§ 109. — American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate and House.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC109]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 109. American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate
and House
The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives shall, in disbursing the public moneys for
the use of the two Houses, respectively, purchase only articles the
growth and manufacture of the United States, provided the articles
required can be procured of such growth and manufacture upon as good
terms as to quality and price as are demanded for like articles of
foreign growth and manufacture.
(R.S. Sec. 69; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 204(57), Aug. 20, 1996,
110 Stat. 1738.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 69 derived from act June 17, 1844, ch. 105, Sec. 1, 5
Stat. 681.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``Chief Administrative Officer''
for ``Clerk''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 112 of this title.
