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41 U.S.C. § 1902 — Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase threshold

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41 U.S.C. § 1902 — Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase threshold

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**(a) Definition.—** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for purposes of this section, the micro-purchase threshold is $10,000. (2) For purposes of this section, the micro-purchase threshold for procurement activities administered under sections 6303 through 6305 of title 31 by institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1001(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), or related or affiliated nonprofit entities, or by nonprofit research organizations or independent research institutes is— (A) $10,000; or (B) such higher threshold as determined appropriate by the head of the relevant executive agency and consistent with clean audit findings under chapter 75 of title 31, internal institutional risk assessment, or State law. **(b) Compliance With Certain Requirements and Nonapplicability of Certain Authority.—** (1) **Compliance with certain requirements.—** — The head of each executive agency shall ensure that procuring activities of that agency, when awarding a contract with a price exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, comply with the requirements of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 637(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) and section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355, [15 U.S.C. 644](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644&num=0&edition=prelim) note). (2) **Nonapplicability of certain authority.—** — The authority under part 13.106(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 13.106(a)(1)), as in effect on November 18, 1993, to make purchases without securing competitive quotations does not apply to a purchase with a price exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. **(c) Nonapplicability of Certain Provisions.—** An executive agency purchase with an anticipated value of the micro-purchase threshold or less is not subject to section 15(j) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 644(j)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section644/j&num=0&edition=prelim)) and chapter 83 of this title. **(d) Purchases Without Competitive Quotations.—** A purchase with a price not greater than the micro-purchase threshold may be made without obtaining competitive quotations if an employee of an executive agency or a member of the armed forces, authorized to do so, determines that the price for the purchase is reasonable. **(e) Equitable Distribution.—** Purchases with a price not greater than the micro-purchase threshold shall be distributed equitably among qualified suppliers. **(f) Implementation Through Federal Acquisition Regulation.—** This section shall be implemented through the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

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15 U.S.C. § 644 — Awards or contracts

**(a) Small business procurements** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this chapter, small business concerns shall receive any award or contract if such award or contract is, in the determination of the Administrator and the contracting agency, in the interest of— (A) maintaining or mobilizing the full productive capacity of the United States; (B) war or national defense programs; or (C) assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for goods and services of the Government in each industry category (as defined under paragraph (2)) are awarded to small business concerns. (2) **Industry category defined** (A) *In general* — In this subsection, the term “industry category” means a discrete group of similar goods and services, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with the North American Industry Classification System codes used to establish small business size standards, except that the Administrator shall limit an industry category to a greater extent than provided under the North American Industry Classification System codes if the Administrator receives evidence indicating that further segmentation of the industry category is warranted— (i) due to special capital equipment needs; (ii) due to special labor requirements; (iii) due to special geographic requirements, except as provided in subparagraph (B); (iv) due to unique Federal buying patterns or requirements; or (v) to recognize a new industry. (B) *Exception for geographic requirements* — The Administrator may not further segment an industry category based on geographic requirements unless— (i) the Government typically designates the geographic area where work for contracts for goods or services is to be performed; (ii) Governmen

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10 U.S.C. § 2323 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 812(a)(2)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1846]

### Statutory Notes Section, added and amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, §§ 801(a)(1), (b)–(f), 802, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2442–2444, 2446; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 202(a)(6), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 101; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)–(c), (e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1702; Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7105, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3369; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(8), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 672; Pub. L. 105–135, title VI, § 604(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2632; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VIII, § 801, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2080; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VIII, § 808, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(a)(17), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 816, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2610; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(15), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VIII, § 842, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3389; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 858, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2349; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 891, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 270; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(31), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(4)(B), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1796, related to contract goals for small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education. A prior section 2323, added Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1216(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2598; amended Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 926(a)(1)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–153, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 926(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–153; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title I

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42 U.S.C. § 1862s — Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review

**(a) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that— (1) sustained, predictable Federal funding of basic research is essential to United States leadership in science and technology; (2) the Foundation’s intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria are appropriate for evaluating grant proposals, as concluded by the 2011 National Science Board Task Force on Merit Review; (3) evaluating proposals on the basis of the Foundation’s intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria should be used to assure that the Foundation’s activities are in the national interest as these reviews can affirm that— (A) the proposals funded by the Foundation are of high quality and advance scientific knowledge; and (B) the Foundation’s grants address societal needs through basic research findings or through related activities; and (4) as evidenced by the Foundation’s contributions to scientific advancement, economic growth, human health, and national security, its peer review and merit review processes have identified and funded scientifically and societally relevant basic research and should be preserved. **(b) Merit review criteria** The Foundation shall maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria, among other specific criteria as appropriate, as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. **(c) Updates** If after January 6, 2017, a change is made to the merit-review process, the Director shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 30 days after the date of the change.

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15 U.S.C. § 632 — Definitions

**(a) Small business concerns** (1) **In general** — For the purposes of this chapter, a small-business concern, including but not limited to enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries, shall be deemed to be one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation. (2) **Establishment of size standards** (A) *In general* — In addition to the criteria specified in paragraph (1) and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C), the Administrator may specify detailed definitions or standards by which a business concern may be determined to be a small business concern for the purposes of this chapter or any other Act. (B) *Additional criteria* — The standards described in paragraph (1) may utilize number of employees, dollar volume of business, net worth, net income, a combination thereof, or other appropriate factors. (C) *Requirements* — Unless specifically authorized by statute, no Federal department (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) or agency may prescribe a size standard for categorizing a business concern as a small business concern, unless such proposed size standard— (i) is proposed after an opportunity for public notice and comment; (ii) provides for determining— (I) the size of a manufacturing concern as measured by the manufacturing concern’s average employment based upon employment during each of the manufacturing concern’s pay periods for the preceding 24 months; (II) the size of a business concern providing services on the basis of the annual average gross receipts of the business concern over

