Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102

§2361 Sense of Congress Concerning Contracting Policy

Title 50 › CHAPTER 40 — DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS › § 2361

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress urges Defense, Energy, Treasury, and State Secretaries, within legal authority, to buy directly from suppliers in the independent states of the former Soviet Union when that saves money and speeds subchapter III programs, and to seek new contracting methods.

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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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102