US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 2205

Contract practices

(a)
In carrying out the purposes of this chapter the Commission shall not use the cost-plus-percentage-of-cost system of contracting.
(b)
No contract entered into under the authority of this chapter shall provide, and no contract entered into under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, shall be modified or amended after , to provide, for direct payment or direct reimbursement by the Commission of any Federal income taxes on behalf of any contractor performing such contract for profit.

Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 951 Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)106 Stat. 2944 (, title I, § 165, as added , ; renumbered title I, , , .)

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act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 919 section 2011 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 60 Stat. 755 act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 919 act of Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 The Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which was classified generally to chapter 14 (§ 1801 et seq.) of this title prior to the general amendment by , . The , is now known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and is classified principally to this chapter.