Section 50.000 - Scope of partThis part-
(a)(1) Prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 ( 50 U.S.C. 1431 - 1434 ) and Executive Order 10789, dated November 14, 1958. It does not cover advance payments (see Subpart 32.4); and(2) Implements indemnification authority granted by Pub. L. 85-804 and paragraph 1A of E.O. 10789 with respect to any matter that has been, or could be, designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a qualified anti-terrorism technology as defined in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act); and(b) Implements SAFETY Act liability protections to promote development and use of anti-terrorism technologies.