IN DISPUTES ARISING UNDER CONTRACTS NOT 
SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 71 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘7301.
Definitions. 
‘‘7302.
Finality and conclusiveness of decisions. 
‘‘7303.
Limitation on pleading. 
‘‘7304.
Limitation on finality of decisions as to questions of law. 
‘‘§ 7301. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a 
contract entered into by the United States that is not subject to chap-
ter 71 of this title. 
‘‘(2) DECISIONMAKER.—The term ‘‘decisionmaker’’ means the head 
of a Federal agency, a representative of the head of the agency, or a 
board that makes a decision in a dispute arising under a covered con-
tract, 
‘‘§ 7302. Finality and conclusiveness of decisions 
‘‘In a dispute arising under a covered contract, a decision by a decision-
maker is final and conclusive unless it is fraudulent, capricious, arbitrary, 
or so grossly erroneous as to necessarily imply bad faith or is not supported 
by substantial evidence. 
‘‘§ 7303. Limitation on pleading 
‘‘A provision of a covered contract relating to the finality or conclusive-
ness of decisions by a decisionmaker may not be pleaded in a civil action 
as limiting judicial review to a case in which fraud by the decisionmaker 
is alleged. 
‘‘§ 7304. Limitation on finality of decisions as to questions of 
law 
‘‘A covered contract may not contain a provision making the decision of 
a decisionmaker final as to questions of law.’’; and 
(B) the analysis for subtitle III of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 71 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘73. Finality of Administrative Decisions in Disputes Arising 
Under Contracts Not Subject to Chapter 71.
7301’’. 
(3) The analysis for chapter 1 of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 153 the following: 
‘‘154.
Additional definitions. 
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