Us Code § 3746 - Applicability of regulations to subcontractors
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§ 3746. Applicability of regulations to subcontractors
The regulations referred to in sections 3744 and 3745(a) and (b) of this title shall require prime contractors of a covered contract, to the maximum extent practicable, to apply the provisions of such regulations to all subcontractors of the covered contract.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1832(a), (e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4218, 4221.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
The text of subsec. (g) of section 2324 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, §1832(e), was based on Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, §911(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 103–355, title II, §2101(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3308.
Another section 1832(e) of Pub. L. 116–283 amended section 3745 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3746 was renumbered section 7276 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1832(e), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2324 of this title to this section, struck out subsec. (g) designation and heading "Applicability of Regulations to Subcontractors" at beginning, and substituted "sections 3744 and 3745(a) and (b) of this title" for "subsections (e) and (f)(1)".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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