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title: "40 U.S.C. § 11703"
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title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
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chapter_name: "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS"
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# 40 U.S.C. § 11703 - Procurement procedures

## Text

To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall ensure that the process for acquisition of information technology is a simplified, clear, and understandable process that specifically addresses the management of risk, incremental acquisitions, and the need to incorporate commercial information technology in a timely manner.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1252, § 11704; renumbered § 11703, Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 825(c)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2616.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1170440:1461.Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LII, § 5201, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 689.

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 11703 was renumbered section 11702 of this title.

Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107–314 renumbered section 11704 of this title as this section.