TITLE 41 , CHAPTER 4 , SUBCHAPTER IV , Sec. 259.

SOURCE
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, Sec. 309, 63 Stat. 397
July 12, 1952, ch. 703, Sec. 1(h), 66 Stat. 593
Pub. L. 98-369, div. B, title VII, Sec. 2711(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1180
Pub. L. 98-577, title V, Sec. 504(a)(3), (4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3086
Pub. L. 103-355, title I, Sec. 1551, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3298
Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 807(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2606
Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1073(g)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1906.

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, approved June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Title IX of this Act is classified generally to subchapter VI (Sec. 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of Title 40 and Tables

AMENDMENTS

1997 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-85 struck out ''and'' at end. 1996 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-201 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted ''or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation'' after ''contingency operation'', and added par. (2). 1994 - Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 103-355 added subsecs. (c) to (e) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: ''The terms 'full and open competition', 'responsible source', 'technical data', 'major system', 'item', 'item of supply', and 'supplies' have the same meanings provided such terms in section 403 of this title.'' 1984 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-369 added subsec. (b). Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 98-577, Sec. 504(a)(3), added pars. (4) and (5).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-577, Sec. 504(a)(4), substituted '', 'responsible source', 'technical data', 'major system', 'item', 'item of supply', and 'supplies' have'' for ''and 'responsible source' have'' before ''the meaning''. Pub. L. 98-369 added subsec. (c). 1952 - Subsec. (b). Act July 12, 1952, repealed subsec. (b) which defined ''supplies''

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

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 98-369 applicable with respect to any solicitation for bids or proposals issued after Mar. 31, 1985, see section 2751 of Pub. L. 98-369, set out as a note under section 251 of this title

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as a note under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Amendment to this section by section 2711(a)(3) of Pub. L. 98-369 not to affect or supersede the provisions of section 637(a) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, see section 2711(c) of Pub. L. 98-369, set out as a note under section 253 of this title

DEFINITIONS

The definitions in section 472 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, apply to this subchapter

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 20 section 1018a.

Notes on Sec. 259.