# § 8752. Contracts for research
**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy and, by direction of the Secretary, the Chief of Naval Research and the chiefs of bureaus may, without advertising, make contracts or amendments or modifications of contracts for services and materials necessary to conduct research and to make or secure reports, tests, models, or apparatus. A contractor supplying such services or materials need not be required to furnish a bond.
**(b)** This section does not authorize the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 464, § 7522; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(38), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2934; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(b)(9), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1064; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(56)(B), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2626; Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2001(j)(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3303; renumbered § 8752, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7522 | 5 U.S.C. 475e. | Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 6, 60 Stat. 780. |
In subsection (a) reference to R.S. 3718, 3719, 3720, and 3722 (, 562, 563, and 572) is omitted because these sections were expressly repealed by , . The words “without advertising” are substituted for the reference to R.S. 3709 () for brevity and clarity. The sentence “A contractor supplying such services or materials need not be required to furnish a bond” is substituted for the words “without performance or other bonds” for clarity, since the provision is interpreted as a discretionary authority in the Secretary to waive bond.
In subsection (c) the words “This section does not authorize” are substituted for the words “nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize”.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 8752 was renumbered .
### Amendments
2018— renumbered as this section.
1994—Subsecs. (b), (c). redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Subsections (a) and (b) of do not apply to advance, progress, or other payments made with respect to a contract under this section.”
1984—Subsec. (b). substituted “Subsections (a) and (b) of do” for “Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 does”.
1982—Subsec. (b). substituted “section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31” for “section 3648 of the Revised Statutes ()”.
1980—Subsec. (b). substituted “Section 3648 of the Revised Statutes ()” for “”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .
### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
> **“(a)** **Effective Date.—** Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act [see Tables for classification] and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 1994].
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> **“(b)** **Applicability of Amendments.—**
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> **(1)** An amendment made by this Act shall apply, in the manner prescribed in the final regulations promulgated pursuant to section 10002 [108 Stat. 3404, formerly set out as a Regulations note under section 251 of former Title 41, Public Contracts] to implement such amendment, with respect to any solicitation that is issued, any unsolicited proposal that is received, and any contract entered into pursuant to such a solicitation or proposal, on or after the date described in paragraph (3).
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> **“(2)** An amendment made by this Act shall also apply, to the extent and in the manner prescribed in the final regulations promulgated pursuant to section 10002 to implement such amendment, with respect to any matter related to—
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> **“(A)** a contract that is in effect on the date described in paragraph (3);
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> **“(B)** an offer under consideration on the date described in paragraph (3); or
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> **“(C)** any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the date described in paragraph (3).
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> **“(3)** The date referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the date specified in such final regulations [Oct. 1, 1995, see 60 F.R. 48231, Sept. 18, 1995]. The date so specified shall be October 1, 1995, or any earlier date that is not within 30 days after the date on which such final regulations are published.
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> **“(c)** **Immediate Applicability of Certain Amendments.—** Notwithstanding subsection (b), the amendments made by the following provisions of this Act apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 1994]: sections 1001, 1021, 1031, 1051, 1071, 1092, 1201, 1506(a), 1507, 1554, 2002(a), 2191, 3062(a), 3063, 3064, 3065(a)(1), 3065(b), 3066, 3067, 6001(a), 7101, 7103, 7205, and 7206, the provisions of subtitles A, B, and C of title III [§§ 3001–3025], and the provisions of title V [see Tables for classification].”
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### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Relationship of 1994 Amendment to Prompt Payment Requirements
> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and
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> and repealing sections 7312, 7364, and 7521 of this title] are not intended to impair or modify procedures required by the provisions of chapter 39 of title 31, United States Code, and the regulations issued pursuant to such provisions of law (as such procedures are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [
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> ]), except that the Government may accept payment terms offered by a contractor offering a commercial item.”
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