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6 U.S.C. § 422 — Labor-management relations
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**(a) Limitation on exclusionary authority**
(1) **In general** — No agency or subdivision of an agency which is transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be excluded from the coverage of chapter 71 of title 5 as a result of any order issued under section 7103(b)(1) of such title 5 after June 18, 2002, unless—
(A) the mission and responsibilities of the agency (or subdivision) materially change; and
(B) a majority of the employees within such agency (or subdivision) have as their primary duty intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation.
(2) **Exclusions allowable** — Nothing in paragraph (1) shall affect the effectiveness of any order to the extent that such order excludes any portion of an agency or subdivision of an agency as to which—
(A) recognition as an appropriate unit has never been conferred for purposes of chapter 71 of such title 5; or
(B) any such recognition has been revoked or otherwise terminated as a result of a determination under subsection (b)(1).
**(b) Provisions relating to bargaining units**
(1) **Limitation relating to appropriate units** — Each unit which is recognized as an appropriate unit for purposes of chapter 71 of title 5 as of the day before the effective date of this chapter (and any subdivision of any such unit) shall, if such unit (or subdivision) is transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter, continue to be so recognized for such purposes, unless—
(A) the mission and responsibilities of such unit (or subdivision) materially change; and
(B) a majority of the employees within such unit (or subdivision) have as their primary duty intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation.
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**(a) Limitation on exclusionary authority**
(1) **In general** — No agency or subdivision of an agency which is transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be excluded from the coverage of chapter 71 of title 5 as a result of any order issued under section 7103(b)(1) of such title 5 after June 18, 2002, unless—
(A) the mission and responsibilities of the agency (or subdivision) materially change; and
(B) a majority of the employees within such agency (or subdivision) have as their primary duty intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation.
(2) **Exclusions allowable** — Nothing in paragraph (1) shall affect the effectiveness of any order to the extent that such order excludes any portion of an agency or subdivision of an agency as to which—
(A) recognition as an appropriate unit has never been conferred for purposes of chapter 71 of such title 5; or
(B) any such recognition has been revoked or otherwise terminated as a result of a determination under subsection (b)(1).
**(b) Provisions relating to bargaining units**
(1) **Limitation relating to appropriate units** — Each unit which is recognized as an appropriate unit for purposes of chapter 71 of title 5 as of the day before the effective date of this chapter (and any subdivision of any such unit) shall, if such unit (or subdivision) is transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter, continue to be so recognized for such purposes, unless—
(A) the mission and responsibilities of such unit (or subdivision) materially change; and
(B) a majority of the employees within such unit (or subdivision) have as their primary duty intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation.
(2) **Limitation relating to positions or employees** — No position or employee within a unit (or subdivision of a unit) as to which continued recognition is given in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be excluded from such unit (or subdivision), for purposes of chapter 71 of such title 5, unless the primary job duty of such position or employee—
(A) materially changes; and
(B) consists of intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation.
In the case of any positions within a unit (or subdivision) which are first established on or after the effective date of this chapter and any employees first appointed on or after such date, the preceding sentence shall be applied disregarding subparagraph (A).
**(c) Waiver** If the President determines that the application of subsections (a), (b), and (d) would have a substantial adverse impact on the ability of the Department to protect homeland security, the President may waive the application of such subsections 10 days after the President has submitted to Congress a written explanation of the reasons for such determination.
**(d) Coordination rule** No other provision of this chapter or of any amendment made by this chapter may be construed or applied in a manner so as to limit, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of this section, except to the extent that it does so by specific reference to this section.
**(e) Rule of construction** Nothing in [section 9701(e) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section9701/e&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be considered to apply with respect to any agency or subdivision of any agency, which is excluded from the coverage of chapter 71 of title 5 by virtue of an order issued in accordance with section 7103(b) of such title 5 and the preceding provisions of this section (as applicable), or to any employees of any such agency or subdivision or to any individual or entity representing any such employees or any representatives thereof.
