    [United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 104-1]
    [USCODETITLE]
    [Pages 822-823]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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                                 TITLE 41.--PUBLIC CONTRACTS

                               Chapter 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

           560  Sec. 6a-1. Architect of the Capitol, exception from
                    advertisement requirement.
                    On and after July 27, 1965, the purchase of supplies and
                equipment and the procurement of services for all branches
                under the Architect of the Capitol may be made in the open
                market without compliance with section 5 of this title in
                the manner common among businessmen, when the aggregate
                amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed
                $25,000 in any instance. (As amended Pub. L. 93-856, Sec. 2,
                July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 390, Pub. L. 98-191 Sec. 9(c), Dec.
                1, 1983, 98 Stat. 1332.)
         560.1  Sec. 6a-2. Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal
                    services contracts with legal entities.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                Architect of the Capitol is authorized to contract for
                personal services with any firm, partnership, corporation,
                association, or other legal entity in the same manner as he
                is authorized to contract for personal services with
                individuals under the provisions of section 5 of this title.
                (Pub. L. 96-558, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3263.)
           561  Sec. 22. Interest of Member of Congress.
                    No member of Congress shall be admitted to any share or
                part of any contract or agreement made, entered into, or
                accepted by or on behalf of the United States, or to any
                benefit to arise thereupon. (R.S. Sec. 3741; Feb. 27, 1877,
                ch. 69, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 249; Jan. 25, 1934, ch. 5, 48 Stat.
                337; June 27, 1934, ch. 847, Title V, Sec. 510, 48 Stat.
                1264; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 821, 50 Stat. 838; Oct. 13, 1994,
                Pub. L. 103-355, Sec. 6004, 108 Stat. 3364.)

                                          Note

                    Section 903 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
                1983, provided the following:
                    Sec. 903. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the
                contrary in any contract which is entered into by any person
                and either the Administrator of General Services or a
                contracting officer of any executive agency and under which
                such person agrees to sell or lease to the Federal
                Government (or any one or more entities thereof) any unit of
                property, supplies, or services at a specified price or
                under specified terms and conditions (or both), such person
                may sell or lease to the Congress the same type of such
                property, supplies, or services at a unit price or under
                terms and conditions (or both) which are different from
                those specified in such contract; and any such sale or lease
                of any unit or units of such property, supplies, or services
                to the Congress shall not be taken into account for the
                purpose of determining the price at which, or the terms and
                conditions under which, such person is obligated under such
                contract to sell or lease any unit of such property,
                supplies, or services to any entity of the Federal
                Government other than the Congress. For purposes of the
                preceding sentence, any sale or lease of property, supplies,
                or services to the Senate (or any office or instrumentality
                thereof), or to the House of Representatives (or any office
                or instrumentality thereof) shall be deemed to be a sale or
                lease of such property, supplies, or services to the
                Congress.

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                    (b) The provisions of this section shall take effect
                with respect to sales or leases of property, supplies, or
                services to the Congress after July 29, 1983.