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133 133 (1) a contractor performing a cost or cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract made by that agency under this chapter; and (2) a subcontractor performing any subcontract under a cost or cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract made by that agency under this chapter. (b) Kach contract negotiated under this chapter shall provide that the Comptroller General and his representatives are entitled, until the expiration of three years after final payment, to examine any books, documents, papers, or records of the contractor, or any of his subcontractors, that directly pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, the contract or subcontract. § 2314. Laws inapplicable to agencies named in section 2303 of this title Sections 5, 6, 6a, and 13 of title 41 do not apply to the procurement of property or services by the agencies named in section 2303 of this title.

CHAPTER 139.—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Sec.

2351. Policy, plans, and coordination. 2352. Contracts: limited to five-year terms. 2353. Contracts: acquisition, construction, or furnishing of test facilities and equipment. 2354. Contracts: indemnification provisions. 2355. Contracts: vouchering procedures. 2356. Contracts: delegations. 2357. Contracts: reports to Congress.

§ 2351. Policy, plans, and coordination The Secretary of Defense shall keep informed on the status of scientific research relating to the national security, and shall make adequate provision for research and development on scientific problems relating to the national security. H e shall— (1) prepare a complete and integrated program of research and development for military purposes; (2) keep informed on trends in scientific research relating to the national security and the measures necessary to assure continued and increasing progress; (3) coordinate research and development among the military departments and allocate responsibility for specific programs among those departments; (4) formulate policy for the Department of Defense on research and development involving agencies outside the Department of Defense; and (5) consider the interaction of research and development and strategy and instruct the Joint Chiefs of Staff thereon. § 2352. Contracts: limited to five-year term s Subject to availability of appropriations, contracts of a military department for services and the use of facilities for research or development, or both, may be for a term of not more than five years, and may be extended for not more than five additional years.

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