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**(a) Activities** The Center shall—
(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors;
(2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies;
(3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to—
(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and
(B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable
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**(a) Temporary threshold amounts** For a procurement referred to in [section 422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section422&num=0&edition=prelim) that is carried out in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation or a contingency operation, the simplified acquisition threshold definitions shall be applied as if the amount determined under the exception provided for such an operation in those definitions were—
(1) in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States, $200,000; or
(2) in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States, $300,000.
**(b) Simplified acquisition threshold definitions** In this section, the term “simplified acquisition threshold definitions” means the following:
(1) [Section 134 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) [Section 153 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section153&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) [Section 3015 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3015&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Small business reserve** For a procurement carried out pursuant to subsection (a), [section 644(j) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/j&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be applied as if the maximum anticipated value identified therein is equal to the amounts referred to in subsection (a).
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In the administration of [section 1902 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1902&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to a procurement referred to in [section 422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section422&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount specified in subsections (a), (d), and (e) of such section 1902 shall be deemed to be $7,500.
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**(a) Authority**
(1) **In general** — The head of an executive agency may apply the provisions of law listed in paragraph (2) to a procurement referred to in [section 422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section422&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to whether the property or services are commercial items.
(2) **Commercial item laws** — The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) Sections 1901 and 1906 of title 41.
(B) [Section 3205 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3205&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) [Section 3305 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Inapplicability of limitation on use of simplified acquisition procedures**
(1) **In general** — The $5,000,000 limitation provided in [section 1901(a)(2) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1901/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 3205(a)(2) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3205/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 3305(a)(2) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3305/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to purchases of property or services to which any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are applied under the authority of this section.
(2) **OMB guidance** — The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance and procedures for the use of simplified acquisition procedures for a purchase of property or services in excess of $5,000,000 under the authority of this section.
**(c) Continuation
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**(a) Required use** The head of an executive agency shall, when appropriate, use streamlined acquisition authorities and procedures authorized by law for a procurement referred to in [section 422 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section422&num=0&edition=prelim), including authorities and procedures that are provided under the following provisions of law:
(1) **Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949** — In division C of subtitle I of title 41:
(A) Paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of [section 3304 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3304&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to use of procedures other than competitive procedures under certain circumstances (subject to subsection (d) of such section).
(B) [Section 4106 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section4106&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to orders under task and delivery order contracts.
(2) **Title 10** — In part V of subtitle A of title 10:
(A) Paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of section 3204, relating to use of procedures other than competitive procedures under certain circumstances (subject to subsection (d) of such section).
(B) Section 3406, relating to orders under task and delivery order contracts.
(3) **Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act** — Paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(D), and (2)(A) of [section 1708(b) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1708/b&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to inapplicability of a requirement for procurement notice.
**(b) Waiver of certain small business threshold requirements** Subclause (II) of [section 637(a)(1)(D)(i
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 421
(A) the Agency (including the center);
(B) the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology; or
(C) institutions that have been designated
by the Department as a Center of Excellence
for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 846, as added Pub. L.
116–283,
div.
G,
title
LVXXXII
[LXXXII],
§ 8278(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4687.)
PART F—FEDERAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
FLEXIBILITY
§ 421. Definition
In this part, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has
the meaning given that term under section 133
of title 41.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 851, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2235.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
In text, ‘‘section 133 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘sec-
tion 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1))’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350,
§ 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted
Title 41, Public Contracts.
§ 422. Procurements for defense against or recov-
ery from terrorism or nuclear, biological,
chemical, or radiological attack
The authorities provided in this part apply to
any procurement of property or services by or
for an executive agency that, as determined by
the head of the executive agency, are to be used
to facilitate defense against or recovery from
terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or ra-
diological attack, but only if a solicitation of of-
fers for the procurement is issued during the 1-
year period beginning on November 25, 2002.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 852, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2235.)
§ 423. Increased simplified acquisition threshold
for procurements in support of humanitarian
or peacekeeping operations or contingency
operations
(a) Temporary threshold amounts
For a procurement referred to i
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