§ 43. — WalshHealey provisions not applicable to certain contracts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC43]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 43. Walsh-Healey provisions not applicable to certain
contracts
Sections 35 to 45 of this title shall not apply to purchases of such
materials, supplies, articles, or equipment as may usually be bought in
the open market; nor shall they apply to perishables, including dairy,
livestock and nursery products, or to agricultural or farm products
processed for first sale by the original producers; nor to any contracts
made by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purchase of agricultural
commodities or the products thereof. Nothing in said sections shall be
construed to apply to carriage of freight or personnel by vessel,
airplane, bus, truck, express, or railway line where published tariff
rates are in effect or to common carriers subject to the Communications
Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].
(June 30, 1936, ch. 881, Sec. 9, 49 Stat. 2039.)
References in Text
The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in text, is act June 19,
1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, which is classified
principally to chapter 5 (Sec. 151 et seq.) of Title 47, Telegraphs,
Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code see section 609 of Title 47 and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 43a of this title; title 25
section 450j.
