Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-110

§3904 Contract Authority for Severable Services Contracts and Multiyear Contracts

Title 41 › Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy › CHAPTER 39 — SPECIFIC TYPES OF CONTRACTS › § 3904

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows several congressional and related offices to sign contracts that start in one fiscal year and end in the next, and to sign multiyear contracts to buy property and services, the same as executive agencies under sections 3902 and 3903. The offices named are the Comptroller General, the Library of Congress, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (subject to rules from the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration), the United States Capitol Police, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Where the law says so, they may use available funds to make these contracts.

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Title 41, §3904

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(a)Comptroller General.—
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)Library of Congress.—
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)Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.—
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)Congressional Budget Office.—
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)Secretary and Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.—
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)Capitol Police.—
The United States Capitol Police 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.
(g)Architect of the Capitol.—
The Architect of the Capitol 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.
(h)Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.—
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.

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41 U.S.C. § 3904

Title 41, Public Contracts

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110