DFARS 222.7402 Policy

Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 222.7402
Type
Section
Supplements
FAR Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions
Last amended
76 FR 38047 Effective Jun 29, 2011
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
acquisition.gov

Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.

Text

(a) Departments and agencies are prohibited from using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 111-118) or subsequent DoD appropriations acts for any contract (including task or delivery orders and bilateral modifications adding new work) in excess of $1 million, unless the contractor agrees not to—

(1) Enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration–

(i) Any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; or

(ii) Any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or

(2) Take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration–

(i) Any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; or

(ii) Any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.

(b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 111-118) or subsequent DoD appropriations acts may be expended unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce, any provision of any agreement, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract.

Federal Register history

Quick answers

What is DFARS 222.7402?

DFARS 222.7402 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".

When was DFARS 222.7402 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Extension of Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements (DFARS Case 2011-D035)" (76 FR 38047), published Jun 29, 2011 and effective Jun 29, 2011.

Are changes to DFARS 222.7402 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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