Federal · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
33 U.S.C. § 569f: Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
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If the Secretary determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States which is not made in the United States and which is used in a civil works project of the Secretary, the Secretary shall debar the person from contracting with the Federal Government for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. For purposes of this section, the term “debar” has the meaning that term has under section 4654(c) of title 10 .
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