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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 38 — Department of State

§ 2679b. Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

Statutory text

If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that a 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, that person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract from the Department of State, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

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. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

    Pub. L. 102–138 title I § 195 · 105 Stat. 647

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2679b

    (Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 195, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 684.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 195, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 684.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 195. PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF “MADE IN AMERICA” LABELS. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that a 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, that person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract from the Department of State, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 195, , 105 Stat. 684.)

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