41 U.S.C. § 6504 — Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of breach or violation

The Comptroller General shall distribute to each agency of the United States^* a list containing the names of persons found by the Secretary^* to have breached or violated a representation or stipulation included in a contract under section 6502 of this title.

Unless the Secretary recommends otherwise, a contract described in section 6502 of this title may not be awarded to a person^* named on the list under subsection (a), or to a firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the person has a controlling interest, until 3 years have elapsed from the date of the determination by the Secretary that a breach or violation occurred.