Us Code § 2104 - Prohibition on former official's acceptance of compensation from contractor
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§ 2104. Prohibition on former official's acceptance of compensation from contractor
(a)
(1) served, when the contractor was selected or awarded a contract, as the procuring contracting officer, the source selection authority, a member of the source selection evaluation board, or the chief of a financial or technical evaluation team in a procurement in which that contractor was selected for award of a contract in excess of $10,000,000;
(2) served as the program manager, deputy program manager, or administrative contracting officer for a contract in excess of $10,000,000 awarded to that contractor; or
(3) personally made for the Federal agency a decision to—
(A) award a contract, subcontract, modification of a contract or subcontract, or a task order or delivery order in excess of $10,000,000 to that contractor;
(B) establish overhead or other rates applicable to one or more contracts for that contractor that are valued in excess of $10,000,000;
(C) approve issuance of one or more contract payments in excess of $10,000,000 to that contractor; or
(D) pay or settle a claim in excess of $10,000,000 with that contractor.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1) A former official who knowingly accepts compensation in violation of this section.
(2) A contractor that provides compensation to a former official knowing that the official accepts the compensation in violation of this section.
(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3729.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 2104(a) | 41:423(d)(1). | Pub. L. 93–400, §27(d), as added Pub. L. 100–679, §6(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4063; Pub. L. 101–189, title VIII, §814(a)–(d)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1495; Pub. L. 101–510, title XIV, §1484(l)(6), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1720; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §705(i), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, §8301(e), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3397; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, §4304(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 660. |
| 2104(b) | 41:423(d)(2). | |
| 2104(c) | 41:423(d)(5). | |
| 2104(d) | 41:423(d)(3), (4). |
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