2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 137 - Procurement Generally
Sec. 2312 - Remission of liquidated damages

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 2312 (2017)
Section Name §2312. Remission of liquidated damages
Section Text

Upon the recommendation of the head of an agency, the Secretary of the Treasury may remit all or part, as he considers just and equitable, of any liquidated damages assessed for delay in performing a contract, made by that agency, that provides for such damages.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 132; Pub. L. 104–316, title II, §202(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3842.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
2312 41:155. Feb. 19, 1948, ch. 65, §6, 62 Stat. 24.

The words "a contract, made by that agency, that provides for" are substituted for the words "any contract made on behalf of the Government by the agency head or by officers authorized by him so to do includes a provision".

AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–316 substituted "Secretary of the Treasury" for "Comptroller General".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 137 - PROCUREMENT GENERALLY
Sec. 2312 - Remission of liquidated damages
Contains section 2312
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 62 Stat. 24
110 Stat. 3842
Public Law References Public Law 104-316
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