§ 13. — Contracts limited to one year.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC13]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 13. Contracts limited to one year
Except as otherwise provided, it shall not be lawful for any of the
executive departments to make contracts for stationery or other supplies
for a longer term than one year from the time the contract is made.
(R.S. Sec. 3735.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 3735 derived from Res. Jan. 31, 1868, No. 8, 15 Stat. 246;
Res. Mar. 24, 1874, No. 6, 18 Stat. 286.
``Except as otherwise provided,'' was first inserted by the Revisers
of the 1934 edition of the Code.
Exemption of Functions
Functions authorized by Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
as exempt, see Ex. Ord. No. 11223, eff. May 12, 1965, 30 F.R. 6635, set
out as a note under section 2393 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.
Section Inapplicable to Armed Services and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Section inapplicable to procurement or sale of property or services
by Armed Services and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, see
section 2314 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 260 of this title; title 10
section 2314.
