Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-102
§6304 Certain Contracts Limited to One-year Term
Title 41 › Subtitle II — Other Advertising and Contract Provisions › CHAPTER 63 — GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS › § 6304
Summary
Executive departments may not sign contracts to buy stationery or other supplies that last more than one year from the contract date. This rule only changes if another law or rule specifically allows a longer term.
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Title 41, §6304
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Except as otherwise provided, an executive department shall not make a contract for stationery or other supplies for a term longer than one year from the time the contract is made.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 630441:13.R.S. § 3735. The words “an executive department shall not” are substituted for “it shall not be lawful for any of the executive departments to” to state the legal prohibition directly and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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41 U.S.C. § 6304
Title 41, Public Contracts
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102