41 USC § 8702 - Prohibited conduct

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title: "41 USC § 8702 - Prohibited conduct"
title_number: 41
title_name: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS"
section_number: "8702"
section_name: "Prohibited conduct"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "KICKBACKS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3839.)"
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# § 8702. Prohibited conduct

A person may not—

**(1)** provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide a kickback;

**(2)** solicit, accept, or attempt to accept a kickback; or

**(3)** include the amount of a kickback prohibited by paragraph (1) or (2) in the contract price—

**(A)** a subcontractor charges a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor; or

**(B)** a prime contractor charges the Federal Government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3839.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8702 | 41:53. | Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 80, § 3, 60 Stat. 37; Pub. L. 86–695, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 99–634, § 2(a), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3524. |

In paragraph (3), before subparagraph (A), the words “directly or indirectly” are omitted as unnecessary.