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10 U.S.C. § 4660 — Prohibition on collection of political information
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**(a) Prohibition on Requiring Submission of Political Information.—** The head of an agency may not require a contractor to submit political information related to the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier, or any partner, officer, director, or employee of the contractor or subcontractor—
(1) as part of a solicitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other form of communication designed to solicit offers in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services; or
(2) during the course of contract performance as part of the process associated with modifying a contract or exercising a contract option.
**(b) Scope.—** The prohibition under this section applies to the procurement of commercial products and commercial services, the procurement of commercial-off-the-shelf-items, and the non-commercial procurement of supplies, property, services, and manufactured items, irrespective of contract vehicle, including contracts, purchase orders, task or deliver orders under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts, blanket purchase agreements, and basic ordering agreements.
**(c) Rule of Construction.—** Nothing in this section shall be construed as—
(1) waiving, superseding, restricting, or limiting the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ([52 U.S.C. 30101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or preventing Federal regulatory or law enforcement agencies from collecting or receiving information authorized by law; or
(2) precluding the Defense Contract Audit Agency from accessing and reviewing certain information, including political information, for the purpose of identifying unallowable costs and administering cost principles
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**(a) Prohibition on Requiring Submission of Political Information.—** The head of an agency may not require a contractor to submit political information related to the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier, or any partner, officer, director, or employee of the contractor or subcontractor—
(1) as part of a solicitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other form of communication designed to solicit offers in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services; or
(2) during the course of contract performance as part of the process associated with modifying a contract or exercising a contract option.
**(b) Scope.—** The prohibition under this section applies to the procurement of commercial products and commercial services, the procurement of commercial-off-the-shelf-items, and the non-commercial procurement of supplies, property, services, and manufactured items, irrespective of contract vehicle, including contracts, purchase orders, task or deliver orders under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts, blanket purchase agreements, and basic ordering agreements.
**(c) Rule of Construction.—** Nothing in this section shall be construed as—
(1) waiving, superseding, restricting, or limiting the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ([52 U.S.C. 30101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or preventing Federal regulatory or law enforcement agencies from collecting or receiving information authorized by law; or
(2) precluding the Defense Contract Audit Agency from accessing and reviewing certain information, including political information, for the purpose of identifying unallowable costs and administering cost principles established pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 273 of this title.
**(d) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Contractor.—** — The term “contractor” includes contractors, bidders, and offerors, and individuals and legal entities who would reasonably be expected to submit offers or bids for Federal Government contracts.
(2) **Political information.—** — The term “political information” means information relating to political spending, including any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the contractor, any of its partners, officers, directors or employees, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate or on behalf of a candidate for election for Federal office, to a political committee, to a political party, to a third party entity with the intention or reasonable expectation that it would use the payment to make independent expenditures or electioneering communications, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office, party affiliation, and voting history.
(3) **Other terms.—** — Each of the terms “contribution”, “expenditure”, “independent expenditure”, “candidate”, “election”, “electioneering communication”, and “Federal office” has the meaning given that term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ([52 U.S.C. 30101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 431 was editorially reclassified as [section 30101 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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When used in this Act:
(1) The term “election” means—
(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President.
(2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
(A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or
(B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.
(3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4) The term “political committee” means—
(A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or
(B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
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**(a) Federal cause of action**
(1) **In general** — There shall exist a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller. The substantive law for decision in any such action shall be derived from the law, including choice of law principles, of the State in which such acts of terrorism occurred, unless such law is inconsistent with or preempted by Federal law. Such Federal cause of action shall be brought only for claims for injuries that are proximately caused by sellers 11 So in original. Probably should be “Sellers”. that provide qualified anti-terrorism technology to Federal and non-Federal government 22 So in original. Probably should be “Government”. customers.
(2) **Jurisdiction** — Such appropriate district court of the United States shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all actions for any claim for loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller.
**(b) Special rules** In an action brought under this section for damages the following provisions apply:
(1) **Punitive damages** — No punitive damages intended to punish or deter, exemplary damages, or other damages not intended to compensate a plaintiff for actual losses may be awarded, nor shall any party be liable for interest prior to the judgment.
(2) **Noneconomic damages**
(A) *In general* — Noneconomic damages may be awarde
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4660
(d)
EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection
(b)
does
not
apply—
(1) to contracts for consumable supplies, pro-
visions, or services that are intended to be
used for the support of United States forces or
of allied forces in a foreign country; or
(2) to contracts pertaining to the use of any
equipment, technology, data, or services for
intelligence or classified purposes by the
United States Government in the interests of
national security or to the acquisition or lease
of any such equipment, technology, data, or
services by the United States Government in
the interests of national security.
(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XIII,
§ 1332(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2555, § 2410i;
amended Pub. L. 111–350, §§ 4, 5(b)(31), Jan. 4,
2011, 124 Stat. 3841, 3845; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A,
title X, § 1081(b)(3)(D), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat.
2419; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(a)(16),
Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1561; renumbered § 4659,
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1862(b), Jan.
1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4277.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 3(5)(A) of the Export Administration Act of
1979 (50 U.S.C. 4602(5)(A)), referred to in subsec. (a), was
repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2410i of this
title as this section.
2017—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91 struck out at end
‘‘Within 15 days after the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report identifying
each contract for which a waiver was granted under
this subsection during that fiscal year.’’
2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted ‘‘(50
U.S.C. 4602(5)(A))’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2402(5)(A))’’.
2011—Subsec. (b
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30101
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec.
(a)(6), is Pub. L. 93–112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, which
is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of
Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
701 of Title 29 and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 15545 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Subtitle III—Federal Campaign
Finance
CHAPTER 301—FEDERAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS
SUBCHAPTER I—DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Sec.
30101.
Definitions.
30102.
Organization of political committees.
30103.
Registration of political committees.
30104.
Reporting requirements.
30105.
Reports on convention financing.
30106.
Federal Election Commission.
30107.
Powers of Commission.
30108.
Advisory opinions.
30109.
Enforcement.
30110.
Judicial review.
30111.
Administrative provisions.
30112.
Maintenance of website of election reports.
30113.
Statements filed with State officers; ‘‘appro-
priate State’’ defined; duties of State offi-
cers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement
for States with electronic access.
30114.
Use of contributed amounts for certain pur-
poses.
30115.
Authorization of appropriations.
30116.
Limitations on contributions and expendi-
tures.
30117.
Modification of certain limits for House can-
didates in response to personal fund expend-
itures of opponents.
30118.
Contributions or expenditures by national
banks, corporations, or labor organizations.
30119.
Contributions by Government contractors.
30120.
Publication and distribution of statements
and solicitations.
30121.
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