41 U.S.C. § 3105 New Contracts and Grants and Merit-Based Selection Procedures

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 41 U.S.C. § 3105

(a) CONGRESSIONAL POLICY.-It is the policy of Congress that-

(1) an executive agency should not be required by legislation to award-

(A) a new contract to a specific non-Federal Government entity; or

(B) a new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity; and

(2) a program, project, or technology identified in legislation be procured or awarded through merit-based selection procedures.

(b) NEW CONTRACT AND NEW GRANT DESCRIBED.-For purposes of this section-

(1) a contract is a new contract unless the work provided for in the contract is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a prior contract; and

(2) a grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a prior grant.

(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDING NEW CONTRACT OR NEW GRANT.-A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new contract or a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless the provision of law specifically-

(1) refers to this section;

(2) identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and

(3) states that the award to that entity is required by the provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).

(d) EXCEPTION.-This section does not apply to a contract or grant that calls on the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment on a subject of science or art of significance to an executive agency and to report on those matters to Congress or an agency of the Federal Government.

Cite as 41 U.S.C. § 3105

Source: Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3744.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3105(a)</TD> <TD>41:253(i)(1).</TD> <TD>June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303(i), as added <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">Pub. L. <actid>103-355</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">title VII, §<actsec>7203</actsec>(b)(1)(B), Oct. 13, <sessionyear>1994</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 108 Stat. 3380; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-106">Pub. L. <actid>104-106</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-106">title XLI, §<actsec>4101</actsec>(b)(1), Feb. 10, <sessionyear>1996</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 110 Stat. 642.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD/> <TD>41:266(a).</TD> <TD>June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §316, as added <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">Pub. L. <actid>103-355</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">title VII, §<actsec>7203</actsec>(b)(2), Oct. 13, <sessionyear>1994</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 108 Stat. 3381; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-106">Pub. L. <actid>104-106</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-106">title XLIII, §<actsec>4321</actsec>(e)(9), Feb. 10, <sessionyear>1996</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 110 Stat. 675.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3105(b)</TD> <TD>41:253(i)(3).</TD> <TD/> </TR> <TR> <TD/> <TD>41:2...