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[CITE: 31USC3551]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                  CHAPTER 35--ACCOUNTING AND COLLECTION
 
                SUBCHAPTER V--PROCUREMENT PROTEST SYSTEM
 
Sec. 3551. Definitions

    In this subchapter:
        (1) The term ``protest'' means a written objection by an 
    interested party to any of the following:
            (A) A solicitation or other request by a Federal agency for 
        offers for a contract for the procurement of property or 
        services.
            (B) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
        request.
            (C) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
            (D) A termination or cancellation of an award of such a 
        contract, if the written objection contains an allegation that 
        the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in part on 
        improprieties concerning the award of the contract.

        (2) The term ``interested party'', with respect to a contract or 
    a solicitation or other request for offers described in paragraph 
    (1), means an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct 
    economic interest would be affected by the award of the contract or 
    by failure to award the contract.
        (3) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term 
    by section 3 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
    of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472).

(Added Pub. L. 98-369, div. B, title VII, Sec. 2741(a), July 18, 1984, 
98 Stat. 1199; amended Pub. L. 99-145, title XIII, Sec. 1304(d), Nov. 8, 
1985, 99 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(f)(1)(K), July 5, 1994, 108 
Stat. 1362; Pub. L. 103-355, title I, Sec. 1401, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 
Stat. 3287; Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, Sec. 4321(d)(1), Feb. 
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 674.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 4321(d)(1)(A), substituted 
``subchapter:'' for ``subchapter--'' in introductory provisions.
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 4321(d)(1)(B), substituted ``or a 
solicitation or other request for offers'' for ``or proposed contract''.
    1994--Par. (1). Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 1401(a), amended par. (1) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: `` `protest' 
means a written objection by an interested party to a solicitation by a 
Federal agency for bids or proposals for a proposed contract for the 
procurement of property or services or a written objection by an 
interested party to a proposed award or the award of such a contract;''.
    Pub. L. 103-272 substituted ``a Federal'' for ``an Federal''.
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 1401(b)(1), inserted ``The term'' 
after ``(2)'' and substituted a period for ``; and'' at end.
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 1401(b)(2), inserted ``The term'' 
after ``(3)''.
    1985--Par. (1). Pub. L. 99-145 substituted ``Federal agency'' for 
``executive agency''.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104-
106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as a note under 
section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103-
355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103-355, set out as a note under 
section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.


                             Effective Date

    Section applicable with respect to any protest filed after Jan. 14, 
1985, see section 2751(b) of Pub. L. 98-369, set out as a note under 
section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 22 section 3862.
