41 USC § 6505 - Exclusions

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title: "41 USC § 6505 - Exclusions"
title_number: 41
title_name: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS"
section_number: "6505"
section_name: "Exclusions"
chapter_number: 65
chapter_name: "CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, ARTICLES, AND EQUIPMENT EXCEEDING $10,000"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3809.)"
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# § 6505. Exclusions

**(a)** **Items Available in the Open Market.—** This chapter does not apply to the purchase of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment that may usually be bought in the open market.

**(b)** **Perishables and Agricultural Products.—** This chapter does not apply to any of the following:

**(1)** Perishables, including dairy, livestock and nursery products.

**(2)** Agricultural or farm products processed for first sale by the original producers.

**(3)** Contracts made by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purchase of agricultural commodities or products of agricultural commodities.

**(c)** **Carriage of Freight or Personnel.—** This chapter may not be construed to apply to—

**(1)** the carriage of freight or personnel by vessel, airplane, bus, truck, express, or railway line where published tariff rates are in effect; or

**(2)** common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3809.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6505 | 41:43. | June 30, 1936, ch. 881, § 9, 49 Stat. 2039. |

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 47, Telecommunications. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.