41 U.S.C. § 120 : US Code - Section 120: Powers and duties of contracting agencies

Search 41 U.S.C. § 120 : US Code - Section 120: Powers and duties of contracting agencies

(a) Limitation
Each contracting agency shall have authority, notwithstanding any
provisions of law other than contained in this chapter, (1) to make
any contract necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions
of this chapter; (2) to amend by agreement any existing contract,
either before or after notice of its termination, on such terms and
to such extent as it deems necessary and appropriate to carry out
the provisions of this chapter; and (3) in settling any termination
claim, to agree to assume, or indemnify the war contractor against,
any claims by any person in connection with such termination claims
or settlement. This subsection shall not limit or affect in any way
any authority of any contracting agency under the First War Powers
Act, 1941, or under any other statute.
(b) Evidence required; conclusiveness of determinations
Any contracting agency may prescribe the amount and kind of
evidence required to identify any person as a war contractor, or
any contract, agreement, or purchase order as a war contract for
any of the purposes of this chapter. Any determination so made that
any person is a war contractor, or that any contract, agreement, or
purchase order is a war contract, shall be final and conclusive for
any of the purposes of this chapter.
(c) Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for administering the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Validation of prior settlements
All policies and procedures relating to termination of war
contracts, termination settlements, and interim financing,
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury or any contracting
agency, in effect on July 21, 1944, and not inconsistent with this
chapter, shall remain in full force and effect unless and until
superseded by the Administrator of General Services in accordance
with this chapter, or by regulations of the contracting agency not
inconsistent with this chapter or the policies prescribed by the
Administrator of General Services.
(e) Impairment of contract
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impair or modify any
war contract or any term or provision of any war contract or any
assignment of any claim under a war contract, without the consent
of the parties thereto, if the war contract, or the term,
provision, or assignment thereof, is otherwise valid.
(f) Aid to war contractors
Any contracting agency may authorize or direct its officers and
employees, as a part of their official duties, to advise, aid, and
assist war contractors in preparing and presenting termination
claims, in obtaining interim financing, and in related matters, to
such extent as it deems desirable. Such advice, aid, or assistance
shall not constitute a violation of section 205 of title 18 or of
any other law, provided the officer or employee does not receive
therefor benefit or compensation of any kind, directly or
indirectly, from any war contractor.