Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73
§3509 Notification of violations of Federal criminal law or overpayments
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA › § 3509
Summary
Contractors must quickly report to the government any federal crimes or overpayments tied to covered contracts or subcontracts. A covered contract is any contract over $5,000,000 and longer than 120 days. The FAR must add these reporting rules under FAR Case 2007–006 or a follow‑on case, and they apply to work outside the U.S. and to commercial products or services.
Full Legal Text
Title 41, §3509
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(a)In this section, the term “covered contract” means any contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 and more than 120 days in duration.
(b)The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include, pursuant to FAR Case 2007–006 (as published at 72 Fed. Reg. 64019, November 14, 2007) or any follow-on FAR case, provisions that require timely notification by Federal contractors of violations of Federal criminal law or overpayments in connection with the award or performance of covered contracts or subcontracts, including those performed outside the United States and those for commercial products or commercial services.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 350941:251 note.Pub. L. 110–252, title VI, §§ 6102, 6103, June 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2386, 2387. In subsection (b), the words “shall include” are substituted for “shall be amended” and “to include” to reflect the permanence of the provision. The words “within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” are omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “commercial products or commercial services” for “commercial items”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a
Savings Provision
, see section 836(h) of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2018 Amendment;
Savings Provision
note under section 453b of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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Citation
41 U.S.C. § 3509
Title 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73