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6 U.S.C. § 442 — Increased simplified acquisition threshold for procurements in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping operations or contingency operations

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6 U.S.C. § 442 — 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 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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6 U.S.C. § 422 — Labor-management relations

**(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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41 U.S.C. § 153 — Simplified acquisition threshold for contract in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping operation

(1) **In general.—** — In division C, the term “simplified acquisition threshold” has the meaning provided that term in [section 134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim), except that, in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, the term means an amount equal to two times the amount specified for that term in [section 134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Definition.—** — In paragraph (1), the term “humanitarian or peacekeeping operation” means a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.

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41 U.S.C. § 134 — Simplified acquisition threshold

In division B, the term “simplified acquisition threshold” means $250,000.

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10 U.S.C. § 3015 — Simplified acquisition threshold

In this part: (1) The term “simplified acquisition threshold” has the meaning provided that term in [section 134 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim), except that, in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of a contingency operation or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, the term means an amount equal to two times the amount specified for that term in such section. (2) The term “humanitarian or peacekeeping operation” means a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Nations. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or stationing.

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6 U.S.C. § 442 — Litigation management

Page 225 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 442 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Sellers’’. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Government’’. section 553 of title 5, as may be necessary to carry out this part. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 862, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2238.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE For short title of this part as the ‘‘Support Anti-ter- rorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002’’ or the ‘‘SAFETY Act’’, see section 861 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a Short Title note under section 101 of this title. § 442. Litigation management (a) Federal cause of action (1) In general There shall exist a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or result- ing from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been de- ployed in defense against or response or recov- ery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller. The sub- stantive 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 1 that provide qualified anti-terrorism technology to Federal and non-Federal government 2 customers. (2) Jurisdiction Such appropriate district court of the United States shall have original and exclu- sive 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

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