Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§5527 Miscellaneous provisions
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AGENCY ACTIVITIES › § 5527
Summary
Exempts some computer systems from this chapter unless the agency or department head decides otherwise: systems that handle classified information and systems with the specific functions listed in 44 U.S.C. 3552(b)(6)(A)(i). Agencies may buy prototype or early-production networking and IT models to spur development. They count as research computers under acquisition rules.
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Title 15, §5527
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(a)Except to the extent the appropriate Federal agency or department head determines, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to—
(1)programs or activities regarding computer systems that process classified information; or
(2)computer systems the function, operation, or use of which are those delineated in section 3552(b)(6)(A)(i) of title 44.
(b)In accordance with Federal contracting law, Federal agencies and departments participating in the Program may acquire prototype or early production models of new networking and information technology systems and subsystems to stimulate hardware and software development. Items of computing equipment acquired under this subsection shall be considered research computers for purposes of applicable acquisition regulations.
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Amendments
2017—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(p)(1), substituted “section 3552(b)(6)(A)(i) of title 44” for “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 2315(a) of title 10”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(p)(2), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing”.
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15 U.S.C. § 5527
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73