Trade Agreement Act

Congress has passed a law prohibiting contractors to sell supplies through the General Service Administration (GSA) to governmental agencies if they are imported products from countries, such as China and Taiwan, that don't have reciprocal trade agreements with the United States. In 2005, there were two whistleblower actions involving national office supply companies that violated this law. The whistleblowers received $700,000 and $1.5 million in these cases.