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[CITE: 31USC6303]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
              SUBTITLE V--GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
 
   CHAPTER 63--USING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANT AND COOPERATIVE 
                               AGREEMENTS
 
Sec. 6303. Using procurement contracts

    An executive agency shall use a procurement contract as the legal 
instrument reflecting a relationship between the United States 
Government and a State, a local government, or other recipient when--
        (1) the principal purpose of the instrument is to acquire (by 
    purchase, lease, or barter) property or services for the direct 
    benefit or use of the United States Government; or
        (2) the agency decides in a specific instance that the use of a 
    procurement contract is appropriate.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1004.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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6303.................................  41:503.                         Feb. 3, 
1978, Pub. L. 95-224, Sec.  4, 92
                                                                        Stat. 4
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    The words ``type of'' are omitted as unnecessary. The word 
``decides'' is substituted for ``determines'' for consistency.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 15 section 3710a; title 30 
section 1901.
