of the Secretary the payee or special endorse1 establishes that

[See main edition for text of (1)]

(2) the check was negotiated later and paid by the Secretary or a depositary on a forged endorsement of the payee's or special endorsee's name; and

(3) the payee or special endorsee has not participated in any part of the proceeds of the negotiation or payment.

[See main edition for text of (c)]

(d) The Secretary shall deposit immediately to the credit of the Fund an amount recovered from a forger or a transferee or party on the check. The Secretary may use amounts in the Fund to reimburse payment certifying or authorizing agencies for any payment that the Secretary determines would otherwise have been payable from the Fund, and may reimburse certifying or authorizing agencies with amounts recovered because of payee nonentitlement. However, currency of a foreign country recovered because of a forged check drawn on a designated depositary shall be credited to the Fund or to the foreign currency fund that was charged when payment was made under subsection (b) of this section to the payee or special endorsee.

(e) The Secretary may waive any provision of this section as may be necessary to ensure that claimants receive timely payments.

(f) Under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may delegate duties and powers of the Secretary under this section to the head of an agency. Consistent with a delegation from the Secretary under this subsection, the head of an agency may redelegate those duties and powers to officers or employees of the agency.

(g) This section does not relieve

or

(1) a forger from civil or criminal liability;

(2) a transferee or party on a check after the forgery from liability

(A) on the express or implied warranty of prior endorsements of the transferee or party; or

(B) to refund amounts to the Secretary. (As amended Pub. L. 104-134, title III, §31001(x)(3), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–377.)

AMENDMENTS

1996 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-134, §31001(x)(3)(A), amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: "Amounts may be appropriated to the Fund."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-134, §31001(x)(3)(B)(i), inserted "in the determination of the Secretary the payee or special endorse establishes that" after "without interest if" in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 104-134, §31001(x)(3)(B)(ii)–(iv), inserted "and" at end of par. (2), substituted period for "; and" at end of par. (3), and struck out par. (4) which read as follows: "recovery from the forger, a transferee, or a party on the check after the forgery has been or may be delayed or unsuccessful."

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-134. §31001(x)(3)(C), inserted after first sentence "The Secretary may use amounts

1 So in original. Probably should be "endorsee".

[See main edition for text of (A) to (C)]

(D) a summary of reports on internal accounting and administrative control systems submitted to the President and the Congress under the amendments made by the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-255);

(E) a listing of agencies whose financial management systems do not comply substantially with the requirements of Section1 3(a)2 the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996, and a summary statement of the efforts underway to remedy the noncompliance; and

(F) any other information the Director considers appropriate to fully inform the Congress regarding the financial management of the Federal Government.

[See main edition for text of (3) to (5); (b) to (g)]

(As amended Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VIII, §805(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-392.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(E), is Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VIII], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-389, which is set out as a note under this section. Section 3(a) of the act probably means section 803(a) of the act, which contains requirements relating to financial management systems.

1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

2 So in original. Probably should be followed by "of'. See References in Text note below.

AMENDMENTS

1996 Subsec. (a)(2)(E), (F). Pub. L. 104-208 added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F).

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.

FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT Section 101(f) [title VIII] of Pub. L. 104-208 provided that:

"SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE[.]

"This title may be cited as the 'Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996.'

"SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

"(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds the following:

"(1) Much effort has been devoted to strengthening Federal internal accounting controls in the past. Although progress has been made in recent years, Federal accounting standards have not been uniformly implemented in financial management systems for agencies.

"(2) Federal financial management continues to be seriously deficient, and Federal financial management and fiscal practices have failed to—

"(A) identify costs fully;

"(B) reflect the total liabilities of congressional actions; and

"(C) accurately report the financial condition of the Federal Government.

"(3) Current Federal accounting practices do not accurately report financial results of the Federal Government or the full costs of programs and activities. The continued use of these practices undermines the Government's ability to provide credible and reliable financial data and encourages already widespread Government waste, and will not assist in achieving a balanced budget.

"(4) Waste and inefficiency in the Federal Government undermine the confidence of the American people in the government and reduce the federal Government's ability to address vital public needs adequately.

*(5) To rebuild the accountability and credibility of the Federal Government, and restore public confidence in the Federal Government, agencies must incorporate accounting standards and reporting objectives established for the Federal Government into their financial management systems so that all the assets and liabilities, revenues, and expenditures or expenses, and the full costs of programs and activities of the Federal Government can be consistently and accurately recorded, monitored, and uniformly reported throughout the Federal Government.

