Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 — Department of State
§ 2679d. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances
Statutory text
A determination by the Department to use procedures other than competitive procedures under section 3304 of title 41 in order to meet emergency security requirements, as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee, including physical security upgrades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation projects, shall not be subject to challenge by protest under either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31 or section 1491 of title 28.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
Pub. L. 114–323 title I § 115 · 130 Stat. 1905
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2679d
(Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 115, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1911.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 115, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1911.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 115. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROCUREMENT PROTEST PROCEDURES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACTING IN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES. A determination by the Department to use procedures other than competitive procedures under section 3304 of title 41, United States Code, in order to meet emergency security requirements, as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee, including physical security upgrades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation projects, shall not be subject to challenge by protest under either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, or section 1491 of title 28, United States Code.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definitions of “Department” and “Secretary” as used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 114–323, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.