2019 US Code
Title 41 - Public Contracts
Subtitle II - Other Advertising and Contract Provisions
Chapter 67 - Service Contract Labor Standards
Sec. 6706 - Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of violation

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Citation 41 U.S.C. § 6706 (2019)
Section Name §6706. Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of violation
Section Text

(a) Distribution of List.—The Comptroller General shall distribute to each agency of the Federal Government a list containing the names of persons or firms that a Federal agency or the Secretary has found to have violated this chapter.

(b) Three-Year Prohibition.—Unless the Secretary recommends otherwise because of unusual circumstances, a Federal Government contract may not be awarded to a person or firm named on the list under subsection (a), or to an entity in which the person or firm has a substantial interest, until 3 years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. If the Secretary does not recommend otherwise because of unusual circumstances, the Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after a hearing examiner has made a finding of a violation of this chapter, forward to the Comptroller General the name of the person or firm found to have violated this chapter.

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(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3814.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6706(a) 41:354(a) (1st sentence). Pub. L. 89–286, §5(a) (1st sentence), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1035.
6706(b) 41:354(a) (2d–last sentences). Pub. L. 89–286, §5(a) (2d–last sentences), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 92–473, §4, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 790.

In subsection (b), the word "entity" is substituted for "firm, corporation, partnership, or association" to use a single broad term clarifying that the prohibition applies to any kind of organization in which the person or firm has a substantial interest. The words "containing the name of such persons or firms" are omitted as unnecessary. The word "person" is substituted for "individual" for consistency in the subsection.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Subtitle II - Other Advertising and Contract Provisions
CHAPTER 67 - SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS
Sec. 6706 - Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of violation
Contains section 6706
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 79 Stat. 1035
86 Stat. 790
124 Stat. 3814
Public Law References Public Law 89-286, Public Law 92-473, Public Law 111-350
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