50 USC 3503 - Procurement authorities

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2026

§ 3503.

Procurement authorities

(a)

Purchases and contracts for supplies and services

(b)

“Agency head” defined

(c)

Classes of purchases and contracts; finality of decision; powers delegable

(d)

Powers not delegable; written findings

(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 3, 63 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 97–269, title V, § 502(a), Sept. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 1145; Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LVI, § 5607(f), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 702; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7332, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXV, § 6505, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1629.)

cite as: 50 USC 3503