Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§13c Exemption of Non-profit Institutions From Price Discrimination Provisions
Title 15 › CHAPTER 1 — MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 13c
Summary
Exempts nonprofit educational institutions, libraries, churches, hospitals, and charities from the Robinson-Patman Act for their own supply purchases.
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Title 15, §13c
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing in the Act approved June 19, 1936, known as the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act, shall apply to purchases of their supplies for their own use by schools, colleges, universities, public libraries, churches, hospitals, and charitable institutions not operated for profit.
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The Act approved
June 19, 1936, known as the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act, referred to in text, is act
June 19, 1936, ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526, also known as the Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act, which enacted section 13a, 13b, and 21a of this title and amended section 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 13 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 13c
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102