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(ii) on account of renegotiation under a renegotiation stat-
ute or under a statutory renegotiation article in the contract; 
(iii) on account of fines; 
(iv) on account of penalties; or 
(v) on account of taxes, social security contributions, or the 
withholding or non-withholding of taxes or social security con-
tributions, whether arising from or independently of the con-
tract. 
(C) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (B)(iv) does not apply to 
amounts which may be collected or withheld from the assignor in 
accordance with or for failure to comply with the terms of the con-
tract. 
§ 6306. Prohibition on Members of Congress making con-
tracts with Federal Government 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Member of Congress may not enter into or benefit 
from a contract or agreement or any part of a contract or agreement with 
the Federal Government. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) does not apply to contracts that 
the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into with farmers. 
(2) CERTAIN ACTS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract en-
tered into under— 
(A) the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
(B) the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.); or 
(C) the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.). 
(3) PUBLIC RECORD.—An exemption under this subsection shall be 
made a matter of public record. 
§ 6307. Contracts with Federal Government-owned estab-
lishments and availability of appropriations 
An order or contract placed with a Federal Government-owned establish-
ment for work, material, or the manufacture of material pertaining to an 
approved project is deemed to be an obligation in the same manner that 
a similar order or contract placed with a commercial manufacturer or pri-
vate contractor is an obligation. Appropriations remain available to pay an 
obligation to a Federal Government-owned establishment just as appropria-
tions remain available to pay an obligation to a commercial manufacturer 
or private contractor.
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§ 6308. Contracts for transportation of Federal Government 
securities 
When practicable, a contract for transporting bullion, cash, or securities 
of the Federal Government shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder 
after notice to all parties with means of transportation. 
§ 6309. Honorable discharge certificate in lieu of birth cer-
tificate 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An employer described in subsection (b) may not deny 
employment, on account of failure to produce a birth certificate, to an indi-
vidual who submits, in lieu of the birth certificate, an honorable discharge 
certificate (or certificate issued in lieu of an honorable discharge certificate) 
from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the 
United States, unless the honorable discharge certificate shows on its face 
that the individual may have been an alien at the time of its issuance. 
(b) EMPLOYERS TO WHICH SECTION APPLIES.—An employer referred to 
in subsection (a) is an employer— 
(1) engaged in— 
(A) the production, maintenance, or storage of arms, armament, 
ammunition, implements of war, munitions, machinery, tools, 
clothing, food, fuel, or any articles or supplies, or parts or ingredi-
ents of any articles or supplies; or 
(B) the construction, reconstruction, repair, or installation of a 
building, plant, structure, or facility; and 
(2) engaged in the activity described in paragraph (1) under— 
(A) a contract with the Federal Government; or 
(B) any contract that the President, the Secretary of the Army, 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Navy, or the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating certifies to the employer to be necessary to the national de-
fense. 
CHAPTER 65—CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, 
ARTICLES, AND EQUIPMENT EXCEEDING $10,000 
Sec. 
6501.
Definitions. 
6502.
Required contract terms. 
6503.
Breach or violation of required contract terms. 
6504.
Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of breach or violation. 
6505.
Exclusions. 
6506.
Administrative provisions. 
6507.
Hearing authority and procedures. 
6508.
Authority to make exceptions. 
6509.
Other procedures. 
6510.
Manufacturers and regular dealers. 
6511.
Effect on other law.
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§ 6501. Definitions 
In this chapter— 
(1) AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘agency of the 
United States’’ means an executive department, independent establish-
ment, or other agency or instrumentality of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, or a corporation in which all stock is beneficially 
owned by the Federal Government. 
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes one or more individuals, 
partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, 
trustees in cases under title 11, or receivers. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Labor. 
§ 6502. Required contract terms 
A contract made by an agency of the United States for the manufacture 
or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment, in an amount 
exceeding $10,000, shall include the following representations and stipula-
tions: 
(1) MINIMUM WAGES TO BE PAID.—All individuals employed by the 
contractor in the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, arti-
cles, or equipment under the contract will be paid, without subsequent 
deduction or rebate on any account, not less than the prevailing min-
imum wages, as determined by the Secretary, for individuals employed 
in similar work or in the particular or similar industries or groups of 
industries currently operating in the locality in which the materials, 
supplies, articles, or equipment are to be manufactured or furnished 
under the contract, except that this paragraph applies only to pur-
chases or contracts relating to industries that have been the subject 
matter of a determination by the Secretary. 
(2) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE WORKED IN A WEEK.—No 
individual employed by the contractor in the manufacture or furnishing 
of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment under the contract shall 
be permitted to work in excess of 40 hours in any one week, except 
that this paragraph does not apply to an employer who has entered 
into an agreement with employees pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of 
section 7(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
207(b)(1) or (2)). 
(3) INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.—No individual under 16 years of age 
and no incarcerated individual will be employed by the contractor in 
the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equip-
ment under the contract, except that this section, or other law or exec-
utive order containing similar prohibitions against the purchase of