Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
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Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH12
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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If the Secretary determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States which is not made in the United States and which is used in a civil works project of the Secretary, the Secretary shall debar the person from contracting with the Federal Government for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. For purposes of this section, the term “debar” has the meaning that term has under section 4654(c) of title 10.
(Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 226, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4838; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1702(l)(6), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2160.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “section 4654(c)” for “section 2393(c)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
“Secretary” Defined
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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