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41 U.S.C. § 3904 — Contract authority for severable services contracts and multiyear contracts
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**(a) Comptroller General.—** The Comptroller General may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
**(b) Library of Congress.—** The Library of Congress may use available funds to enter into contracts for the lease or procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services pursuant to sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
**(c) Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.—** The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Congressional Budget Office.—** The Congressional Budget Office may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and ma
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**(a) Comptroller General.—** The Comptroller General may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
**(b) Library of Congress.—** The Library of Congress may use available funds to enter into contracts for the lease or procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services pursuant to sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
**(c) Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.—** The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Congressional Budget Office.—** The Congressional Budget Office may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
**(e) Secretary and Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.—** Subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent and under the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as executive agencies under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Capitol Police.—** The United States Capitol Police may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(g) Architect of the Capitol.—** The Architect of the Capitol may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(h) Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.—** The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may enter into—
(1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year under the authority of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services under the authority of [section 3903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Authority To Enter Into Contract.—** The head of an executive agency may enter into a contract for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) the contract period does not exceed one year.
**(b) Obligation of Funds.—** Funds made available for a fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a contract entered into under the authority of this section.
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, a multiyear contract is a contract for the purchase of property or services for more than one, but not more than 5, program years.
**(b) Authority To Enter Into Contract.—** An executive agency may enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or services if—
(1) funds are available and obligated for the contract, for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect, and for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and
(2) the executive agency determines that—
(A) the need for the property or services is reasonably firm and continuing over the period of the contract; and
(B) a multiyear contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of the agency’s programs.
**(c) Termination Clause.—** A multiyear contract entered into under the authority of this section shall include a clause that provides that the contract shall be terminated if funds are not made available for the continuation of the contract in a fiscal year covered by the contract. Funds available for paying termination costs shall remain available for that purpose until the costs associated with termination of the contract are paid.
**(d) Cancellation Ceiling Notice.—** Before a contract described in subsection (b) that contains a clause setting forth a cancellation ceiling in excess of $10,000,000 may be awarded, the executive agency shall give written notification of the proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling for that contract to Congress. The contract may not be awarded until the end of the 30-day period beginning on th
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TITLE 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS
§ 3904
executive agency shall give written notification
of the proposed contract and of the proposed
cancellation ceiling for that contract to Con-
gress. The contract may not be awarded until
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the notification.
(e) CONTINGENCY CLAUSE
FOR APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS.—A multiyear contract may provide
that performance under the contract after the
first year of the contract is contingent on the
appropriation of funds and (if the contract does
so provide) that a cancellation payment shall be
made to the contractor if the funds are not ap-
propriated.
(f) OTHER LAW NOT AFFECTED.—This section
does not modify or affect any other provision of
law that authorizes multiyear contracts.
(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3774.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (Statutes at Large)
3903(a) ........
41:254c(d) (1st sen-
tence).
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title
III, § 304B, as added Pub.
L. 103–355, title I, § 1072,
Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3270.
3903(b) ........
41:254c(a).
3903(c) ........
41:254c(b).
3903(d) ........
41:254c(c).
3903(e) ........
41:254c(d) (last sen-
tence).
3903(f) ........
41:254c(e).
§ 3904. Contract authority for severable services
contracts and multiyear contracts
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller
General may use available funds to enter into
contracts for the procurement of severable serv-
ices for a period that begins in one fiscal year
and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into
multiyear contracts for the acquisition of prop-
erty and nonaudit-related services to the same
extent as executive agencies under sections 3902
and 3903 of this title.
(b) LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS.—The Libra
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