United States Code Title 41 — Public Contracts

§ 2309. Protection of constitutional rights of contractors

§ 2309.

Protection of constitutional rights of contractors

(a)

Prohibition on Requiring Waiver of Rights.—

A contractor may not be required, as a condition for entering into a contract with the Federal Government, to waive a right under the Constitution for a purpose relating to the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.) or the Chemical Weapons Convention (as defined in section 3 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 6701)).

(b)

Permissible Contract Clauses.—

Subsection (a) does not prohibit an executive agency from including in a contract a clause that requires the contractor to permit inspections to ensure that the contractor is performing the contract in accordance with the provisions of the contract.