Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, tit. III, sec. 308

PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CONTRACTORS.

EnactedYear: 1998Length: 164 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 308. PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CONTRACTORS. (a) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 39. PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CONTRACTORS. “(a) Prohibition.—A contractor may not be required, as a condition for entering into a contract with the Federal Government, to waive any right under the Constitution for any purpose related to Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1997 or the Chemical Weapons Convention (as defined in section 3 of such Act). “(b) Construction.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit an executive agency from including in a contract a clause that requires the contractor to permit inspections for the purpose of ensuring that the contractor is performing the contract in accordance with the provisions of the contract.”. (b) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 39. Protection of constitutional rights of contractors.”.