# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Terms of Service and Open-Ended Indemnification, and Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
> **US Department of Defense** · Interim rule. · Published 2013-06-21 · Effective 2013-06-21 · 78 FR 37686
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-14614
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 37686
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 12
- **Publication date:** 2013-06-21
- **Effective date:** 2013-06-21
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-67
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address concerns raised in an opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) involving the use of unrestricted, open-ended indemnification clauses in acquisitions for social media applications.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/06/21/2013-14614/federal-acquisition-regulation-terms-of-service-and-open-ended-indemnification-and-unenforceability)
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