§ 4701 Determinations and decisions
§ 4702 Prohibition on release of contractor proposals
§ 4703 Validation of proprietary data restrictions
§ 4704 Prohibition of contractors limiting subcontractor sales directly to Federal Government
§ 4705 Protection of contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure of certain information
§ 4706 Examination of facilities and records of contractor
§ 4707 Remission of liquidated damages
§ 4708 Payment of reimbursable indirect costs in cost-type research and development contracts with educational institutions
§ 4709 Implementation of electronic commerce capability
§ 4710 Limitations on tiering of subcontractors
§ 4711 Linking of award and incentive fees to acquisition outcomes
§ 4712 Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information
§ 4713 Authorities relating to mitigating supply chain risks in the procurement of covered articles
§ 4714 Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 41 > Subtitle I > Chapter 47 - Miscellaneous

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • 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.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1