Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60

§2361 Sense of Congress Concerning Contracting Policy

Title 50 › Chapter 40— DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION › Subchapter V— MISCELLANEOUS › § 2361

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress urges the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State to, when the law allows, contract directly with suppliers in the independent states of the former Soviet Union if doing so would both save significant money and significantly speed up the programs listed in subchapter III. They should also look for new or creative contracting methods to avoid delays and make those programs and their use of these authorities more effective.

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Title 50, §2361

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It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, to the extent authorized by law, should—

(1)contract directly with suppliers in independent states of the former Soviet Union when such action would—

(A)result in significant savings of the programs referred to in subchapter III; and

(B)substantially expedite completion of the programs referred to in subchapter III; and

(2)seek means to use innovative contracting approaches to avoid delay and increase the effectiveness of such programs and of the exercise of such authorities.

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50 U.S.C. § 2361

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60