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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 40 — Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

§ 2361. Sense of Congress concerning contracting policy

Statutory text

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, to the extent authorized by law, should—

(1)

contract directly with suppliers in independent states of the former Soviet Union when such action would—

(A)

result in significant savings of the programs referred to in subchapter III; and

(B)

substantially expedite completion of the programs referred to in subchapter III; and

(2)

seek means to use innovative contracting approaches to avoid delay and increase the effectiveness of such programs and of the exercise of such authorities.

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.

  1. Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XIV § 1451 · 110 Stat. 2422

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2361

    (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1451, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1451, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2730.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1451. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING CONTRACTING POLICY. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, to the extent authorized by law, should— (1) contract directly with suppliers in independent states of the former Soviet Union when such action would— (A) result in significant savings of the programs referred to in subtitle C; and (B) substantially expedite completion of the programs referred to in subtitle C; and (2) seek means to use innovative contracting approaches to avoid delay and increase the effectiveness of such programs and of the exercise of such authorities.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1451, , 110 Stat. 2730.)

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