Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§569f Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of “made in America” Labels
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 569f
Summary
If the Secretary finds that someone was convicted of deliberately putting a "Made in America" label on a product that is not made in the United States, and that product was sold or sent to the U.S. for use on a civil works project run by the Secretary, the Secretary must bar that person from federal contracting for at least 3 years and at most 5 years. Debar means the same thing as it does in section 4654(c) of title 10.
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Title 33, §569f
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102