7 U.S.C. § 2209 — Additional statement of expenditures

Page 1447 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2209b ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.— ‘‘(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to be purchased with finan- cial assistance provided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that enti- ties receiving the assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products. ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In pro- viding financial assistance using funds made avail- able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a no- tice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress. ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS FALSE- LY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ‘Made in America’ inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made avail- able in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen- sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula- tions.’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 104–180, title VII, § 716, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1598. Pub. L. 104–37, title VII, § 716, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 330. Pub. L. 103–330, title VII, § 719, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2468. Pub. L. 103–111, title VII, § 727, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1080. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 2208a. Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture On and after November 10, 2005, loan levels provided in this or any other Appropriations Act to the Department of Agriculture shall be con- sidered estimates, not limitations. (Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 710, Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2150.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 108–447, div. A, title VII, § 711, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2839. Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 711, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 32. Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 711, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 39. Pub. L. 107—76, title VII, § 711, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 733. Pub. L. 106—387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 711], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–29. Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 712, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1162. Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 712], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–26. Pub. L. 105–86, title VII, § 713, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2106. Pub. L. 104–180, title VII, § 713, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1598. Pub. L. 104–37, title VII, § 713, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 330. Pub. L. 103–330, title VII, § 713, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2468. Pub. L. 103–111, title VII, § 721, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1080. § 2209. Additional statement of expenditures The Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish proper vouchers and accounts for the sums ap- propriated for the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office. (Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 338, § 2, 23 Stat. 356; Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 492; June 10, 1921, ch. 18 § 301, 42 Stat. 23; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(88), 45 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 558 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 1928—Act May 29, 1928, struck out requirement that Secretary of Agriculture present to Congress a detailed statement of the expenditure of all appropriations for the Department for the preceding fiscal year. 1916—Act Aug. 11, 1916, amended section generally. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to sec- tion 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under sec- tion 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesig- nated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Pre- viously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in text for ‘‘accounting officers of the Treasury’’ pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred powers and du- ties of Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other em- ployees of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31. Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 2209a. Advances to chiefs of field parties On and after October 28, 1991, advances of money to chiefs of field parties from any appro- priation for the Department of Agriculture may be made by authority of the Secretary of Agri- culture. (Pub. L. 102–142, title VII, § 706, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 911.) § 2209b. Availability of appropriations New obligational authority provided for the following appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended: Public Law 480 [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.]; Mutual and Self-Help Housing; Watershed and Flood Prevention Oper-