41 U.S.C. § 6501 Definitions

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 41 U.S.C. § 6501

In this chapter-

(1) AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.-The term "agency of the United States" means an executive department, independent establishment, or other agency or instrumentality of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a corporation in which all stock is beneficially owned by the Federal Government.

(2) PERSON.-The term "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in cases under title 11, or receivers.

(3) SECRETARY.-The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor.

Cite as 41 U.S.C. § 6501

Source: Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3807.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>6501(1)</TD> <TD>41:35 (matter before subsec. (a) related to definition of "agency of the United States").</TD> <TD>June 30, 1936, ch. 881, §1 (matter before subsec. (a) related to definition of "agency of the United States"), 49 Stat. 2036; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">Pub. L. <actid>103-355</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-355">title VII, §<actsec>7201</actsec>(1), Oct. 13, <sessionyear>1994</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 108 Stat. 3378.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>6501(2)</TD> <TD>41:41.</TD> <TD>June 30, 1936, ch. 881, §7, 49 Stat. 2039; Pub. L. 95-598, title III, §326, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2679.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>6501(3)</TD> <TD>no source.</TD> <TD/> </TR> </TABLE>

EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS

EX. ORD. NO. 13126. PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY FORCED OR INDENTURED CHILD LABOR

Ex. Ord. No. 13126, June 12, 1999, 64 F.R. 32383, provided:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to continue the executive branch's commitment to fighting abusive child labor practices, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION. 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States Government, consistent with the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1307, the Fair Labor Standards Act [of 1938], 29 U.S.C. 201 et. seq., and the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act [Walsh-Healey Act], [former] 41 U.S.C. 35 et seq. [see 41 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.], that executive agencies shall take appropriate actions to enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor.