Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

44 U.S.C. § 3701

Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia

Advertisements for contracts for the public service may not be published in any newspaper published and printed in the District of Columbia unless the supplies or labor covered by the advertisement are to be furnished or performed in the District of Columbia or in the adjoining counties of Maryland or Virginia.

Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1305 (, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

June 20, 1874, ch. 328 18 Stat. 90 Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, § 1 18 Stat. 317 July 31, 1876, ch. 246 19 Stat. 105 Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 17(b) 60 Stat. 811 64 Stat. 1272 Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 321 (R.S. § 79; , ; , ; , ; , ; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 2(b), eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, ).