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TITLE 41 > CHAPTER 1 > Sec. 15.

Notes on Sec. 15.

SOURCE
R.S. Sec. 3737
Oct. 9, 1940, ch. 779, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 1029
May 15, 1951, ch. 75, 65 Stat. 41
Pub. L. 103-355, title II, Sec. 2451, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3324
Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, Sec. 4321(i)(9), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 676.

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 3737 derived from act July 17, 1862, ch. 200, Sec. 14, 12 Stat. 596

AMENDMENTS

1996 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ''rights or obligations'' for ''rights of obligations''. 1994 - Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 2451, amended section generally, revising it as follows:

Subsec. (a), designated first par. as subsec. (a) and substituted ''is concerned'' for ''are concerned''.

Subsec. (b), designated second par. as subsec. (b) and inserted subpar. and cl. designations; substituted in introductory provisions ''provisions of subsection (a) of this section'' for ''provisions of the preceding paragraph'' and ''lending agency, provided:'' for ''lending agency: Provided,''; in par. designations, ''That,'' for ''That'' and periods for semicolons at end; and struck out former par. 1 which read as follows: ''That in the case of any contract entered into prior to October 9, 1940, no claim shall be assigned without the consent of the head of the department or agency concerned;''.

Subsec. (c), designated third par. as subsec. (c) and substituted ''this section'' for ''this section,''. Subsec. (d), designated fourth par. as subsec. (d).

Subsec. (e), designated first part of fifth par. as subsec. (e), substituted ''Department of Energy'' for ''Atomic Energy Commission'', ''may, upon a determination of need by the President, provide'' for ''may, in time of war or national emergency proclaimed by the President (including the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950) or by Act or joint resolution of the Congress and until such war or national emergency has been terminated in such manner, provide'', and ''subject to reduction or set-off.'' for ''subject to reduction or set-off,'', and inserted ''Each such determination of need shall be published in the Federal Register.''

Subsec. (f), designated last part of fifth par. as subsec. (f), realigned margins of pars. (1) to (4) and substituted semicolons for commas at end, and substituted, in introductory provisions, ''If a provision described in subsection (e) of this section or a provision to the same general effect has been at any time heretofore or is hereafter included or inserted in any such contract, payments to be made thereafter to an assignee of any moneys due or to become due under such contract shall not be subject to reduction or setoff for any liability of any nature of the assignor to the United States or any department or agency thereof which arises independently of such contract, or hereafter for any liability of the assignor on account of - '' for ''and if such provision or one to the same general effect has been at any time heretofore or is hereafter included or inserted in any such contract, payments to be made thereafter to an assignee of any moneys due or to become due under such contract, whether during or after such war or emergency, shall not be subject to reduction or set-off for any liability of any nature of the assignor to the United States or any department or agency thereof which arises independently of such contract, or hereafter for any liability of the assignor on account of'' and, in par. (4), ''non withholding'' for ''nonwithholding''. Subsec. (g), designated sixth par. as subsec. (g). 1951 - Act May 15, 1951, made it clear that a bank or other financing institution taking an assignment of claims pursuant to this section would not be subject to later recovery by the Government of amounts previously paid to the bank by the assignee except in cases of fraud. 1940 - Act Oct. 9, 1940, inserted second and third pars

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 out as a note under section 251 of this title

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103-355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103-355, set out as a note under section 251 of this title

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

Memorandum of President of the United States, Oct. 3, 1995, 60 F.R. 52289, provided: Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Section 2451 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Public Law 103-355 ((amending) 41 U.S.C. 15) (''Act''), provides, in part, that ''(a)ny contract of the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Department of Energy or any other department or agency of the United States designated by the President, except (contracts where) . . . full payment has been made, may, upon a determination of need by the President, provide or be amended without consideration to provide that payments to be made to the assignee of any moneys due or to become due under (the) contract shall not be subject to reduction or set-off.''

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby designate all other departments and agencies of the United States as subject to this provision. Furthermore, I hereby delegate to the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, the Administrator of General Services, and the heads of all other departments and agencies, the authority under section 2451 of the Act to make determinations of need for their respective agency's contracts, subject to such further guidance as issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

The authority delegated by this memorandum may be further delegated within the departments and agencies. This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register. William J. Clinton

NON-APPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT

The provisions of the National Emergencies Act (Pub. L. 94-412, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255) not applicable to the powers and authorities conferred by this section and actions taken hereunder, see section 1651 of Title 50, War and National Defense

MONEYS DUE UNDER LETTERS OF COMMITMENT ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

Moneys due under letters of commitment issued against funds or guaranties of funds supplied by Commodity Credit Corporation in connection with disposition of surplus agricultural commodities to foreign countries, as assignable under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, which constitutes this section and former section 203 of Title 31, Money and Finance, see section 1702 of Title 7, Agriculture

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 2392; title 50 section 1651; title 50 App. section 1215

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