"(6) Since its establishment in October 1990, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the 'FASAB') has made substantial progress toward developing and recommending a comprehensive set of accounting concepts and standards for the Federal Government. When the accounting concepts and standards developed by FASAB are incorporated into Federal financial management systems, agencies will be able to provide cost and financial information that will assist the Congress and financial managers to evaluate the cost and performance of Federal programs and activities, and will therefore provide important information that has been lacking, but is needed for improved decision making by financial managers and the Congress.

"(7) The development of financial management systems with the capacity to support these standards

and concepts will, over the long term, improve Federal financial management.

"(b) PURPOSE[.]—The purposes of this Act [title] are to

"(1) provide for consistency of accounting by an agency from one fiscal year to the next, and uniform accounting standards throughout the Federal Government;

"(2) require Federal financial management systems to support full disclosure of Federal financial data, including the full costs of Federal programs and activities, to the citizens, the Congress, the President, and agency management, so that programs and activities can be considered based on their full costs and merits;

"(3) increase the accountability and credibility of federal [sic] financial management;

"(4) improve performance, productivity and efficiency of Federal Government financial management; "(5) establish financial management systems to support controlling the cost of Federal Government; "(6) build upon and complement the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576; 104 Stat 2838) [see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 501 of this title], the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62[:] 107 Stat. 285) [see Short Title of 1993 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title] and the Government Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-356; 108 Stat. 3410) [see Short Title of 1994 Amendment note set out under section 3301 of this title]; and

"(7) increase the capability of agencies to monitor execution of the budget by more readily permitting reports that compare spending of resources to results of activities.

"SEC. 803. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-Each agency shall implement and maintain financial management systems that comply substantially with Federal financial management systems requirements, applicable Federal accounting standards, and the United States Government Standard General Ledger at the transaction level. "(b) AUDIT COMPLIANCE FINDING.

"(1) IN GENERAL.-Each audit required by section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code, shall report whether the agency financial management systems comply with the requirements of subsection (a).

"(2) CONTENT OF REPORTS.-When the person performing the audit required by section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code, reports that the agency financial management systems do not comply with the requirements of subsection (a), the person performing the audit shall include in the report on the audit

"(A) the entity or organization responsible for the financial management systems that have been found not to comply with the requirements of subsection (a);

"(B) all facts pertaining to the failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), including"(i) the nature and extent of the noncompliance including areas in which there is substantial but not full compliance;

"(ii) the primary reason or cause of the noncompliance;

"(iii) the entity or organization responsible for the non-compliance [sic]; and

"(A) a review of the report on the applicable agency-wide audited financial statement;

"(B) any other information the Head of the agency considers relevant and appropriate.

"(2) DATE OF DETERMINATION.-The determination under paragraph (1) shall be made no later than 120 days after the earlier of—

"(A) the date of the receipt of an agency-wide audited financial statement; or

"(B) the last day of the fiscal year following the year covered by such statement. "(3) REMEDIATION PLAN.

"(A) If the Head of an agency determines that the agency's financial management systems do not comply with the requirements of subsection (a), the head of the agency, in consultation with the Director, shall establish a remediation plan that shall include resources, remedies, and intermediate target dates necessary to bring the agency's financial management systems into substantial compliance. "(B) If the determination of the head of the agency differs from the audit compliance findings required in subsection (b), the Director shall review such determinations and provide a report on the findings to the appropriate committees of the Congress.

"(4) TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE.—A remediation plan shall bring the agency's financial management systems into substantial compliance no later than 3 years after the date a determination is made under paragraph (1), unless the agency, with concurrence of the Director

"(A) determines that the agency's financial management systems cannot comply with the requirements of subsection (a) within 3 years;

"(B) specifies the most feasible date for bringing the agency's financial management systems into compliance with the requirements of subsection (a); and

"(C) designates an official of the agency who shall be responsible for bringing the agency's financial management systems into compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) by the date specified under subparagraph (B).

"SEC. 804. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

"(a) REPORTS BY THE DIRECTOR.-No later than March 31 of each year, the Director shall submit a report to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act [title]. The Director may include the report in the financial management status report and the 5-year financial management plan submitted under section 3512(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code.

"(b) REPORTS BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL[.]—Each Inspector General who prepares a report under section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall report to Congress instances and reasons when an agency has not met the intermediate target dates established in the remediation plan required under section 3(c) [803(c)]. Specifically the report shall include

"(1) the entity or organization responsible for the non-compliance [sic];

"(2) the facts pertaining to the failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), including the nature and extent of the non-compliance [sic], the primary reason or cause for the failure to comply, and any extenuating circumstances; and

"(3) a statement of the remedial actions needed to comply.

