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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Homeland Security Act of 2002 · Sec. 853

Sec. 853. INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR PROCUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN OR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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## SEC. 853 INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR PROCUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN OR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS **[**[6 U.S.C. 423](/us/usc/t6/s423)**]** ###
(a)Temporary Threshold Amounts For a procurement referred to in section 852 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, United States Code. ####
(2)Section 153 of title 41, United States Code. ####
(3)Section 3015 of title 10, United States Code. ###
(c)Small Business Reserve For a procurement carried out pursuant to subsection (a), section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) shall be applied as if the maximum anticipated value identified therein is equal to the amounts referred to in subsection (a).
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INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR PROCUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN OR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
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