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(4) FULL BALANCE DUE.—Unless otherwise expressly permitted by 
the contract, an assignment under this subsection must cover the bal-
ance of all amounts due from the Federal Government under the con-
tract. 
(5) SINGLE ASSIGNMENT.—Unless otherwise expressly permitted by 
the contract, an assignment under this subsection may not be made to 
more than one party or be subject to further assignment, except that 
assignment may be made to one party as agent or trustee for 2 or 
more parties participating in the financing. 
(6) WRITTEN NOTICE.—The assignee of an assignment under this 
subsection shall file written notice of the assignment and a true copy 
of the instrument of assignment with— 
(A) the contracting officer or head of the officer’s department 
or agency; 
(B) the surety on any bond connected with the contract; and 
(C) the disbursing officer, if any, designated in the contract to 
make payment. 
(7) VALIDITY.—Notwithstanding any law to the contrary governing 
the validity of assignments, an assignment under this subsection is a 
valid assignment for all purposes. 
(8) NO REFUND TO COVER ASSIGNOR’S LIABILITY.—The assignee of 
an assignment under this subsection is not liable to make any refund 
to the Federal Government because of an assignor’s liability to the 
Federal Government, whether that liability arises from the contract or 
independently. 
(9) AVOIDING REDUCTION OR SETOFF WITH CERTAIN CONTRACTS.— 
(A) CONTRACT PROVISION.—A contract of the Department of 
Defense, the General Services Administration, the Department of 
Energy, or another department or agency of the Federal Govern-
ment designated by the President may, on a determination of need 
by the President, provide or be amended without consideration to 
provide that payments made to an assignee under the contract are 
not subject to reduction or setoff. Each determination of need by 
the President under this subparagraph shall be published in the 
Federal Register. 
(B) CARRYING OUT CONTRACT PROVISION.—When a ‘‘no reduc-
tion or setoff’’ provision as described in subparagraph (A) is in-
cluded in a contract, payments to the assignee are not subject to 
reduction or setoff for an assignor’s liability arising— 
(i) independently of the contract; 
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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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