49 USC § 50105 - Fraudulent use of “Made in America” label

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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1300, § 49105; renumbered § 50105 and amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(88)(D), (89), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3398; Pub. L. 118–63, title VII, § 768(b)(3), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1295.)"
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# § 50105. Fraudulent use of “Made in America” label

Public Law 101–508104 Stat. 1388–353

If the Secretary of Transportation decides that a person intentionally affixed a “Made in America” label to goods sold in or shipped to the United States that are not made in the United States, the Secretary shall declare the person ineligible, for not less than 3 nor more than 5 years, to receive a contract or grant from the United States Government related to a contract made under section 106(k), 44502(a)(2), or 44509, subchapter I of chapter 471, or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e), 48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title or subtitle B of title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (, ). The Secretary may bring a civil action to enforce this section in any district court of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1300, § 49105; renumbered § 50105 and amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(88)(D), (89), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3398; Pub. L. 118–63, title VII, § 768(b)(3), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1295.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 49105 | 49 App.:2226b. | Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9130, 104 Stat. 1388–372; Oct. 31, 1992, Pub. L. 102–581, § 118(a), 106 Stat. 4883. |

### Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(89)

This makes a clarifying amendment to 49:50101(a) and (b)(3), 50102, 50104(b)(1), and 50105, as redesignated by clause (88)(D) of this section, because 49:47106(d) was struck by section 108(1) of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (, ).

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Subtitle B of title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, referred to in text, is subtitle B (§§ 9101–9131) of title IX of , , , known as the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990. Sections 9102 to 9105, 9107 to 9112(b), 9113 to 9115, 9118, 9121 to 9123, 9124 “Sec. 613(c)”, 9125, 9127, and 9129 to 9131 of title IX of  were repealed by , , , the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of sections of former Title 49, Transportation, see table at the beginning of Title 49.

### Amendments

2024— struck out “(except section 47127)” after “subchapter I of chapter 471”.

1996—, substituted “section 47127” for “sections 47106(d) and 47127”.

, renumbered  as this section.