40 USC § 11703 - Procurement procedures

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title: "40 USC § 11703 - Procurement procedures"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "11703"
section_name: "Procurement procedures"
chapter_number: 117
chapter_name: "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1252, § 11704; renumbered § 11703, Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 825(c)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2616.)"
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# § 11703. Procurement procedures

To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall ensure that the process for acquisition of information technology is a simplified, clear, and understandable process that specifically addresses the management of risk, incremental acquisitions, and the need to incorporate commercial information technology in a timely manner.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1252, § 11704; renumbered § 11703, Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 825(c)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2616.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11704 | 40:1461. | Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LII, § 5201, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 689. |

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 11703 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2002— renumbered  as this section.