[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.