Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110
§1157 Extraordinary Relief
Title 14 › SUBTITLE I — ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 11 — ACQUISITIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — PROCUREMENT › § 1157
Summary
Prime contractors receiving extraordinary relief under the 1958 Act (Public Law 85–804) for a major acquisition cannot seek more such relief for that acquisition; subcontractors may. For Offshore Patrol Cutters, the Commandant must report quarterly to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on relief and compliance.
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Title 14, §1157
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(a)In General.—
With respect to any prime contracting entity receiving extraordinary relief pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate the national defense”, approved August 28, 1958 (Public Law 85–804; 50 U.S.C. 1432 et seq.) for a major acquisition, the Secretary shall not consider any further request by the prime contracting entity for extraordinary relief under such Act for such major acquisition.
(b)Inapplicability to Subcontractors.—
The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to subcontractors of a prime contracting entity.
(c)Quarterly Report.—
Not less frequently than quarterly during each fiscal year in which extraordinary relief is approved or provided to an entity under the Act referred to in subsection (a) for the acquisition of Offshore Patrol Cutters, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes in detail such relief and the compliance of the entity with the oversight measures required as a condition of receiving such relief.
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An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate the national defense, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 85–804, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 972, which is classified generally to chapter 29 (§ 1431 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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14 U.S.C. § 1157
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110