41 U.S.C. § 4707
Remission of liquidated damages
United States · Title 41 — PUBLIC CONTRACTS · Status: effective
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- 41 U.S.C. § 4707, Remission of liquidated damages, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474880
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When a contract made on behalf of the Federal Government by the head of a Federal agency, or by an authorized officer of the agency, includes a provision for liquidated damages for delay, the Secretary of the Treasury on recommendation of the head of the agency may remit any part of the damages as the Secretary of the Treasury believes is just and equitable.
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.
- To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".House: 385–0Senate: no recorded tally