US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 4602

Contracted property and services: prompt payment of vouchers

(a)

Requirement .—

Of the contract vouchers that are received by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service by means of the mechanization of contract administration services system, the number of such vouchers that remain unpaid for more than 30 days as of the last day of each month may not exceed 5 percent of the total number of the contract vouchers so received that remain unpaid on that day.
(b)

Contract Voucher Defined .—

In this section, the term “contract voucher” means a voucher or invoice for the payment to a contractor for services or deliverable items provided by the contractor under a contract funded by the Department of Defense.

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(7)124 Stat. 3842Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(e)(1)132 Stat. 1869Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1861(b)134 Stat. 4277(Added , title X, § 1006(a)(1)], , , 1654A–247, § 2226; amended , , ; , , ; renumbered § 4602, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283section 2226 of this title2021— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–232section 103 of title 412018—Subsec. (b). substituted “for services or deliverable items” for “for services, commercial items (as defined in ), or other deliverable items”.

Pub. L. 111–350section 103 of title 4141 U.S.C. 403(12)2011—Subsec. (b). substituted “” for “section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ()”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 836(h) of Pub. L. 115–232section 453b of Title 6Amendment by effective , subject to a savings provision, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under , Domestic Security.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654

Section 2226 of title 1010 U.S.C. 4602“, United States Code [now ] (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect on .”
, title X, § 1006(b)], , , 1654A–248, provided that: