Us Code § 569f - Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels
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§ 569f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels
If the Secretary determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States which is not made in the United States and which is used in a civil works project of the Secretary, the Secretary shall debar the person from contracting with the Federal Government for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. For purposes of this section, the term "debar" has the meaning that term has under section 4654(c) of title 10.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title II, §226, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, §1702(l)(6), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2160.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 117–81 substituted "section 4654(c)" for "section 2393(c)".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
"Secretary" Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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