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Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Part III · Chapter 307 — Employment

§ 4130. Additional markets

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal Prison Industries may sell products to—

(1)

public entities for use in penal or correctional institutions;

(2)

public entities for use in disaster relief or emergency response;

(3)

the government of the District of Columbia; and

(4)

any organization described in subsection (c)(3), (c)(4), or (d) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

(b)

Office Furniture.—

Federal Prison Industries may not sell office furniture to the organizations described in subsection (a)(4).

(c)

Definitions.—

In this section:

(1)

The term “office furniture” means any product or service offering intended to meet the furnishing needs of the workplace, including office, healthcare, educational, and hospitality environments.

(2)

The term “public entity” means a State, a subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe, and an agency or governmental corporation or business of any of the foregoing.

(3)

The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. First Step Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–391 title VI § 605(a) · 132 Stat. 5194

    Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 4130

    (Added Pub. L. 115–391, title VI, § 605(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5242.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 115–391, title VI, § 605(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5242.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) New Market Authorizations.— Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4129 the following: “§ 4130. Additional markets “(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal Prison Industries may sell products to— “(1) public entities for use in penal or correctional institutions; “(2) public entities for use in disaster relief or emergency response; “(3) the government of the District of Columbia; and “(4) any organization described in subsection (c)(3), (c)(4), or (d) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. “(b) Office Furniture.— Federal Prison Industries may not sell office furniture to the organizations described in subsection (a)(4). “(c) Definitions.— In this section: “(1) The term ‘office furniture’ means any product or service offering intended to meet the furnishing needs of the workplace, including office, healthcare, educational, and hospitality environments. “(2) The term ‘public entity’ means a State, a subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe, and an agency or governmental corporation or business of any of the foregoing. “(3) The term ‘State’ means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is classified to section 501 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 115–391, title VI, § 605(a), , 132 Stat. 5242.)

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