31-U.S.C.-3907
§3907 – Relationship to Other Laws
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Title 31 > Subtitle III > Chapter 39 > Section 3907
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- Reference: Section 3907
- Legend: §3907 – Relationship to Other Laws
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) A claim for an interest penalty not paid under this chapter may be filed under section 7103 of title 41.
(b)(1) An interest penalty under this chapter does not continue to accrue—
(A) after a claim for a penalty is filed under chapter 71 of title 41; or
(B) for more than one year.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not prevent an interest penalty from accruing under section 7109(a)(1) and (b) of title 41 after a penalty stops accruing under this chapter. A penalty accruing under section 7109(a)(1) and (b) may accrue on an unpaid contract payment and on the unpaid penalty under this chapter.
(c) Except as provided in section 3904 of this title, this chapter does not require an interest penalty on a payment that is not made because of a dispute between the head of an agency and a business concern over the amount of payment or compliance with the contract. A claim related to the dispute, and interest payable for the period during which the dispute is being resolved, is subject to chapter 71 of title 41.
(Added Pub. L. 97–452, §1(18)(A), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2477, §3906; renumbered §3907, Pub. L. 100–496, §9(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2460; amended Pub. L. 111–350, §5(h)(8), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3849.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 3906(a) | 31 App.:1803(a)(1). | May 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–177, §4, 96 Stat. 87. |
| 3906(b) | 31 App.:1803(a)(2), (3). | |
| 3906(c) | 31 App.:1803(b). |
In the section, the words be construed to are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a), the words not paid under this chapter are substituted for which a Federal agency has failed to pay in accordance with the requirements of section 2 or 3 of this chapter to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b)(2), the word accruing is added for clarity. The word both is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c), the words with respect to disputes concerning discounts, by the required payment date, and other allegations concerning are omitted as surplus.
Amendments
2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(h)(8)(A), substituted section 7103 of title 41 for section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(h)(8)(B), substituted chapter 71 of title 41 for the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(h)(8)(C), substituted section 7109(a)(1) and (b) of title 41 for section 12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 611) and section 7109(a)(1) and (b) may for section 12 may.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–350, §5(h)(8)(D), substituted chapter 71 of title 41 for the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
1988—Pub. L. 100–496 renumbered section 3906 of this title as this section.
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