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§1137 Contracting for Major Acquisitions Programs

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11— ACQUISITIONS › Subchapter II— IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES › § 1137

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the Commandant or the head of an integrated program office for a major acquisition, may sign contracts for a major acquisition program and 3 Polar Security Cutters beyond those approved on November 1, 2019. Those contracts can be block buys (buy many items at once), paid in stages, include combined purchases of materials, components, and long‑lead items, and may be multiyear contracts as allowed under 10 U.S.C. 3501. Every contract must state that any U.S. payment depends on money being specifically provided in later appropriations Acts.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §1137

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(a)In carrying out authorities provided to the Secretary to design, construct, accept, or otherwise acquire assets and systems under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting through the Commandant or the head of an integrated program office established for a major acquisition program, may enter into contracts for a major acquisition program and 3 Polar Security Cutters in addition to those approved as part of a major acquisition program on November 1, 2019.
(b)Contracts entered into under subsection (a)—
(1)may be block buy contracts;
(2)may be incrementally funded;
(3)may include combined purchases, also known as economic order quantity purchases, of—
(A)materials and components; and
(B)long lead time materials; and
(4)as provided in section 3501 of title 10, may be multiyear contracts.
(c)Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of amounts specifically provided in advance for that purpose in subsequent appropriations Acts.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “and 3 Polar Security Cutters in addition to those approved as part of a major acquisition program on November 1, 2019” before period at end. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “section 3501” for “section 2306b”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Internal

Regulations

and Policy Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 311(e), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4249, provided that: “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 2018], the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish the internal

Regulations

and policies necessary to exercise the authorities provided under this section [enacting this section, amending section 501 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1133 of this title, amending provisions formerly set out as a note under former section 573 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under former section 87 and 577 of this title], including the

Amendments

made in this section.”

Reference

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 1137

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60