Remission of liquidated damages

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART V - ACQUISITION Subpart H - Contract Management CHAPTER 367 - OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Sec. 4752 - Remission of liquidated damages From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§4752. Remission of liquidated damages

Upon the recommendation of the head of an agency, the Secretary of the Treasury may remit all or part, as he considers just and equitable, of any liquidated damages assessed for delay in performing a contract, made by that agency, that provides for such damages.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 132, §2312; Pub. L. 104–316, title II, §202(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3842; renumbered §4752, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1864(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4279.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

2312 41:155. Feb. 19, 1948, ch. 65, §6, 62 Stat. 24.

The words "a contract, made by that agency, that provides for" are substituted for the words "any contract made on behalf of the Government by the agency head or by officers authorized by him so to do includes a provision".

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2312 of this title as this section. 1996—Pub. L. 104–316 substituted "Secretary of the Treasury" for "Comptroller General".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.