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Renaming of Public Laws (Positive Law Codification)

Renaming of Public Laws (Positive Law Codification)

Congress reorganized Titles 40 and 41 of the United States Code in Public Laws 107-217 and 111-350, renumbering the sections, and consolidating the prior public laws. The following table provides cross references between the historical titles of the acts, and the current reference in title 40 or title 41.

 

Historical Title of Act

Division/ Chapter/ Subchapter

Title

Anti-Kickback Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 87

Kickbacks

Brooks Architect Engineer Act

40 U.S.C. chapter 11

Selection of Architects and Engineers

Buy American Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 83

Buy American

Contract Disputes Act of 1978

41 U.S.C. chapter 71

Contract Disputes

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act

40 U.S.C. chapter 37

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Davis-Bacon Act

40 U.S.C. chapter 31, Subchapter IV

Wage Rate Requirements (Construction)

Drug-Free Workplace Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 81

Drug-Free Workplace

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Title III.

41 U.S.C. Div. C of subtitle I*

Procurement

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 85

Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Miller Act

40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter III

Bonds

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act

41 U.S.C. Div. B of subtitle I**

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Procurement Integrity Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 21

Restrictions on Obtaining and Disclosing Certain Information

Service Contract Act of 1965

41 U.S.C. chapter 67

Service Contract Labor Standards

Truth in Negotiations Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 35

Truthful Cost or Pricing Data

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

41 U.S.C. chapter 65

Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,000.