Title 41Public ContractsRelease 119-73

§4707 Remission of liquidated damages

Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 47— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 4707

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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The Treasury Secretary may, on an agency head’s recommendation, cancel or reduce liquidated damages for delay in contracts signed by agency heads or authorized officers.

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Title 41, §4707

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When a contract made on behalf of the Federal Government by the head of a Federal agency, or by an authorized officer of the agency, includes a provision for liquidated damages for delay, the Secretary of the Treasury on recommendation of the head of the agency may remit any part of the damages as the Secretary of the Treasury believes is just and equitable.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 470741:256a.Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 10(a), 64 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 104–316, title II, § 202(u), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3845.

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41 U.S.C. § 4707

Title 41Public Contracts

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73