Federal Acquisition Regulation; FASA and the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to eliminate the requirement that covered contractors under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act must be either the manufacturer of or a regular dealer in the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment to be manufactured or used in the performance of the contract. Section 7201 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) amended the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act to repeal the ``manufacturer'' or ``regular dealer'' requirement. This regulatory action was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993, and is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.