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§11501 Authority to conduct pilot program
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 115— - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAM › § 11501
Summary
Allows the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after talking with the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, to run a pilot to try new ways executive agencies buy information technology. The pilot can be done in agencies the Administrator picks, but no more than two buying offices in each chosen executive agency. Each selected agency head must pick the offices and name a procurement testing official to run and evaluate the pilot. The pilot may not use more than $375,000,000 in contracts. It can run for up to five years. Any contract made before the pilot ends stays in force afterward under its original terms.
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Title 40, §11501
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(a)(1)In consultation with the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may conduct a pilot program pursuant to the requirements of section 11521 of this title 11 See References in Text note below. to test alternative approaches for the acquisition of information technology by executive agencies.
(2)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the pilot program conducted under this chapter shall be carried out in not more than two procuring activities in each of the executive agencies that are designated by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in accordance with this chapter to carry out the pilot program. With the approval of the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, the head of each designated executive agency shall select the procuring activities of the executive agency that are to participate in the test and shall designate a procurement testing official who shall be responsible for the conduct and evaluation of the pilot program within the executive agency.
(b)The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot program conducted under this chapter may not exceed $375,000,000. The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall monitor those contracts and ensure that contracts are not entered into in violation of this subsection.
(c)(1)Subject to paragraph (2), the pilot program may be carried out under this chapter for the period, not in excess of five years, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy determines is sufficient to establish reliable results.
(2)A contract entered into under the pilot program before the expiration of that program remains in effect according to the terms of the contract after the expiration of the program.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1150140:1471.Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LIII, § 5301, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 691.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 11521 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 107–347, title II, § 210(h)(1), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2938. section 210(h)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 107–347 directed the redesignation of section 11522 of this title as section 11521 of this title, but it could not be executed because of the repeal of section 11522 by Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 825(b)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2615.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(i), and Pub. L. 107–347, § 210(h)(2)(A)(i), amended section catchline identically, substituting “program” for “programs”. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(ii), and Pub. L. 107–347, § 210(h)(2)(A)(ii), amended par. (1) identically, substituting “conduct a pilot program pursuant to the requirements of section 11521 of this title” for “conduct pilot programs”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(iii), and Pub. L. 107–347, § 210(h)(2)(A)(iii), amended par. (2) identically, substituting “the pilot program conducted” for “each pilot program conducted”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–347, § 210(h)(2)(A)(iv), which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting the heading “Limitation on Amount” and text “The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot program conducted under this chapter may not exceed $375,000,000.” for the heading “Limitations” and all that followed through “$750,000,000.”, was executed by making the substitution for “Limitation on Amount” in the heading and “The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot program conducted under this chapter may not exceed $750,000,000.” in text to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the amendment by Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(iv)(I). See below. Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II), substituted “subsection.” for “paragraph.” Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(iv)(I), substituted “Limitation on Amount.—The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot program conducted” for “Limitations.— “(1) Number.—Not more than two pilot programs may be conducted under this chapter, including one pilot program each pursuant to the requirements of section 11521 and 11522 of this title. “(2) Amount.—The total amount obligated for contracts entered into under the pilot programs conducted”. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–314, § 825(b)(2)(A)(v), and Pub. L. 107–347, § 210(h)(2)(A)(v), amended par. (1) identically, substituting “the pilot” for “a pilot”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–347 effective 120 days after Dec. 17, 2002, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 107–347, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Reference
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Citation
40 U.S.C. § 11501
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73