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[CITE: 31USC3556]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                  CHAPTER 35--ACCOUNTING AND COLLECTION
 
                SUBCHAPTER V--PROCUREMENT PROTEST SYSTEM
 
Sec. 3556. Nonexclusivity of remedies; matters included in 
        agency record
        
    This subchapter does not give the Comptroller General exclusive 
jurisdiction over protests, and nothing contained in this subchapter 
shall affect the right of any interested party to file a protest with 
the contracting agency or to file an action in the United States Court 
of Federal Claims. In any such action based on a procurement or proposed 
procurement with respect to which a protest has been filed under this 
subchapter, the reports required by sections 3553(b)(2) and 3554(e)(1) 
of this title with respect to such procurement or proposed procurement 
and any decision or recommendation of the Comptroller General under this 
subchapter with respect to such procurement or proposed procurement 
shall be considered to be part of the agency record subject to review.

(Added Pub. L. 98-369, div. B, title VII, Sec. 2741(a), July 18, 1984, 
98 Stat. 1202; amended Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(b)(1), Oct. 
29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 104-320, Sec. 12(f), Oct. 19, 1996, 
110 Stat. 3876.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-320, which directed the amendment of this section 
by striking ``a court of the United States or'' in first sentence, was 
executed by striking ``a district court of the United States or'' after 
``to file an action in'' in first sentence to reflect the probable 
intent of Congress.
    1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal 
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-320 effective Jan. 1, 2001, see section 
12(f) of Pub. L. 104-320, set out as a Nonexclusivity of GAO Remedies 
note below.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


                             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.


                     Nonexclusivity of GAO Remedies

    Section 12(f) of Pub. L. 104-320 provided that: ``In the event that 
the bid protest jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States 
is terminated pursuant to subsection (d) [set out as a Sunset Provision 
note under section 1491 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure], 
then section 3556 of title 31, United States Code, shall be amended by 
striking `a court of the United States or' in the first sentence.'' [Bid 
protest jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States 
terminated on Jan. 1, 2001, pursuant to section 12(d) of Pub. L. 104-
320.]

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 22 section 3862.
