FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.13
FAR 22.1303 Applicability.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section explains when the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (the Act) applies to contracts and subcontracts. It generally covers contracts of $200,000 or more for personal property and nonpersonal services, including construction, unless the Secretary of Labor waives it. It also describes when the Equal Opportunity for Veterans clause and the VETS-4212 Report requirement apply.
Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $200,000 or more for personal property and nonpersonal services, including construction
What it requires
- Submit the VETS-4212 Report when the contractor or subcontractor has received an award of $200,000 or more, except for awards to State and local governments and foreign organizations where workers are recruited outside the United States.
Key terms: the Act · personal property · nonpersonal services · construction · VETS-4212 Report
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The Act applies to all contracts and subcontracts for personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) of $200,000 or more except as waived by the Secretary of Labor.
(b) The requirements of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, in any contract with a State or local government (or any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision) do not apply to any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of that government that does not participate in work on or under the contract.
(c) The Act requires submission of the VETS-4212 Report in all cases where the contractor or subcontractor has received an award of $200,000 or more, except for awards to State and local governments, and foreign organizations where the workers are recruited outside of the United States.
Sections it refers to
- 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans.
← 22.1302 Policy. · 22.1304 Procedures. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2026-03-13 · effective 2026-03-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting ↗ · proposed 2025-01-08
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Combating Trafficking in Persons-Definition and Agency Responsibilities ↗ · proposed 2024-07-18 · comments due 2024-09-16
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.