[United States Senate Manual, 110th Congress]
[S. Doc. 110-1]
[USCODETITLE]
[Pages 1022-1023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                             TITLE 41.--PUBLIC CONTRACTS

            
                           Chapter 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1245  Sec. 6a-1. Architect of the Capitol, exception from 
                advertisement requirements.

                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. 93-356, Sec. 2, 
            July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 390; Pub.L. 98-191 Sec. 9(c), Dec. 
            1, 1983, 98 Stat. 1332.)

      1246  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.)

      1247  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. Nor shall the provisions of this 
            section apply to any contracts or agreements heretofore or 
            hereafter entered into under the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
            [7 U.S.C.A. Sec. 601 et seq.], the Federal Farm Loan Act, 
            the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, the Federal Farm 
            Mortgage Corporation Act, the Farm Credit Act of 1933, and 
            the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 [12 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1461 et 
            seq.], and shall not apply to contracts or agreements of a 
            kind which the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into with 
            farmers: Provided, That such exemption shall be made a 
            matter of public record. (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; Pub.L. 104-106, 
            Div. D, Title XLIII, Sec. 4321(i)(12), 110 Stat. 676.)
            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

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            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.
                (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.
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