§ 261. — Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and responsibilities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC261]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 4--PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER IV--PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS
Sec. 261. Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and
responsibilities
(a) In general
Except to the extent expressly prohibited by another provision of
law, the head of an executive agency may delegate to any other officer
or official of that agency, any power under this subchapter.
(b) Procurements for or with other agencies
Subject to subsection (a) of this section, to facilitate the
procurement of property and services covered by this subchapter by each
executive agency for any other executive agency, and to facilitate joint
procurement by those executive agencies--
(1) the head of an executive agency may delegate functions and
assign responsibilities relating to procurement to any officer or
employee within such agency;
(2) the heads of two or more executive agencies may by agreement
delegate procurement functions and assign procurement
responsibilities, consistent with section 1535 of title 31 and
regulations issued under section 1074 of the Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act of 1994, from one executive agency to another of
those executive agencies or to an officer or civilian employee of
another of those executive agencies; and
(3) the heads of two or more executive agencies may establish
joint or combined offices to exercise procurement functions and
responsibilities.
(June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, Sec. 311, as added Pub. L. 103-355,
title I, Sec. 1552, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3299.)
References in Text
Section 1074 of the Federal Acquisition Streamling Act of 1994,
referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 1074 of Pub. L. 103-355, which
is set out as a note under section 1535 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 261, Pub. L. 101-509, title V, Sec. 532, Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 1470; Pub. L. 102-393, title V, Sec. 529, Oct. 6, 1992,
106 Stat. 1761, related to Internal Revenue Service procurement of
expert services, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 1055(c).
Effective Date
For effective date and applicability of section, see section 10001
of Pub. L. 103-355, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note
under section 251 of this title.
