# Federal Acquisition Regulation: Accelerated Payments Applicable to Contracts With Certain Small Business Concerns
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2023-02-14 · Effective 2023-03-16 · 88 FR 9730
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-02425
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 9730
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 12
- **Publication date:** 2023-02-14
- **Effective date:** 2023-03-16
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2023-02
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to provide for accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontractors and a comparable statute applicable only to the Department of Defense.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/14/2023-02425/federal-acquisition-regulation-accelerated-payments-applicable-to-contracts-with-certain-small)
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