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STAT.]

PUBLIC

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LAW 86-800-AUG. 28, 1968

SEC. 5. Section 307 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 396; 41 U.S.C. 257) is amended— (a) by striking out "(10)", "(11)", "(12)", and " ( 1 3) " wherever they appear therein, and substituting therefor " ( 1 1) ", " (12)", " ( 1 3) ", and " ( 1 4) ", respectively; (b) in subsection (b), by striking out "and in section 305(a) "; and (c) in subsection (c), by striking out "305 (a) " and substituting therefor "305 (c)". SEC. 6. Section 310(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 397), as amended (41 U.S.C. 260 (b)), is amended further by adding after "thereof" a comma and the following: "or any other executive agency delegated authority pursuant to section 302(a)(2),". SEC. 7. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5), is amended further by striking out "$500" in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor "$2,500". SEC. 8. Section 2304(a) of title 10 of the United States Code is amended— (a) in clause (3), by striking out "$1,000" and substituting therefor "$2,500"; and (b) in clause (9), by adding "or nonperishable" after "perishable". SEC. 9. The text of section 2307 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: " (a) The head of any agency may— "(1) make advance, partial, progress, or other payments under contracts for property or services made by the agency; and "(2) insert in bid solicitations for procurement or property or services a provision limiting to small business concerns advance or progress payments. " (b) Payments made under subsection (a) may not exceed the unpaid contract price. "(c) Advance payments made under subsection (a) may be made only if the contractor gives adequate security and after a determination by the head of the agency that to do so would be in the public interest. Such security may be in the form of a lien in favor of the United States on the property contracted for, on the balance in an account in which such payments are deposited, and on such of the property acquired for performance of the contract as the parties may agree. This lien is paramount to any other liens." SEC, 10. Section 2310(b) of title 10 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "2307 (a) " and substituting therefor "2307 (c)". SEC. 11. Section 2311 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "or section 2307(a) " and the preceding comma. SEC. 12. Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (48 Stat. 948), as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c), is amended further— (a) by striking out "sworn affidavit" and substituting therefor "statement"; and (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "Section 1001 of title 18 of the United States Code (Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure) shall apply to such statements." Approved August 28, 1958.

Administrative determinations.

Laws not applicable.

Advertisements. 60 Stat. 809. 70A Stat. 128.

70A Stat. 131. Ad V a n c e ments, etc.

70A Stat. 132.

70A Stat. 132.

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