Amendments
2011—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(29)(A), substituted “section 8501(7) of title 41” for “section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3))”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(29)(B), substituted “disabled, as defined in section 8501(6) of title 41” for “handicapped, as defined in section 5(4) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(4))”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(29)(C), substituted “section 8503(c) of title 41” for “section 2(c) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 47(c))”.
1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65 struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective at the end of September 30, 1999.”
1997—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “September 30, 1999” for “September 30, 1997”.
1996—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–106 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “The term ‘Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act’ means the Act entitled ‘An Act to create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products, and for other purposes’, approved June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 46–48c), commonly referred to as the Wagner-O’Day Act, that was revised and reenacted in the Act of June 23, 1971 (85 Stat. 77), commonly referred to as the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act.”
1994—Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 103–337, § 804(1)(A), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 103–337, § 804(1)(B), (C), redesignated par. (4) as (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “The terms ‘approved commodity’ and ‘approved service’ mean a commodity and a service, respectively, that has been determined by the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under section 2 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for procurement by the Federal Government.”
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–337, § 804(2), substituted “September 30, 1997” for “September 30, 1994”.
Contract Participation by Agencies for the Blind or Other Severely Handicapped
Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, § 8025, Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1077, as amended by Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(b)(6), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3507, provided that:
“(a)
Of the funds for the procurement of supplies or services appropriated by this Act [see Tables for classification] and hereafter, qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of contracts let by the Department of Defense.
“(b)
During the current fiscal year and hereafter, a business concern which has negotiated with a military service or defense agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by small business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the
Small Business Act (
15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped.
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8025, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1542.
Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8028, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2253.
Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8028, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 680.
Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8030, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1237.
Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8030, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2303.
Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8031, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1226.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8033], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–95.
Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8042, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 660.
Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8048, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2628.
Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8055, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1452.
Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9077, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1918.
Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8082, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1190.
Pub. L. 101–511, title VIII, § 8117, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1905.
