§ 2301 Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement
§ 2302 Rights in technical data
§ 2303 Ethics safeguards related to contractor conflicts of interest
§ 2304 Conflict of interest standards for consultants
§ 2305 Authority of Director of Office of Management and Budget not affected
§ 2306 Openness of meetings
§ 2307 Comptroller General’s access to information
§ 2308 Modular contracting for information technology
§ 2309 Protection of constitutional rights of contractors
§ 2310 Performance-based contracts or task orders for services to be treated as contracts for the procurement of commercial items
§ 2311 Enhanced transparency on interagency contracting and other transactions
§ 2312 Contingency Contracting Corps
§ 2313 Database for Federal agency contract and grant officers and suspension and debarment officials
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 41 > Subtitle I > Chapter 23 - Miscellaneous

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.