Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-110

§4709 Implementation of Electronic Commerce Capability

Title 41 › Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy › CHAPTER 47 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 4709

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Heads of executive agencies must put in place the electronic commerce tools required by section 2301 and must work with the Administrator while doing so. Each agency head must name a program manager to run the effort. That manager must report directly to an official who is at least as high‑ranking as the agency’s senior procurement executive named under section 1702(c).

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Title 41, §4709

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(a)Role of Head of Executive Agency.—
The head of each executive agency shall implement the electronic commerce capability required by section 2301 of this title. In implementing the capability, the head of an executive agency shall consult with the Administrator.
(b)Program Manager.—
The head of each executive agency shall designate a program manager to implement the electronic commerce capability for the agency. The program manager reports directly to an official at a level not lower than the senior procurement executive designated for the agency under section 1702(c) of this title.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 470941:252c.June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 302C, as added Pub. L. 103–355, title IX, § 9003, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3403; Pub. L. 105–85, title VIII, § 850(f)(4)(A), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1850.

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41 U.S.C. § 4709

Title 41, Public Contracts

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110