48 CFR §50.000
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This part—
- (a)
- (1)Prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431—1434) and Executive Order 10789, dated November 14, 1958. It does not cover advance payments (see Subpart 32.4); and
- (2)Implements indemnification authority granted by Pub. L. 85-804 and paragraph 1A of E.O. 10789 with respect to any matter that has been, or could be, designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a qualified anti-terrorism technology as defined in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act); and
- (b)Implements SAFETY Act liability protections to promote development and use of anti-terrorism technologies.