---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7671l"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7671l"
heading: "Federal procurement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7671l"
units:
  - "Chapter 85 — Air Pollution Prevention and Control"
  - "Subchapter VI — Stratospheric Ozone Protection"
---

# §7671l. Federal procurement


Not later than 18 months after November 15, 1990, the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a), in consultation with the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) of the General Services Administration and the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Defense, shall promulgate regulations requiring each department, [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), and instrumentality of the United States to conform its procurement regulations to the policies and requirements of this subchapter and to maximize the substitution of safe alternatives identified under [section 7671k of this title](/usc/42/7671k.md) for class I and [class II substances](/usc/42/7671.md?p=4). Not later than 30 months after November 15, 1990, each department, [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), and instrumentality of the United States shall so conform its procurement regulations and certify to the President that its regulations have been [modified](/usc/42/7501.md?p=4) in accordance with this section.


## Source credit

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title VI, § 613, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title VI, § 602(a), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2668.)

## Notes

### Executive Documents

### Executive Order No. 12843

Ex. Ord. No. 12843, Apr. 21, 1993, 58 F.R. 21881, which provided for Federal agencies to implement policies and programs to minimize procurement of ozone-depleting substances, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13148, § 901, Apr. 21, 2000, 65 F.R. 24604, formerly set out as a note under section 4321 of this title.