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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections 816 and 1641 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328). Section 816 adds international disaster assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and emergency or disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Section 1641 adds special emergency procurement authority to facilitate defense against or recovery from a cyber-attack. Adding these authorities enables a more effective and immediate response to emergency or major disasters, cyber attacks, and international disasters. For example, certain authorities would be available to the contracting officer based on agency procedures, the micropurchase threshold may be increased to $20,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made in support of the designated areas; and the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) may be increased to $750,000, or $13,000,000 for commercial items, for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchased in support of the designated areas.