Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-102
§8702 Prohibited Conduct
Title 41 › Subtitle IV — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 87 — KICKBACKS › § 8702
Summary
No one may give, try to give, offer to give, ask for, or accept a kickback. No one may hide a kickback by adding its cost into the price a subcontractor charges an upper contractor or a prime contractor charges the Federal Government.
Full Legal Text
Title 41, §8702
Public Contracts, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person may not—
(1)provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide a kickback;
(2)solicit, accept, or attempt to accept a kickback; or
(3)include the amount of a kickback prohibited by paragraph (1) or (2) in the contract price—
(A)a subcontractor charges a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor; or
(B)a prime contractor charges the Federal Government.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 870241:53.Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 80, § 3, 60 Stat. 37; Pub. L. 86–695, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 99–634, § 2(a), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3524. In paragraph (3), before subparagraph (A), the words “directly or indirectly” are omitted as unnecessary.
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41 U.S.C. § 8702
Title 41, Public Contracts
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102