10 U.S.C. § 3863
Retention of amounts collected from contractor during the pendency of contract dispute
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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Notwithstanding sections 1552(a) and 3302(b) of title 31, any amount, including interest, collected from a contractor as a result of a claim made by a military department or Defense Agency under chapter 71 of title 41, shall remain available in accordance with this section to pay—
The period of availability of an amount under subsection (a), in connection with a claim—
expires 180 days after the expiration of the period for bringing an action on that claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims under section 7104(b) of title 41 if, within that 180-day period—
if not expiring under subparagraph (A), expires—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
- To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".House: 385–0Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021