### §4658. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels

(a) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, or another inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, not later than 90 days after determining that the person has been so convicted, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.

(b) In this section, the term "debar" has the meaning given that term by section 4654(c) of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, §834(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2461, §2410f; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, §1062(f), title XV, §1503(a)(22), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 444, 512; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, §1048(a)(20), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1223; renumbered §4658 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1862(b), (c)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4277, 4278; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, §1701(b)(20), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2135.)

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1862(b), renumbered section 2410f of this title as this section.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, §1862(c)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(20), substituted "section 4654(c)" for "section 2393(c)".

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107 inserted ", or another inscription with the same meaning," after "inscription".

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106, §1062(f), struck out at end "If the Secretary determines that the person should not be debarred, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such determination not later than 30 days after the determination is made."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106, §1503(a)(22), substituted "In" for "For purposes of".

#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below.

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

#### Effective Date

Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, §834(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2461, provided that: "Section 2410f of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4658], as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992]."

#### Prohibition of Contracts

Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title VIII, §825(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–220, provided that: "If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a 'Made in America' inscription, or another inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4658], whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense."

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior authorization acts:

Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VIII, §816(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 712.

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, §849(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1725.