[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR731.370] [Page 40] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART 731_CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart 731.3_Contracts With Educational Institutions Sec. 731.370 Predetermined fixed rates for indirect costs. Section 635(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, authorizes USAID to use predetermined fixed rates in determining the indirect costs applicable under contracts with educational institutions.