41 CFR § 51-3.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s51-3.1"
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title: "41 CFR § 51-3.1 - General."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "51-3.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED"
part_number: "51-3"
part_name: "3—CENTRAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 46-48c."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 48979, Sept. 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "51-3"
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# 51-3.1 General.

Under the provisions of section 2(c) of the JWOD Act, the following are currently designated central nonprofit agencies:

(a) To represent nonprofit agencies for the blind: National Industries for the Blind.

(b) To represent nonprofit agencies employing persons with other severe disabilities: NISH.