---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 401.602-3"
title: "48"
number: "401.602-3"
heading: "Ratification of unauthorized commitments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/401.602-3"
---

# §401.602-3. Ratification of unauthorized commitments.

- (a) Ratification means the signed, documented action taken by an authorized official to approve and sanction a previously unauthorized commitment. Unauthorized commitment means an agreement made by a Government representative who lacked the authority to enter into a contract on behalf of the Government.
- (b) Procedures are in accordance with the USDA Contracting Desk Book, [Part 401.602-3](/cfr/48/part401.602-3.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

### Source

Source: 89 FR 81015, Oct. 7, 2024, unless otherwise noted.