TITLE 41 , CHAPTER 1 , Sec. 5.

SOURCE
R.S. Sec. 3709
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, Sec. 9(a), (c), 60 Stat. 809
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, Sec. 602(f), formerly title V, Sec. 502(e), 63 Stat. 403
renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(a), (b), 8(c), 64 Stat. 583, and amended Pub. L. 85-800, Sec. 7, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 967
Pub. L. 93-356, Sec. 1, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 390
Pub. L. 98-191, Sec. 9(b), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1332.

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 1638 of Appendix to title 50, referred to in text, was repealed by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(1), formerly title V, Sec. 502(a)(1), 63 Stat. 399, eff. July 1, 1949, renumbered by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583. See section 471 et seq. of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 3709 derived from act Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 84, Sec. 10, 12 Stat. 220

AMENDMENTS

1983 - Pub. L. 98-191 substituted ''$25,000'' for ''$10,000''. 1974 - Pub. L. 93-356 substituted ''$10,000'' for ''$2,500''. 1958 - Pub. L. 85-800 substituted ''$2,500'' for ''$500''. 1949 - Act June 30, 1949, substituted ''$500'' for ''$100''. 1946 - Act Aug. 2, 1946, among other changes, inserted cls. (1), (3), and (4), and made section applicable to sales and contracts of sale by the Government, except in certain cases.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

EXEMPTION OF FUNCTIONS

Functions authorized by Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, as exempt, see Ex. Ord. No. 11223, May 12, 1965, 30 F.R. 6635, set out as a note under section 2393 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

SECTION INAPPLICABLE TO ARMED SERVICES AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Section inapplicable to procurement or sale of property or services by Armed Services and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, see section 2314 of Title 10, Armed Forces

REPEAL OF EXEMPTIONS

Section 9(b) of act Aug. 2, 1946, provided: ''Exemptions from section 3709, Revised Statutes (this section), in other law in amounts of $100 or less are hereby repealed.''

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 5a, 6a, 6a-1, 6a-2, 6b, 252, 260 of this title; title 2 sections 61g-7, 72a, 135a, 141a, 475, 604, 1108; title 5 sections 3109, 4105, 8709, 8714a, 8714b, 8714c, 8902, 9003; title 7 sections 427i, 1624, 3318; title 8 sections 1231, 1355; title 10 sections 2013, 2314; title 12 sections 1141b, 1701c, 1701z-2, 1703, 1710, 1713, 1739, 1747g, 1747k, 1750c, 1788, 1827; title 15 sections 634, 2218, 2507, 2609, 2626; title 16 sections 17b, 17i, 343b, 450jj-1, 504, 580c, 590z-3, 594-5, 757, 916l, 961, 1052, 2104; title 18 section 3672; title 20 sections 1034, 1070a-11, 2012, 2106, 4513, 4710, 5608, 5708, 8508; title 21 sections 360ii, 872; title 22 sections 272a, 280b, 280i, 280k, 287e, 287r, 289c, 290b, 2103, 2179, 2509, 4024; title 23 sections 140, 502; title 24 sections 322, 324; title 25 section 450j; title 28 sections 524, 604, 624, 753; title 29 section 671; title 30 section 556; title 31 sections 781, 9703; title 33 sections 1123, 1254; title 38 sections 1966, 7317, 7802, 8122, 8201; title 40 sections 71a, 212a-4, 216c, 276a-7, 481, 484, 609, 758; title 42 sections 238m, 242k, 242m, 285a-2, 285b-3, 285n, 289c, 289e, 290aa-9, 299c-4, 300c-22, 300u, 300cc-41, 1395u, 1395b-6, 1480, 1532, 1543, 1563, 1592d, 1592h, 1870, 2051, 2061, 2063, 2075, 2096, 2210, 2293, 2295, 2310, 2349, 2362, 3211, 3535, 4081, 4082, 4101, 4372, 6616, 7403, 7404, 7412, 10303; title 43 section 50d; title 44 section 311; title 45 section 361; title 46 App. section 1295d; title 49 sections 1113, 5334, 10721, 13712, 15504, 47305; title 50 sections 198, 1902; title 50 App. section 1918

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