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 124 STAT. 3838 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 § 8505. Audit For the purpose of audit and examination, the Comptroller Gen- eral shall have access to the books, documents, papers, and other records of— (1) the Committee and of each central nonprofit agency the Committee designates under section 8503(c) of this title; and (2) qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled that have sold products or services under this chapter to the extent those books, documents, papers, and other records relate to the activi- ties of the agency in a fiscal year in which a sale was made under this chapter. § 8506. Authorization of appropriations Necessary amounts may be appropriated to the Committee to carry out this chapter. CHAPTER 87—KICKBACKS Sec. 8701. Definitions. 8702. Prohibited conduct. 8703. Contractor responsibilities. 8704. Inspection authority. 8705. Administrative offsets. 8706. Civil actions. 8707. Criminal penalties. § 8701. Definitions In this chapter: (1) CONTRACTING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘contracting agency’’, when used with respect to a prime contractor, means a depart- ment, agency, or establishment of the Federal Government that enters into a prime contract with a prime contractor. (2) KICKBACK.—The term ‘‘kickback’’ means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensa- tion of any kind that is provided to a prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee to improperly obtain or reward favorable treatment in connec- tion with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a prime contract. (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means a corporation, part- nership, business association of any kind, trust, joint-stock company, or individual. (4) PRIME CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘prime contract’’ means a contract or contractual action entered into by the Federal Government to obtain supplies, materials, equipment, or serv- ices of any kind. (5) PRIME CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘prime contractor’’ means a person that has entered into a prime contract with the Federal Government. (6) PRIME CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘prime con- tractor employee’’ means an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime contractor. (7) SUBCONTRACT.—The term ‘‘subcontract’’ means a contract or contractual action entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor to obtain supplies, materials, equipment, or serv- ices of any kind under a prime contract. (8) SUBCONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘subcontractor’’—