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31 U.S.C. 3553: Review of protests; effect on contracts pending decision

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-369. Changed by 5 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 31 U.S.C. 3554, 42 U.S.C. 247d-6a.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed house · would change (d)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 117–81 substituted "section 3304(c)(1)(G)" for "section 2305(b)(5)(B)(vii)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (d)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–375 added subsec. (g). (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (g)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106, §5501(1), substituted "30 days" for "35 days". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §4321(d)(2), substituted "3554(a)(4)" for "3554(a)(3)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1402(a)(1)(A), substituted "one day after" for "one working day of". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1402(a)(1)(B)(i), substituted "35 days after" for "25 working days from". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1402(a)(1)(B)(ii), substituted "20 days after" for "10 working days from". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1402(a)(2), substituted "after the making of such finding" for "thereafter". · (c)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1402(b), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: · (d)
  • Pub. L. 103–355, §1403(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (f)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.