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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.70

DFARS 225.7022-2 Definitions.

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This DFARS section defines two terms used in the DFARS: forced labor and XUAR. It matters to contractors because these definitions determine how the related DFARS restrictions apply to their work.

Applies to: DFARS sections that use the terms forced labor and XUAR

Key terms: Forced labor · XUAR · Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region · People's Republic of China

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As used in this section—

Forced labor means any work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that the worker does not offer to perform (10 U.S.C. 2496).

XUAR means the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (10 U.S.C. 2496).

← 225.7022-1 Scope. · 225.7022-3 Prohibition. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 225

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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