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10 U.S.C. § 3451 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) The terms “commercial product”, “commercial service”, “nondevelopmental item”, “component”, and “commercial component” have the meanings provided in sections 103, 103a, 110, 105, and 102, respectively, of title 41.
(2) The term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) The term “agency” means the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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In this chapter:
(1) The terms “commercial product”, “commercial service”, “nondevelopmental item”, “component”, and “commercial component” have the meanings provided in sections 103, 103a, 110, 105, and 102, respectively, of title 41.
(2) The term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) The term “agency” means the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Federal cause of action**
(1) **In general** — There shall exist a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller. The substantive law for decision in any such action shall be derived from the law, including choice of law principles, of the State in which such acts of terrorism occurred, unless such law is inconsistent with or preempted by Federal law. Such Federal cause of action shall be brought only for claims for injuries that are proximately caused by sellers 11 So in original. Probably should be “Sellers”. that provide qualified anti-terrorism technology to Federal and non-Federal government 22 So in original. Probably should be “Government”. customers.
(2) **Jurisdiction** — Such appropriate district court of the United States shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all actions for any claim for loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller.
**(b) Special rules** In an action brought under this section for damages the following provisions apply:
(1) **Punitive damages** — No punitive damages intended to punish or deter, exemplary damages, or other damages not intended to compensate a plaintiff for actual losses may be awarded, nor shall any party be liable for interest prior to the judgment.
(2) **Noneconomic damages**
(A) *In general* — Noneconomic damages may be awarde
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 3452
‘‘(c) TIME-AND-MATERIALS CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.—The regu-
lations modified pursuant to subsection (a) shall en-
sure that procedures applicable to time-and-mate-
rials contracts and labor-hour contracts for commer-
cial service acquisitions may be used only for the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) Services procured for support of a service, as
described in section 103a(1) of title 41, United States
Code.
‘‘(B) Emergency repair services.
‘‘(C) Any other commercial services only to the
extent that the head of the agency concerned ap-
proves a determination in writing by the con-
tracting officer that—
‘‘(i) the services to be acquired are commercial
services as defined in section 103a(2) of title 41,
United States Code;
‘‘(ii) if the services to be acquired are subject to
subsection (b), the offeror of the services has sub-
mitted sufficient information in accordance with
that subsection;
‘‘(iii) such services are commonly sold to the
general public through use of time-and-materials
or labor-hour contracts; and
‘‘(iv) the use of a time-and-materials or labor-
hour contract type is in the best interest of the
Government.
‘‘(2) NON-COMMERCIAL SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.—Noth-
ing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude
the use of procedures applicable to time-and-mate-
rials contracts and labor-hour contracts for non-com-
mercial service acquisitions for the acquisition of
any category of services.’’
PLAN FOR RESTRICTING GOVERNMENT-UNIQUE CONTRACT
CLAUSES ON COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 821, Jan. 28, 2008,
122 Stat. 226, as amended by Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title
X, § 1071(b)(2)(B), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3506; Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(f)(3
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