40 USC § 3707 - Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required

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title: "40 USC § 3707 - Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "3707"
section_name: "Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS"
part_number: "A"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(l)(21), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(g)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1874.)"
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# § 3707. Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required

section 103 of title 41section 103a of title 41

In a contract to acquire a commercial product (as defined in ) or a commercial service (as defined in ), a certification by a contractor or a contract clause may not be required to implement a prohibition or requirement in this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(*l*)(21), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(g)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1874.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3707 | 40:334. | Pub. L. 87–581, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8301(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3396. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— substituted “a commercial product (as defined in ) or a commercial service (as defined in )” for “a commercial item (as defined in )”.

2011— substituted “” for “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ()”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , subject to a savings provision, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under , Domestic Security.