41 U.S.C. § 4501
Authority of executive agency
An executive agency may—
(1)
make advance, partial, progress or other payments under contracts for property or services made by the agency; and
(2)
insert in solicitations for procurement of property or services a provision limiting to small business concerns advance or progress payments.
( Pub. L. 111–350, § 3 , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3790 .)