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  "title": "41 U.S.C. 1908 - Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds",
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      "text": "On October 1 of each year evenly divisible by 5, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall adjust each acquisition-related dollar threshold provided by law, as described in the section."
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      "text": "The adjustment requirement applies to a dollar threshold specified in law as a factor in defining the scope of the applicability of a policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction provided in that law to the procurement of property or services by an executive agency, as the Council determines, except as provided in the exceptions paragraph."
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