2019 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security
Chapter 2 - National Emergency Management
Subchapter II - Comprehensive Preparedness System
Part D - Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Sec. 792 - Limitations on tiering of subcontractors
| 6 U.S.C. § 792 (2019) |
| §792. Limitations on tiering of subcontractors |
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(a) Regulations
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations applicable to contracts described in subsection (c) to minimize the excessive use by contractors of subcontractors or tiers of subcontractors to perform the principal work of the contract. (b) Specific requirementAt a minimum, the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall preclude a contractor from using subcontracts for more than 65 percent of the cost of the contract or the cost of any individual task or delivery order (not including overhead and profit), unless the Secretary determines that such requirement is not feasible or practicable. (c) Covered contractsThis section applies to any cost-reimbursement type contract or task or delivery order in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined by section 134 of title 41) entered into by the Department to facilitate response to or recovery from a natural disaster or act of terrorism or other man-made disaster. |
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(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §692, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1458.) |
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CODIFICATION
In subsec. (c), "section 134 of title 41" substituted for "section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)" on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, §6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
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| Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM Part D - Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Sec. 792 - Limitations on tiering of subcontractors |
| section 792 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 120 Stat. 1458 124 Stat. 3854 |
| Public Law 109-295, Public Law 111-350 |
