{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s16359","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f16359.","heading":"Competitive award of management contracts","text":"\u00a7\u202f16359.\nCompetitive award of management contracts\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary by this subchapter may be used to award a management and operating contract for a National Laboratory (excluding those named in subparagraphs (G), (H), (N), and (O) of\nsection 15801(3) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s16359.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16359","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f16359."},{"t":"heading","text":"Competitive award of management contracts"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary by this subchapter may be used to award a management and operating contract for a National Laboratory (excluding those named in subparagraphs (G), (H), (N), and (O) of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 15801(3) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s15801/3","tail":"), unless such contract is competitively awarded, or the Secretary grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver. The Secretary may not delegate the authority to grant such a waiver and shall submit to Congress a report notifying it of the waiver, and setting forth the reasons for the waiver, at least 60 days prior to the date of the award of such contract."}],"tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}