This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, approved June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Title IX of this Act, which was classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6 (b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapter 11 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For disposition of sections of former Title 40 to revised Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of Title 40. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

1997—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–85 struck out “and” at end.

1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–201 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted “or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation” after “contingency operation”, and added par. (2).

1994—Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 103–355 added subsecs. (c) to (e) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “The terms ‘full and open competition’, ‘responsible source’, ‘technical data’, ‘major system’, ‘item’, ‘item of supply’, and ‘supplies’ have the same meanings provided such terms in section 403 of this title.”

1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369 added subsec. (b).

Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 98–577, § 504(a)(3), added pars. (4) and (5).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–577, § 504(a)(4), substituted “, ‘responsible source’, ‘technical data’, ‘major system’, ‘item’, ‘item of supply’, and ‘supplies’ have” for “and ‘responsible source’ have” before “the meaning”.

Pub. L. 98–369 added subsec. (c).

1952—Subsec. (b). Act July 12, 1952, repealed subsec. (b) which defined “supplies”.

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103–355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 applicable with respect to any solicitation for bids or proposals issued after Mar. 31, 1985, see section 2751 of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Section effective July 1, 1949, see section 605, formerly section 505, of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 403; renumbered by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583.

Amendment to this section by section 2711(a)(3) of Pub. L. 98–369 not to affect or supersede the provisions of section 637 (a) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, see section 2711(c) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 253 of this title.

The definitions in section 102 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, apply to this subchapter.