6 U.S.C. § 423: Increased simplified…

§423 Increased Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Procurements in Support of Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations or Contingency Operations

Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VIII — COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part F — Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility › § 423

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Temporarily raises the dollar limits for certain government purchases that support humanitarian, peacekeeping, or contingency operations. For buys tied to section 422 and done inside the United States, the simplified acquisition limit is $200,000. For those done outside the United States, the limit is $300,000. The phrase "simplified acquisition threshold definitions" refers to three federal procurement rules (41 U.S.C. 134; 41 U.S.C. 153; 10 U.S.C. 3015). The small‑business reserve rule in 15 U.S.C. 644(j) must treat the expected contract value as the $200,000 or $300,000 amounts above.

Title 6, §423

Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Temporary threshold amounts

For a procurement referred to in section 422 of this title that is carried out in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation or a contingency operation, the simplified acquisition threshold definitions shall be applied as if the amount determined under the exception provided for such an operation in those definitions were—

(1)in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States, $200,000; or

(2)in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States, $300,000.

(b)Simplified acquisition threshold definitions

In this section, the term “simplified acquisition threshold definitions” means the following:

(1)Section 134 of title 41.

(2)Section 153 of title 41.

(3)Section 3015 of title 10.

(c)Small business reserve

For a procurement carried out pursuant to subsection (a), section 644(j) of title 15 shall be applied as if the maximum anticipated value identified therein is equal to the amounts referred to in subsection (a).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81 added pars. (1) to (3) and struck out former pars. (1) to (3) which read as follows: “(1) section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)). “(2) section 309(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(d)). “(3) section 2302(7) of title 10.”