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                            13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
        
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13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.       (a)                    The following laws are inapplicable to all contracts and subcontracts (if otherwise applicable to subcontracts) at or below the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to   41 U.S.C. 1905:                                                         (1)                           10 U.S.C. 983, Institutions of Higher Education that Prevent ROTC Access or Military Recruiting on Campus: Denial of Grants and Contracts from Department of Defense, Department of Education, and Certain Other Departments and Agencies (see  9.110).                                                            (2)                           10 U.S.C. 3321(b)                                                      and   41 U.S.C. 3901(b) (contract clause regarding contingent fees).                                                            (3)                           10 U.S.C. 3841                                                      and   41 U.S.C. 4706 (authority to examine books and records of (contractors).                                                            (4)                           10 U.S.C. 4655                                                      and   41 U.S.C. 4704 (prohibition on limiting subcontractors direct sales to the United States).                                                            (5)                           22 U.S.C. 2593e                         Measures Against Persons Involved in Activities that                         Violate Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the                         United States. (The requirement at   22 U.S.C.                         2593e(c)(3)(B) to provide a certification does                         not apply.)                                                            (6)                           31 U.S.C. 1354(a) Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds for Contracts with Entities Not Meeting Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (see  22.1302).                                                            (7)                          41 U.S.C. 8102(a)(1) (Drug-Free Workplace), except for individuals.                                                                             (b)                                      The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) will include any law enacted after October 13, 1994, that sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the acquisition of property or services, on the list set forth in paragraph (a) of this section. The FAR Council may make exceptions when it determines in writing that it is in the best interest of the Government that the enactment should apply to contracts or subcontracts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.                                          (c)                    The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section do not apply to laws that-                                                         (1)                          Provide for criminal or civil penalties; or                                                            (2)                          Specifically state that notwithstanding the language of   41 U.S.C. 1905, the enactment will be applicable to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.                                                                             (d)                    Any individual may petition the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), to include any applicable provision of law not included on the list set forth in paragraph (a) of this section unless the FAR Council has already determined in writing that the law is applicable. The Administrator, OFPP, will include the law on the list in paragraph (a) of this section unless the FAR Council makes a determination that it is applicable within 60 days of receiving the petition.    **Parent topic:**  Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
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