48 CFR § 2532.401 - 2532.401 Statutory authority.

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title: "48 CFR § 2532.401 - 2532.401   Statutory authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "2532.401"
section_name: "2532.401   Statutory authority."
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "2532"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1870(d)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 46745, Nov. 28, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2532"
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# 2532.401 2532.401   Statutory authority.

The NSF Act (42 U.S.C. 1870(d)) provides that advance, progress, or other payments which relate to scientific activities or scientific information may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31 of the United States Code.

[49 FR 46745, Nov. 28, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 51022, Sept. 30, 1996]