Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§9662 Limitation on Contract and Borrowing Authority
Title 42 › CHAPTER 103 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 9662
Summary
Authority in this Act to make contracts or borrow money for the United States may be used only if Congress provides the funding.
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Title 42, §9662
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any authority provided by this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, to enter into contracts to obligate the United States or to incur indebtedness for the repayment of which the United States is liable shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–499, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1613, known as the Superfund
Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 9601 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Superfund
Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and not as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 9662
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102