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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to establish an accelerated payment date for small business contractors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, with a goal of 15 days after receipt of a proper invoice, if a specific payment date is not established by contract. For contractors that subcontract with small businesses, the rule, to the fullest extent permitted by law, establishes an accelerated payment date, with a goal of 15 days after receipt of a proper invoice, if: (1) A specific payment date is not established by contract, and (2) the contractor agrees to make accelerated payments to the subcontractor without any further consideration from, or fees charged to, the subcontractor. This change implements section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92). Section 873 amends 31 U.S.C. 3903(a). For DoD, however, this rule implements section 815 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for FY 2021, which amended 10 U.S.C. 2307(a)(2)(A) (now found at 10 U.S.C. 3801) by striking the language if a specific payment date is not established by contract.” Accordingly, the final rule excludes from DoD contracts the condition reflected in the language a specific payment date is not established by contract.”