Section, R.S. § 4680; acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, §§ 6, 13, 36 Stat. 538, 539; June 20, 1918, ch. 103, § 7, 40 Stat. 608; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561, related to prohibition against officers and employees being interested in contracts for materials, etc.

R.S. § 4680 derived from act Aug. 31, 1852, ch. 112, § 17, 10 Stat. 120.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8512(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4759, provided that: “Notwithstanding any repeals made by this section [repealing this section and sections 717, 727, 728, 730a, 743, 745a, 747b, 748, 754a, 763–1, 763–2, 763a–1, and 770 to 772 of this title], any individual beneficiary currently receiving payments under the authority of any provisions repealed in this section shall continue to receive such benefits.”