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10 U.S.C. § 4601 — Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract payments

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10 U.S.C. § 4601 — Electronic submission and processing of claims for contract payments

**(a) Submission of Claims.—** The Secretary of Defense shall require that any claim for payment under a Department of Defense contract shall be submitted to the Department of Defense in electronic form. **(b) Processing.—** A contracting officer, contract administrator, certifying official, or other officer or employee of the Department of Defense who receives a claim for payment in electronic form in accordance with subsection (a) and is required to transmit the claim to any other officer or employee of the Department of Defense for processing under procedures of the department shall transmit the claim and any additional documentation necessary to support the determination and payment of the claim to such other officer or employee electronically. **(c) Waiver Authority.—** If the Secretary of Defense determines that the requirement for using electronic means for submitting claims under subsection (a), or for transmitting claims and supporting documentation under subsection (b), is unduly burdensome in any category of cases, the Secretary may exempt the cases in that category from the application of the requirement. **(d) Implementation of Requirements.—** In implementing subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the following: (1) Policies, requirements, and procedures for using electronic means for the submission of claims for payment to the Department of Defense and for the transmission, between Department of Defense officials, of claims for payment received in electronic form, together with supporting documentation (such as receiving reports, contracts and contract modifications, and required certifications). (2) The format in which information can be accepted by the corporate database of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. (

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10 U.S.C. § 3001 — Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 2227 — Renumbered § 4601]

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10 U.S.C. § 4601 — Electronic submission and processing of

Page 2806 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 4601 ‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.— [Amended section 15(k)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(5)).] ‘‘(e) GAO REPORT.—(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the matters described in paragraph (2) and submit a report pursuant to paragraph (3). ‘‘(2) In addition to such other related matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate, the matters to be assessed pursuant to paragraph (1) are the fol- lowing: ‘‘(A) Timely payment of progress or other periodic payments to subcontractors and suppliers by prime contractors on Federal contracts by— ‘‘(i) identifying all existing statutory and regu- latory provisions, categorized by types of contracts covered by such provisions; ‘‘(ii) evaluating the feasibility and desirability of requiring that a prime contractor (other than a construction prime contractor subject to the provi- sions of sections 3903(b) and 3905 of title 31, United States Code) be required to— ‘‘(I) include in its subcontracts a payment term requiring payment within 7 days (or some other fixed term) after receiving payment from the Government; and ‘‘(II) submit with its payment request to the Government a certification that it has timely paid its subcontractors in accordance with their subcontracts from funds previously received as progress payments and will timely make required payments to such subcontractors from the pro- ceeds of the progress payment covered by the cer- tification; ‘‘(iii) evaluating the feasibility and desirability of requiring that all prime contractors (other than a construction prime contractor subject to the provi- sions of sections 3903(b) and 3905 of title 31, United States Code) furnish with its pa

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