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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 277— CONTRACT FINANCING · § 3804

§ 3804. Conditions for progress payments

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(a)Payment Commensurate With Work.— The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any payment for work in progress (including materials, labor, and other items) under a defense contract that provides for such payments is commensurate with the work accomplished that meets standards established under the contract. The contractor shall provide such information and evidence as the Secretary of Defense determines necessary to permit the Secretary to carry out the preceding sentence.
(b)Limitation.— The Secretary shall ensure that progress payments referred to in subsection
(a)are not made for more than 80 percent of the work accomplished under a defense contract so long as the Secretary has not made the contractual terms, specifications, and price definite.
(c)Applicability.— This section applies to any contract in an amount greater than $25,000.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1834(a), (e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234, 4236.)
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  • 134 Stat. 4234
  • section 2307 of this title
  • Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(f)(1)(A)
  • 102 Stat. 846
  • Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1322(a)(4)(B)
  • 104 Stat. 1671
  • Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(d)(4)
  • 105 Stat. 114
  • Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2001(a)(5)
  • 108 Stat. 3301
  • section 2307(e) of this title
  • 137 Stat. 352
  • 134 Stat. 3793
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 811(b)(3)(C)
  • 139 Stat. 948
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1322(a)(4)(B)
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