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[CITE: 41USC42]

 
                       TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
 
                      CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 42. Effect of Walsh-Healey provisions on other laws

    The provisions of sections 35 to 45 of this title shall not be 
construed to modify or amend Title III of the act entitled ``An Act 
making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes'', approved 
May 3, 1933 (commonly known as the Buy American Act) [41 U.S.C. 10a et 
seq.], nor shall the provisions of sections 35 to 45 of this title be 
construed to modify or amend the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the 
rate of wages for laborers and mechanics employed on public buildings of 
the United States and the District of Columbia by contractors and 
subcontractors, and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1931 
(commonly known as the Bacon-Davis Act), as amended from time to time 
[40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.], nor the labor provisions of Title II of the 
National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, as extended, 
or of section 7 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved 
April 8, 1935; nor shall the provisions of sections 35 to 45 of this 
title be construed to modify or amend chapter 307 and section 4162 \1\ 
of title 18.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(June 30, 1936, ch. 881, Sec. 8, 49 Stat. 2039.)

                       References in Text

    The Buy American Act, referred to in text, is title III of act Mar. 
3, 1933, ch. 212, 47 Stat. 1520, as amended, which is classified 
generally to sections 10a, 10b, and 10c of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 10a of this title and Tables.
    Act approved March 3, 1931 (commonly known as the Bacon-Davis Act), 
referred to in text, probably means act Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 
1494, as amended, popularly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, which is 
classified generally to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public 
Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act 
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 276a of Title 40 
and Tables.
    The National Industrial Recovery Act, referred to in text, is act 
June 16, 1933, ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195. Title II of the National Industrial 
Recovery Act was classified principally to subchapter I (Sec. 401 et 
seq.) of chapter 8 of Title 40 and was terminated June 30, 1943, by act 
June 27, 1942, ch. 450, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 410. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
    Section 7 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved April 
8, 1935, referred to in text, is act Apr. 8, 1935, ch. 48, Sec. 7, 49 
Stat. 115, which is not classified to the Code.
    Section 4162 of title 18, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. 
L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 218(a)(4), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027.)

                          Codification

    ``Chapter 307 and section 4162 of title 18'' substituted for ``the 
Act entitled `An Act to provide for the diversification of employment of 
Federal prisoners, for their training and schooling in trades and 
occupations, and for other purposes', approved May 27, 1930, as amended 
and supplemented by the Act approved June 23, 1934'' on authority of act 
June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683, the first section of which enacted 
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Prior to the enactment of Title 
18, the act of May 27, 1930, as amended, had been classified to sections 
744a to 744n of Title 18.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 43a of this title; title 25 
section 450j.
