Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§569f Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 569f
Summary
Secretary must bar anyone convicted of knowingly labeling a product "Made in America" when it was not made in the United States, sold or shipped to the U.S., and used in a civil works project, from federal contracting for 3–5 years. "Debar" is defined in 10 U.S.C. 4654(c).
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Title 33, §569f
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
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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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33 U.S.C. § 569f
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73