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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereafter authorized, in
connection with the administration of the national forests, to
enter into contracts for the procurement of services, materials,
and supplies for the ensuing fiscal year, prior to the passage of
an appropriation therefor: Provided, That such contracts shall
aliquot the cost for such service by fiscal years and shall not be
binding on the United States as to that part for the ensuing year
unless and until an appropriation applicable to the payment thereof
is made: And provided further, That all such contracts shall by
their terms provide that the obligation of the United States is
contingent upon the passage of an applicable appropriation and that
no payment thereunder will be made until such appropriation becomes
available for expenditure.
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