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2012 US Code
Title 41 - Public Contracts
Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy (§§ 101 - 4712)
Division C - Procurement (§§ 3101 - 4712)
Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4701 - 4712)
Section 4702 - Prohibition on release of contractor proposals

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy
Division C - Procurement
CHAPTER 47 - MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 4702 - Prohibition on release of contractor proposals
Containssection 4702
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3794.
Statutes at Large References110 Stat. 2609
124 Stat. 3794
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 104-201, Public Law 111-350

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MISCELLANEOUS - 41 U.S.C. § 4702 (2012)
§4702. Prohibition on release of contractor proposals

(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “proposal” means a proposal, including a technical, management, or cost proposal, submitted by a contractor in response to the requirements of a solicitation for a competitive proposal.

(b) Prohibition.—A proposal in the possession or control of an executive agency may not be made available to any person under section 552 of title 5.

(c) Nonapplication.—Subsection (b) does not apply to a proposal that is set forth or incorporated by reference in a contract entered into between the agency and the contractor that submitted the proposal.

(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3794.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
4702(a) 41:253b(m)(3). June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(m), as added Pub. L. 104–201, title VIII, §821(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2609.
4702(b) 41:253b(m)(1).
4702(c) 41:253b(m)(2).

In subsection (b), the words “Except as provided in paragraph (2)” are omitted as unnecessary.

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