42 USC § 2286h - Contract authority subject to appropriations
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2286h"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 2286h - Contract authority subject to appropriations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2286h"
section_name: "Contract authority subject to appropriations"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XVII–A"
subchapter_name: "DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 319, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2083; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)"
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# § 2286h. Contract authority subject to appropriations
The authority of the Board to enter into contracts under this subchapter is effective only to the extent that appropriations (including transfers of appropriations) are provided in advance for such purpose.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 319, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2083; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)