"(c) REPORTS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.-No later than October 1, 1997, and October 1, of each year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the appropriate committees of the Congress concerning

"(1) compliance with the requirements of section 3(a) of this Act [803(a) of this title], including whether the financial statements of the Federal Government have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards; and

"(2) the adequacy of applicable accounting standards for the Federal Government.

"SEC. 805. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

"(a) AUDITS BY AGENCIES.-[Amended section 3521 of this title.]

"(b) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT.[Amended this section.]

"(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.-[Amended section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.]

"SEC. 806. DEFINITIONS.

"For purposes of this title:

"(1) AGENCY.-The term 'agency' means a department or agency of the United States Government as defined in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.

"(2) DIRECTOR.-The term 'Director' means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

"(3) FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.-The term 'Federal accounting standards' means applicable accounting principles, standards, and requirements consistent with section 902(a)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code.

"(4) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.-The term 'financial management systems' includes the financial systems and the financial portions of mixed systems necessary to support financial management, including automated and manual processes, procedures, controls, data, hardware, software, and support personnel dedicated to the operation and maintenance of system functions.

"(5) FINANCIAL SYSTEM.-The term 'financial system' includes an information system, comprised of one or more applications, that is used for

"(A) collecting, processing, maintaining, transmitting, or reporting data about financial events; "(B) supporting financial planning or budgeting activities;

"(C) accumulating and reporting costs information; or

"(D) supporting the preparation of financial

statements.

"(6) MIXED SYSTEM.-The term 'mixed system' means an information system that supports both financial and nonfinancial functions of the Federal Government or components thereof.

"SEC. 807. EFFECTIVE DATE.

"This title shall take effect for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.

"SEC. 808. REVISION OF SHORT TITLES.

"(a) [Amended section 4001 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.]

"(b) [Amended section 5001 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as a note under section 1401 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.]

"(c) Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 or to the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 shall be considered to be a reference to the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment notes set out under 40 U.S.C. 1401 and 41 U.S.C. 251]."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 902, 3511, 3521, 5134, 7502 of this title; title 10 sections 3022, 5025, 8022; title 22 section 2421.

§ 3515. Financial statements of agencies

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 902, 1116, 3512, 3521 of this title; title 7 section 136a-1; title 12 section 1709; title 36 section 2103; title 44 section 309.

SUBCHAPTER III-AUDITING AND
SETTLING ACCOUNTS

§ 3521. Audits by agencies

[See main edition for text of (a) to (e)]

(f)(1) For each audited financial statement required under subsections (a) and (f) of section 3515 of this title, the person who audits the statement for purpose of subsection (e) of this section shall submit a report on the audit to the head of the agency and the Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management. A report under this subsection shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

[See main edition for text of (2); (g) and (h)]

(As amended Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VIII, §805(a)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-392.)

AMENDMENTS

1996 Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104-208 inserted "and the Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management" before period at end of first sentence.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 effective for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1997, see section 101(f) [title VIII, § 807] of Pub. L. 104-208, set out in a Federal Financial Management Improvement note under section 3512 of this title.

AUDITS AND REPORTS OF AGENCY FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

Pub. L. 105-206, title I, §1103(d), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 709, provided that: "Subject to section 3521(g) of title 31, United States Code

"(1) the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall, subject to paragraph (2)—

"(A) audit each financial statement in accordance with section 3521(e) of such title; and

"(B) prepare and submit each report required under section 3521(f) of such title; and

"(2) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration shall—

"(A) audit that portion of each financial statement referred to under paragraph (1)(A) that relates to custodial and administrative accounts of the Internal Revenue Service; and

"(B) prepare that portion of each report referred to under paragraph (1)(B) that relates to custodial and administrative accounts of the Internal Revenue Service."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 902, 3512 of this title; title 7 section 136a-1; title 23 section 104.

§ 3523. General audit authority of the Comptroller General

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 2 sections 104a, 104b; title 42 sections 2996h, 10711.

§ 3524. Auditing expenditures approved without vouchers

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14. set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.

§3527. General authority to relieve accountable officials and agents from liability

[See main edition for text of (a)]

(b)(1) The Comptroller General shall relieve an official of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) responsible for the physical loss or deficiency of public money, vouchers, or records, or a payment described in section 3528(a)(4)(A) of this title, or shall authorize reimbursement, from an appropriation or fund available for reimbursement, of the amount of the loss or deficiency paid by or for the official as restitution, when

(A) in the case of a physical loss or deficiency

(i) the Secretary of Defense or the appropriate Secretary of the military department of the Department of Defense (or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy) decides that the official was carrying out official duties when the loss or deficiency occurred;

(ii) the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment; and (iii) the loss or deficiency was not the result of fault or negligence by the official; or (B) in the case of a payment described in section 3528(a)(4)(A) of this title, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the appropriate military department (or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy), after taking a diligent collection action, finds that the criteria of section 3528(b)(1) of this title are satisfied.

