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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 361— CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION · § 4602

§ 4602. Contracted property and services: prompt payment of vouchers

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(a)Requirement.— Of the contract vouchers that are received by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service by means of the mechanization of contract administration services system, the number of such vouchers that remain unpaid for more than 30 days as of the last day of each month may not exceed 5 percent of the total number of the contract vouchers so received that remain unpaid on that day.
(b)Contract Voucher Defined.— In this section, the term “contract voucher” means a voucher or invoice for the payment to a contractor for services or deliverable items provided by the contractor under a contract funded by the Department of Defense.
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1006(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–247, § 2226; amended Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(7), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3842; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1869; renumbered § 4602, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1861(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4277.)
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  • Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
  • 114 Stat. 1654
  • Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(7)
  • 124 Stat. 3842
  • 132 Stat. 1869
  • 134 Stat. 4277
  • Pub. L. 111–350
  • 41 U.S.C. 403(12)
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§ 4602
Contracted property and services: prompt payment of vouchers
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
Stat.114 Stat. 1654
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(7)
Stat.124 Stat. 3842
Stat.132 Stat. 1869
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