by paragraph (1) unless the Council makes a written determination 
that it would not be in the best interest of the Federal Government 
to exempt contracts for the procurement of commercial items from the 
applicability of the provision. 
(c) SUBCONTRACTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘subcontract’’ in-
cludes a transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor. 
(2) INCLUSION IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—The Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of provisions of law that 
are inapplicable to subcontracts under a contract or subcontract for the 
procurement of commercial items. A provision of law properly included 
on the list pursuant to paragraph (3) does not apply to those sub-
contracts. This section does not render a provision of law not included 
on the list inapplicable to subcontracts under a contract for the pro-
curement of commercial items. 
(3) PROVISIONS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM LIST.—A provision of law 
described in subsection (d) shall be included on the list of inapplicable 
provisions of law required by paragraph (2) unless the Council makes 
a written determination that it would not be in the best interest of the 
Federal Government to exempt subcontracts under a contract for the 
procurement of commercial items from the applicability of the provi-
sion. 
(4) WAIVER NOT AUTHORIZED.—This subsection does not authorize 
the waiver of the applicability of any provision of law with respect to 
any subcontract under a contract with a prime contractor reselling or 
distributing commercial items of another contractor without adding 
value. 
(d) COVERED LAW.—A provision of law referred to in subsections (b)(2) 
and (c) is a provision of law that the Council determines sets forth policies, 
procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement of property or 
services by the Federal Government, except for a provision of law that— 
(1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or 
(2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, notwith-
standing this section, it shall be applicable to contracts for the procure-
ment of commercial items. 
(e) PETITION.—A person may petition the Administrator to take appro-
priate action when a provision of law described in subsection (d) is not in-
cluded on the list of inapplicable provisions of law as required by subsection 
(b) or (c) and the Council has not made a written determination pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2) or (c)(3). The Administrator shall revise the Federal 
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Acquisition Regulation to include the provision on the list of inapplicable 
provisions of law unless the Council makes a determination pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2) or (c)(3) within 60 days after the petition is received. 
§ 1907. List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commer-
cially available off-the-shelf items 
(a) INCLUSION IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include 
a list of provisions of law that are inapplicable to contracts for the pro-
curement of commercially available off-the-shelf items. A provision of 
law properly included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) does not 
apply to contracts for the procurement of commercially available off- 
the-shelf items. This section does not render a provision of law not in-
cluded on the list inapplicable to contracts for the procurement of com-
mercially available off-the-shelf items. 
(2) LAWS TO BE INCLUDED.—A provision of law described in sub-
section (b) shall be included on the list of inapplicable provisions of law 
required by paragraph (1) unless the Administrator makes a written 
determination that it would not be in the best interest of the Federal 
Government to exempt contracts for the procurement of commercially 
available off-the-shelf items from the applicability of the provision. 
(3) OTHER AUTHORITIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AFFECTED.— 
This section does not modify, supersede, impair, or restrict authorities 
or responsibilities under— 
(A) section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644); or 
(B) bid protest procedures developed under the authority of— 
(i) subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31; 
(ii) section 2305(e) and (f) of title 10; or 
(iii) sections 3706 and 3707 of this title. 
(b) COVERED LAW.—Except as provided in subsection (a)(3), a provision 
of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) is a provision of law that the Admin-
istrator determines imposes Federal Government-unique policies, proce-
dures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement of property or serv-
ices on persons whom the Federal Government has awarded contracts for 
the procurement of commercially available off-the-shelf items, except for a 
provision of law that— 
(1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or 
(2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, notwith-
standing this section, it shall be applicable to contracts for the procure-
ment of commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
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§ 1908. Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar 
thresholds 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Council’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1301 of this title. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the require-
ment for adjustment under subsection (c) applies to a dollar threshold 
that is specified in law as a factor in defining the scope of the applica-
bility of a policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction provided in that 
law to the procurement of property or services by an executive agency, 
as the Council determines. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (c) does not apply to dollar thresh-
olds— 
(A) in chapter 67 of this title; 
(B) in sections 3141 to 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40; or 
(C) the United States Trade Representative establishes pursu-
ant to title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
2511 et seq.). 
(3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INFLATION ADJUSTMENT AUTHORI-
TIES.—This section supersedes the applicability of other provisions of 
law that provide for the adjustment of a dollar threshold that is adjust-
able under this section. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) BASELINE CONSTANT DOLLAR VALUE.—For purposes of para-
graph (2), the baseline constant dollar value for a dollar threshold— 
(A) in effect on October 1, 2000, that was first specified in a 
law that took effect on or before October 1, 2000, is the October 
1, 2000, constant dollar value of that dollar threshold; and 
(B) specified in a law that takes effect after October 1, 2000, 
is the constant dollar value of that threshold as of the effective 
date of that dollar threshold pursuant to that law. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT.—On October 1 of each year evenly divisible by 5, 
the Council shall adjust each acquisition-related dollar threshold pro-
vided by law, as described in subsection (b)(1), to the baseline constant 
dollar value of that threshold. 
(3) EXCLUSIVE MEANS OF ADJUSTMENT.—A dollar threshold adjust-
able under this section shall be adjusted only as provided in this sec-
tion. 
(d) PUBLICATION.—The Council shall publish a notice of the adjusted 
dollar thresholds under this section in the Federal Register. The thresholds 
take effect on the date of publication. 
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(e) CALCULATION.—An adjustment under this section shall be— 
(1) calculated on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index 
for all-urban consumers published monthly by the Secretary of Labor; 
and 
(2) rounded, in the case of a dollar threshold that on the day before 
the adjustment is— 
(A) less than $10,000, to the nearest $500; 
(B) not less than $10,000, but less than $100,000, to the near-
est $5,000; 
(C) not less than $100,000, but less than $1,000,000, to the 
nearest $50,000; and 
(D) $1,000,000 or more, to the nearest $500,000. 
(f) PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF OMITTED THRESHOLD.— 
(1) PETITION SUBMITTED TO ADMINISTRATOR.—A person may re-
quest adjustment of a dollar threshold adjustable under this section 
that is not included in a notice of adjustment published under sub-
section (d) by submitting a petition for adjustment to the Adminis-
trator. 
(2) ACTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR.—On receipt of a petition for ad-
justment of a dollar threshold under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator— 
(A) shall determine, in writing, whether the dollar threshold is 
required to be adjusted under this section; and 
(B) on determining that it should be adjusted, shall publish in 
the Federal Register a revised notice of the adjustment dollar 
thresholds under this section that includes the adjustment of the 
dollar threshold covered by the petition. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADJUSTMENT BY PETITION.—The adjust-
ment of a dollar threshold pursuant to a petition under this subsection 
takes effect on the date the revised notice adding the adjustment under 
paragraph (2)(B) is published. 
CHAPTER 21—RESTRICTIONS ON OBTAINING AND 
DISCLOSING CERTAIN INFORMATION 
Sec. 
2101.
Definitions. 
2102.
Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information. 
2103.
Actions required of procurement officers when contacted regarding non-Federal em-
ployment. 
2104.
Prohibition on former official’s acceptance of compensation from contractor. 
2105.
Penalties and administrative actions. 
2106.
Reporting information believed to constitute evidence of offense. 
2107.
Savings provisions. 
§ 2101. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
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