50 U.S. Code § 1432 - Restrictions
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute authorization hereunder for—
(c) the negotiation of purchases of or contracts for property or services required by law to be procured by formal advertising and competitive bidding;
(e) the amendment of a contract negotiated under section 2304 (a)(15)  of title 10 or under section 252(c)(13)  of title 41, to increase the contract price to an amount higher than the lowest rejected bid of any responsible bidder; or
(f) the formalization of an informal commitment, unless it is found that at the time the commitment was made it was impracticable to use normal procurement procedures.
 See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 85–804, § 2,Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 972.)
References in Text
Section 2304 of title 10, referred to in subd. (e), was amended generally by Pub. L. 98–369and, as so amended, does not contain a subsec. (a)(15).
Section 252(c)(13) of title 41, referred to in subd. (e), was renumbered section 252(c)(14) of former Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 85–800, § 2(b),Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 966. Subsequently, Pub. L. 98–369amended section 252 of former Title 41 by striking out subsec. (c), redesignating subsec. (e) as (c)(1), and adding subsec. (c)(2).
Nonapplicability of National Emergencies Act