Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§3714 Spending Authority
Title 15 › CHAPTER 63 — TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION › § 3714
Summary
Payments and contracts under this chapter cannot happen unless money for them is provided in advance in appropriation Acts. The only exceptions are sections 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c.
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Title 15, §3714
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No payments shall be made or contracts shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter (other than section 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title) except to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–404 made technical
Amendments
to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title. 1986—Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(e)(4), made technical amendment to references to section 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding sections of original act. Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(13), inserted exception relating to section 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 3714
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102