41 USC Ch. 1: Front Matter
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CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
1 to 4a.
Repealed.
5.
Advertisements for proposals for purchases and contracts for supplies or services for Government departments; application to Government sales and contracts to sell and to Government corporations.
5a.
Definitions.
6.
Repealed.
6a.
Advertisements for proposals for purchases and contracts for supplies or services for Government departments; limited to particular agencies under specified circumstances.
6a–1.
Architect of the Capitol, exception from advertisement requirements.
6a–2.
Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal services contracts with legal entities.
6b.
Miscellaneous exceptions from advertisement requirements.
(a)
Control of insects, pests, and grass diseases.
(b)
Omitted.
(c)
Operations on Menominee Indian Reservation.
(d)
Sale of Indian produced forest products.
6c to 6ll.
Repealed or Omitted.
6mm.
Transferred.
7 to 7d.
Repealed.
8.
Opening bids.
9, 10.
Repealed or Omitted.
10a.
American materials required for public use.
10b.
Contracts for public works; specification for use of American materials; blacklisting contractors violating requirements.
10b–1.
Omitted.
10b–2.
Limitation on authority to waive Buy American Act requirement.
(a)
Determination by Secretary of Defense.
(b)
Report to Congress.
(c)
"Buy American Act" defined.
10b–3.
Annual report relating to Buy American Act.
10c.
Definition of terms used in sections 10a, 10b, and 10c.
10d.
Clarification of Congressional intent regarding sections 10a and 10b(a).
11.
No contracts or purchases unless authorized or under adequate appropriation; report to the Congress.
11a.
Contracts for fuel by Secretary of the Army without regard to current fiscal year.
12.
No contract to exceed appropriation.
13.
Contracts limited to one year.
13a.
Repealed.
14.
Restriction on purchases of land.
15.
Transfers of contracts; assignments; assignee not subject to reduction or setoff.
(a)
Transfer.
(b)
Assignment.
(c)
Validity of assignment.
(d)
Assignee liability.
(e)
Amendment of contract.
(f)
Assignor liability arising independent of contract.
(g)
Accrued rights and obligations.
16 to 21.
Repealed or Omitted.
22.
Interest of Member of Congress.
23.
Orders or contracts for material placed with Government-owned establishments deemed obligations.
24.
Contracts for transportation of moneys, bullion, coin, and securities.
24a to 34.
Omitted or Repealed.
35.
Contracts for materials, etc., exceeding $10,000; representations and stipulations.
36.
Liability for contract breach; cancellation; completion by Government agency; employee's wages.
37.
Distribution of list of persons breaching contract; future contracts prohibited.
38.
Administration of Walsh-Healey provisions; officers and employees; appointment; investigations; rules and regulations.
39.
Hearings on Walsh-Healey provisions by Secretary of Labor; witness fees; failure to obey order; punishment.
40.
Exceptions from Walsh-Healey provisions; modification of contracts; variations; overtime; suspension of representations and stipulations.
41.
"Person" defined in Walsh-Healey provisions.
42.
Effect of Walsh-Healey provisions on other laws.
43.
Walsh-Healey provisions not applicable to certain contracts.
43a.
Administrative procedure provisions.
(a)
Applicability.
(b)
Wage determination; administrative review.
(c)
Judicial review.
43b.
Manufacturers and regular dealers.
44.
Separability of Walsh-Healey provisions.
45.
Effective date of Walsh-Healey provisions; exception as to representations with respect to minimum wages.
46.
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Vacancy.
(c)
Chairman.
(d)
Terms.
(e)
Pay and travel expenses.
(f)
Staff.
(g)
Obtaining official data.
(h)
Administrative support services.
(i)
Annual report.
47.
Duties and powers of the Committee.
(a)
Procurement list: publication in Federal Register; additions and removals.
(b)
Fair market price; price revisions.
(c)
Central nonprofit agency; designation.
(d)
Rules and regulations; blind-made products, priority.
(e)
Problems and production methods; study and evaluation.
48.
Procurement requirements for the Government; nonapplication to prison-made products.
48a.
Audit.
48b.
Definitions.
48c.
Authorization of appropriations.
49.
Defense employment; honorable discharge from land and naval forces as equivalent to birth certificate.
50.
"Defense contractor" defined.
51.
Short title.
52.
Definitions.
53.
Prohibited conduct.
54.
Criminal penalties.
55.
Civil actions.
56.
Administrative offsets.
(a)
Offset authority.
(b)
Duties of prime contractor.
(c)
Claim of Government.
(d)
"Contracting officer" defined.
57.
Contractor responsibilities.
(a)
Procedural requirements for prevention and detection of violations.
(b)
Cooperation in investigations requirement.
(c)
Reporting requirement; supplying information as favorable evidence of responsibility.
(d)
Partial inapplicability to small contracts.
(e)
Cooperation in investigations regardless of contract amount.
58.
Inspection authority.
Executive Order No. 10925
Ex. Ord. No. 10925, Mar. 6, 1961, 26 F.R. 1977, which related to nondiscrimination provisions in Government contracts and established the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, was revoked by section 403 of Ex. Ord. No. 11246, Sept. 24, 1965, 30 F.R. 12319, set out as a note under section 2000e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.