20 U.S.C. § 6067: Sense of Congress

Summary

Congress says money given under this chapter should not be spent by anyone unless the recipient agrees to follow chapter 83 of title 41. When buying equipment or products with these funds, recipients should buy only items made in the United States. Heads of federal agencies should give each recipient a notice that explains this view. If a court or federal agency finally finds someone put a “Made in America” label (or similar wording) on a product not made in the United States, Congress says that person should be ineligible for any contract or subcontract paid with these funds under the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility rules in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as such sections existed on March 31, 1994.

Title 20, §6067

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It is the sense of the Congress that—

(1)no funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter should be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41;

(2)in the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this chapter, entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products;

(3)in providing financial assistance under this chapter, the head of each Federal agency should provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress; and

(4)if it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, such person should be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this chapter, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as such sections existed on March 31, 1994.

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Codification In par. (1), “chapter 83 of title 41” substituted for “sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1993 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘Buy American Act’)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Another section 1022 of Pub. L. 103–227 was classified to section 6055a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–279.

§6067 Sense of Congress

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Title 20, §6067

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