### Question
How is the term transfer date defined?


### Answer
The term **transfer date** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 2051* as the following:

> the date on which a contractor begins the performance of food services operations under a food services contract

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 2051*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX > SUBCHAPTER III-RESTAURANTS**

