41 U.S.C. § 106
Section 106 · Basis for settlement of termination claims
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 83 court decisions — leading case Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (1957)
Most recently applied in Shell Oil Company v. United States (August 2021)
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In this subtitle, the term “Federal Acquisition Regulation” means the regulation issued under section 1303(a)(1) of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 106 41:259(e). June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §309(e), as added Pub. L. 103–355, title I, §1551, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3299. The defined term is made applicable to the subtitle because of the numerous references throughout the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (Public Law 93–400, 88 Stat. 796), restated in division B of this subtitle, and especially because of sections 6(a) and 25(c) of the Act, restated in sections 1121 and 1303, respectively.