6 U.S.C. § 422 — Procurements for defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack

This section applies special procurement authorities to certain federal purchases. The purchase must be made by, or for, a federal executive agency. The head of that agency must decide the property or service will help defend against terrorism, help recovery from terrorism, or help defend against or recover from a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. These special rules only applied to a purchase if the agency asked for offers — issued a solicitation — during the one-year period that began on November 25, 2002.