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41 U.S.C. § 1908 — Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds

**(a) Definition.—** In this section, the term “Council” has the meaning given that term in [section 1301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Application.—** (1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the requirement for adjustment under subsection (c) applies to a dollar threshold that is specified in law as a factor in defining the scope of the applicability of a policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction provided in that law to the procurement of property or services by an executive agency, as the Council determines. (2) **Exceptions.—** — Subsection (c) does not apply to dollar thresholds— (A) in chapters 67 and 83 of this title; (B) in sections 3141 to 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40; (C) the United States Trade Representative establishes pursuant to title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ([19 U.S.C. 2511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2511&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or (D) in sections 3131 through 3134 of title 40, except any modification of any such dollar threshold made by regulation in effect on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph shall remain in effect. (3) **Relationship to other inflation adjustment authorities.—** — This section supersedes the applicability of other provisions of law that provide for the adjustment of a dollar threshold that is adjustable under this section. **(c) Requirement for Periodic Adjustment.—** (1) **Baseline constant dollar value.—** — For purposes of paragraph (2), the baseline constant dollar value for a dollar threshold— (A) in effect on October 1, 2000, that was first specified in a law that took effect on or before October 1, 20

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10 U.S.C. § 3573 — Micro-purchase threshold

The micro-purchase threshold for the Department of Defense is $10,000.

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10 U.S.C. § 3601 — Procedures for urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs or vital national security interest

**(a) Procedures.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the urgent acquisition and deployment of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs. The capabilities for which such procedures may be used in response to an urgent operational need are those— (A) that, subject to such exceptions as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section— (i) can be fielded within a period of two to 24 months; (ii) do not require substantial development effort; (iii) are based on technologies that are proven and available; and (iv) can appropriately be acquired under fixed-price contracts; (B) that can be developed or procured under a rapid acquisition pathway; or (C) with respect to an armed attack by a country of concern (as defined in section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ([22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2651a/m&num=0&edition=prelim))), to which the United States is not a party, for purposes of— (i) replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles when such stockpiles are diminished as a result of the United States providing defense articles in response to such armed attack by a country of concern against— (I) a United States ally (as that term is defined in section 201(d) of the Act of December 2, 1942, titled “To provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes” (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; [42 U.S.C. 1711(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1711/d&num=0&edition=prelim))); or (II) a United States partner; or (ii) co

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18 U.S.C. § 3622 — Temporary release of a prisoner

The Bureau of Prisons may release a prisoner from the place of his imprisonment for a limited period if such release appears to be consistent with the purpose for which the sentence was imposed and any pertinent policy statement issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to [28 U.S.C. 994(a)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section994/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), if such release otherwise appears to be consistent with the public interest and if there is reasonable cause to believe that a prisoner will honor the trust to be imposed in him, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to— **(a)** visit a designated place for a period not to exceed thirty days, and then return to the same or another facility, for the purpose of— (1) visiting a relative who is dying; (2) attending a funeral of a relative; (3) obtaining medical treatment not otherwise available; (4) contacting a prospective employer; (5) establishing or reestablishing family or community ties; or (6) engaging in any other significant activity consistent with the public interest; **(b)** participate in a training or educational program in the community while continuing in official detention at the prison facility; or **(c)** work at paid employment in the community while continuing in official detention at the penal or correctional facility if— (1) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment will not be less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the community; and (2) the prisoner agrees to pay to the Bureau such costs incident to official detention as the Bureau finds appropriate and reasonable under all the circumstances, such costs to be collected by the Bureau and deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriati

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41 U.S.C. § 4106 — Orders

**(a) Application.—** This section applies to task and delivery order contracts entered into under sections 4103 and 4105 of this title. **(b) Actions Not Required for Issuance of Orders.—** The following actions are not required for issuance of a task or delivery order under a task or delivery order contract: (1) A separate notice for the order under [section 1708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1708&num=0&edition=prelim) or section 8(e) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 637(e)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637/e&num=0&edition=prelim)). (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), a competition (or a waiver of competition approved in accordance with [section 3304(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3304/e&num=0&edition=prelim)) that is separate from that used for entering into the contract. **(c) Multiple Award Contracts.—** When multiple contracts are awarded under section 4103(d)(1)(B) or 4105(f) of this title, all contractors awarded the contracts shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered, pursuant to procedures set forth in the contracts, for each task or delivery order in excess of the micro-purchase threshold under [section 1902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1902&num=0&edition=prelim) that is to be issued under any of the contracts, unless— (1) the executive agency’s need for the services or property ordered is of such unusual urgency that providing the opportunity to all of those contractors would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling that need; (2) only one of those contractors is capable of providing the services o

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41 U.S.C. § 8302 — American materials required for public use

**(a) In General.—** (1) **Allowable materials.—** — Only unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies that have been mined or produced in the United States, and only manufactured articles, materials, and supplies that have been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, shall be acquired for public use unless the head of the Federal agency concerned determines their acquisition to be inconsistent with the public interest, their cost to be unreasonable, or that the articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be used, or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. (2) **Exceptions.—** — This section does not apply— (A) to articles, materials, or supplies for use outside the United States; (B) to any articles, materials, or supplies procured pursuant to a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding (as described in [section 8304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section8304&num=0&edition=prelim)), or a trade agreement or least developed country designation described in subpart 25.400 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (C) to manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured under any contract with an award value that is not more than the micro-purchase threshold under [section 1902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1902&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Reports.—** (1) **In general.—** — Not later than 180 days after the end of the fisca

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