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title: "31 U.S.C. § 6303"
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title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
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# 31 U.S.C. § 6303 - Using procurement contracts
## Text
An executive agency shall use a procurement contract as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the United States Government and a State, a local government, or other recipient when—
(1) the principal purpose of the instrument is to acquire (by purchase, lease, or barter) property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government; or
(2) the agency decides in a specific instance that the use of a procurement contract is appropriate.
(Pub. L. 97258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1004.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 630341:503.Feb. 3, 1978, Pub. L. 95224, § 4, 92 Stat. 4. The words “type of” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “decides” is substituted for “determines” for consistency.