1996 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 4311, substituted ''an employee of an executive agency or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States authorized to do so'' for ''the contracting officer''. Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 4304(b)(4), (c)(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: ''For purposes of section 423 of this title, an officer or employee of an executive agency, or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall not be considered a procurement official if - ''(1) the contracting authority of the officer, employee, or member does not exceed $2,500; and ''(2) the head of the contracting activity concerned (or a designee of the head of the contracting activity concerned) determines that the duties of the position of that officer, employee, or member are such that is it unlikely that the officer, employee, or member will be required to conduct procurements in a total amount greater than $20,000 in any 12-month period.''

Subsecs. (d) to (g). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 4304(c)(3), redesignated subsecs. (e) to (g) as (d) to (f), respectively. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c)

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

Section effective Oct. 13, 1994, and to be implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation not later than 60 days after Oct. 13, 1994, see section 4301(c) of Pub. L. 103-355, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 10a of this title