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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 251— SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES · § 3571

§ 3571. Simplified acquisition threshold

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(a)Simplified Acquisition Threshold.— For purposes of acquisitions by agencies named in section 3063 of this title, the simplified acquisition threshold is as specified in section 134 of title 41.
(b)Inapplicable Laws.— No law properly listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 1905 of title 41 shall apply to or with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, §§ 4002(a), 4102(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3338, 3340, § 2302a; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(9), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3843; renumbered § 3571 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1823(b), (c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4205.)
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  • Pub. L. 103–355, title IV
  • 108 Stat. 3338
  • Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(9)
  • 124 Stat. 3843
  • 134 Stat. 4205
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 204
  • Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(85)
  • 72 Stat. 1481
  • Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(21)
  • 74 Stat. 271
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 211
  • 94 Stat. 2885
  • Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(9)(A)
  • Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(9)(B)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, § 4102(a)
  • section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355
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