42 USC § 9662 - Limitation on contract and borrowing authority

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title: "42 USC § 9662 - Limitation on contract and borrowing authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "9662"
section_name: "Limitation on contract and borrowing authority"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–499, § 3, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1614.)"
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# § 9662. Limitation on contract and borrowing authority

Any authority provided by this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, to enter into contracts to obligate the United States or to incur indebtedness for the repayment of which the United States is liable shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–499, § 3, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1614.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and not as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.