[See main edition for text of (2); (c) to (e)] (As amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title IX, §913(c)(4), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title X, §1009(c)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2635.)

AMENDMENTS

1996 Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-106. §913(c)(4)(C)–(F), inserted "(A) in the case of a physical loss or deficiency-", redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, and added subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 104-106, §913(c)(4)(A), (B). in introductory provisions, substituted "an official of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a)" for "a disbursing official of the armed forces" and "records, or a payment described in section 3528(a)(4)(A) of this title." for "records,".

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 104-201, § 1009(c)(2)(A), inserted (or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)" after "Department of Defense".

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 104-201, §1009(c)(2)(B), inserted (or the Secretary of Transportation, in the case of a disbursing official of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)" after "or the Secretary of the appropriate military department".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 37 section 1007.

§3528. Responsibilities and relief from liability of certifying officials

[See main edition for text of (a) to (c)]

[(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title IX, §913(c)(5), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 412.]

(As amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title IX, §913(c)(5), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 105-264, §3(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2352.)

AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (C) Pub. L. 105-264, §3(a)(2), (b), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2352, 2354, provided that, effective 18 months after Oct. 19, 1998, this section is amended as follows:

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “and” at end of paragraph (3), by substituting "; and" for period at end of paragraph (4)(C), and by adding at the end paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) verifying transportation rates, freight classifications, and other information provided on a Government bill of lading or transportation request, unless the Administrator of General Services has determined that verification by a prepayment audit conducted pursuant to section 3726(a) of this title for a particular mode or modes of transportation, or for an agency or subagency, will not adequately protect the interests of the Government.

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “and the Administrator of General Services has determined that verification by a prepayment audit conducted pursuant to section 3726(a) of this title for a particular mode or modes of transportation, or for an agency or subagency, will not adequately protect the interests of the Government" after “deductions".

(3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting "and the Administrator of General Services has determined that verification by a prepayment audit conducted pursuant to section 3726(a) of this title for a particular mode or modes of transportation, or for an agency or subagency, will not adequately protect the interests of the Government" after "agreement".

AMENDMENTS

1996--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106 struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "This section does not apply to disbursements of a military department of the Department of Defense, except disbursements for departmental pay and expenses in the District of Columbia." EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 105-264 effective 18 months after Oct. 19, 1998, see section 3(b) of Pub. L. 105-264, set out as a note under section 3322 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 3527 of this title; title 28 section 594.

§ 3529. Requests for decisions of the Comptroller General

[See main edition for text of (a)]

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall issue a decision requested under this section.

(2) A decision requested under this section concerning a function transferred to or vested in the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 211(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 535), as in effect immediately before the effective date of title II of the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, or under this Act, shall be issued

(A) by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, except as provided in subparagraph (B); or

(B) in the case of a function delegated by the Director to another agency, by the head of the agency to which the function was delegated. (As amended Pub. L. 104-316, title II, § 204, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3845.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 211(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, as in effect immediately before the effective date of title II of the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 211(a) of Pub. L. 104-53, which is set out as a note under section 501 of this title, as in effect before Oct. 19, 1996, the date of enactment of the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-316, section 203 of which amended section 211 of Pub. L. 104-53 generally.

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), probably means Pub. L. 104-316, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3286, known as the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, which enacted subsec. (b)(2) of this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1996 Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-316 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted "Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Comptroller General" for "The Comptroller General", and added par. (2).

[§ 3531. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-316, title I, § 115(f)(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3834] Section, Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 967, related to certification by heads of executive departments to Comptroller General regarding losses resulting from public property entrusted to officials or agents.

SUBCHAPTER V-PROCUREMENT PROTEST SYSTEM

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This subchapter is referred to in section 1558 of this title; title 10 section 2305; title 15 section 2051; title 22 section 3862; title 41 sections 253b, 423, 431.

§ 3551. Definitions

In this subchapter:

[See main edition for text of (1)]

(2) The term "interested party", with respect to a contract or a solicitation or other request for offers described in paragraph (1), means an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of the contract or by failure to award the contract.

[See main edition for text of (3)]

(As amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(d)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 674.)

AMENDMENTS

1996-Pub. L. 104-106, § 4321(d)(1)(A), substituted "subchapter:" for "subchapter-" in introductory provisions.

Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-106, § 4321(d)(1)(B), substituted "or a solicitation or other request for offers" for "or proposed contract".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104-106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set