§3904 — Title 41 Public Contracts | U.S. Code

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Lets certain congressional offices use their budgets to sign contracts that either run from one fiscal year into the next or last for several years, for buying property or getting services. They may do this the same way executive agencies can under sections 3902 and 3903. Covered offices are the Comptroller General (GAO), the Library of Congress, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, the Congressional Budget Office, the Senate Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper (who must follow rules set by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration), the United States Capitol Police, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian. Some offices are limited to multiyear contracts for property and services that are not audit-related; others may enter multiyear contracts for property and services generally.

Title 41, §3904

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(a)The Comptroller General may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under section 3902 and 3903 of this title.

(b)The Library of Congress may use available funds to enter into contracts for the lease or procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services pursuant to section 3902 and 3903 of this title.

(c)The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may enter into—

(1)contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and

(2)multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.

(d)The Congressional Budget Office may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 3902 and 3903 of this title.

(e)Subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into—

(1)contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent and under the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and

(2)multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as executive agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.

(f)The United States Capitol Police may enter into—

(2)multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.

(g)The Architect of the Capitol may enter into—

(2)multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.

(h)The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may enter into—

(1)contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and

(2)multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services under the authority of section 3903 of this title.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3904(a)41:253l–1.Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 7004, June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 192. 3904(b)41:253l–2.Pub. L. 106–57, title II, § 207, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 423. 3904(c)41:253l–3.Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, §§ 101, 110], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763A–100, 2763A–108. 3904(d)41:253l–4. 3904(e)41:253l–5.Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, §§ 5, 1002, 1202, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 350, 357, 373. 3904(f)41:253l–6. 3904(g)41:253l–7. 3904(h)41:253l–8.Pub. L. 108–72, § 4, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 889. In subsections (a)–(c) and (e)–(h), the words “procurement of severable services” are substituted for “acquisition of severable services” for consistency with 41:253l, restated as section 3902 of the revised title. In subsection (c), the words “During fiscal year 2001 and any succeeding fiscal year” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (d), the words “Beginning on December 21, 2000, and hereafter” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (e), the text of 41:253l–5(b) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (f), the text of 41:253l–6(b) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (g), the text of 41:253l–7(b) is omitted as obsolete. In subsection (h), the text of 41:253l–8(b) is omitted as obsolete.

§3904 Contract Authority for Severable Services Contracts and Multiyear Contracts

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Title 41, §3904

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