Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§13c Exemption of Non-profit Institutions From Price Discrimination Provisions
Title 15 › Chapter 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 13c
Summary
Exempts nonprofits from the Robinson-Patman Act (June 19, 1936) when buying supplies for their use.
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Title 15, §13c
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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
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note set out under section 13 of this title and Tables.
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15 U.S.C. § 13c
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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