FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.73
DFARS 222.7301 Prohibition on use of nonimmigrant aliens.
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In plain English
This DFARS section prohibits certain nonimmigrant aliens from working under a contract for base operations support on Guam. It also clarifies that lawfully admitted citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are exempt from this prohibition.
Applies to: Contracts for base operations support on Guam
Key terms: nonimmigrant aliens · base operations support · Guam · freely associated states
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The text
(a) Any alien who is issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)) is prohibited from performing work under a contract for base operations support on Guam.
(b) Lawfully admitted citizens of the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau are not subject to the prohibition in paragraph (a) of this section.
← 222.7300 Scope of subpart. · 222.7302 Contract clause. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.