US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 4658

Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

(a)
If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription, or another inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, not later than 90 days after determining that the person has been so convicted, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
(b)
section 4654(c) of this title In this section, the term “debar” has the meaning given that term by .

Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 834(a)(1)106 Stat. 2461Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1062(f)110 Stat. 444Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(a)(20)115 Stat. 1223Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1862(b)134 Stat. 4277Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(20)135 Stat. 2135(Added , , , § 2410f; amended , title XV, § 1503(a)(22), , , 512; , , ; renumbered § 4658 and amended , (c)(2), , , 4278; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1862(b)section 2410f of this title2021—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1862(c)(2)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(20)Subsec. (b). , as amended by , substituted “section 4654(c)” for “section 2393(c)”.

Pub. L. 107–1072001—Subsec. (a). inserted “, or another inscription with the same meaning,” after “inscription”.

Pub. L. 104–106, § 1062(f)1996—Subsec. (a). , struck out at end “If the Secretary determines that the person should not be debarred, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such determination not later than 30 days after the determination is made.”

Pub. L. 104–106, § 1503(a)(22)Subsec. (b). , substituted “In” for “For purposes of”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81Pub. L. 116–283section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81section 3001 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and note below.

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 834(b)106 Stat. 2461

Section 2410f of title 1010 U.S.C. 4658“, United States Code [now ], as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Prohibition of Contracts

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654

section 2410f of title 1010 U.S.C. 4658“If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ‘Made in America’ inscription, or another 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 Secretary shall determine, in accordance with , United States Code [now ], whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.”
, title VIII, § 825(b)], , , 1654A–220, provided that:

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior authorization acts:

Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VIII, § 816(b)113 Stat. 712, , .

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 849(b)107 Stat. 1725, , .