31 USC § 6303 - Using procurement contracts

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title: "31 USC § 6303 - Using procurement contracts"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "6303"
section_name: "Using procurement contracts"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "USING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1004.)"
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# § 6303. Using procurement contracts

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1004.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6303 | 41:503. | Feb. 3, 1978, Pub. L. 95–224, § 4, 92 Stat. 4. |

The words “type of” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “decides” is substituted for “determines” for consistency.