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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 131 — Planning and Coordination

§ 2202. Regulations on production, warehousing, and supply distribution functions

Statutory text

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the performance within the Department of Defense of the production, warehousing, and supply distribution functions, and related functions, of the Department of Defense.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 120 · 70A Stat. 120

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2202

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 120

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 120

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

    Pub. L. 100–180 div. A title XII § 1202 · 101 Stat. 1019

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2202

      Pub. L. 100–180 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2202

      Pub. L. 100–180 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–180 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1202. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS Section 2202 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “Notwithstanding”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the availability for obligation of funds appropriated for any program, project, or activity of the Department of Defense expires at the end of the three-year period beginning on the date that such funds initially become available for obligation unless before the end of such period the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for such program, project, or activity.”

  3. Pub. L. 103–355 title III § 3061(a) · 108 Stat. 3243

    Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2202

    Pub. L. 103–355 amended heading and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–355 amended heading and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

    “(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or agency of the Department of Defense may obligate funds for procuring, producing, warehousing, or distributing supplies, or for related functions of supply management, only under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The purpose of this section is to achieve the efficient, economical, and practical operation of an integrated supply system to meet the needs of the military departments without duplicate or overlapping operations or functions. “(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the availability for obligation of funds appropriated for any program, project, or activity of the Department of Defense expires at the end of the three-year period beginning on the date that such funds initially become available for obligation unless before the end of such period the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for such program, project, or activity.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 2202 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§2202. Regulations on procurement, production, warehousing, and supply distribution functions “The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the performance within the Department of Defense of the procurement, production, warehousing, and supply distribution functions, and related functions, of the Department of Defense.”.

  4. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title XVIII § 1807(b)(2) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2202

    Pub. L. 116–283 struck out “procurement,” before “production,” in section catchline and text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283 struck out “procurement,” before “production,” in section catchline and text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Conforming amendments.— (A) Section 2202 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “procurement,”. (B) The heading of such section, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 10 USC prec. 2201, 2202. of such title, are amended by striking the third word and the comma following that word.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
220241:162.July 10, 1952, ch. 630, § 638, 66 Stat. 537.

The words “an officer or agency * * * may * * * only” are substituted for the words “no officer or agency * * * shall * * * except”. The word “of”, before the words “the Department”, is substituted for the words “in or under”. The words “under regulations prescribed” are substituted for the words “in accordance with regulations issued”. The words “after the effective date of this section” and 41:162(b) are omitted as executed. The words “or equipment” are omitted as covered by the definition of “supplies” in section 101(26) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1987–2021 · 3 rounds

2021

Pub. L. 116–283 struck out “procurement,” before “production,” in section catchline and text.

1994

Pub. L. 103–355 amended heading and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or agency of the Department of Defense may obligate funds for procuring, producing, warehousing, or distributing supplies, or for related functions of supply management, only under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The purpose of this section is to achieve the efficient, economical, and practical operation of an integrated supply system to meet the needs of the military departments without duplicate or overlapping operations or functions.

“(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the availability for obligation of funds appropriated for any program, project, or activity of the Department of Defense expires at the end of the three-year period beginning on the date that such funds initially become available for obligation unless before the end of such period the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for such program, project, or activity.”

1987

Pub. L. 100–180 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103–355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355, set out as a note under section 8752 of this title.

Credits

1956–2021 · 4 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 120
  2. 1987Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1202, , 101 Stat. 1153
  3. 1994Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3061(a), , 108 Stat. 3336
  4. 2021Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1807(b)(2), , 134 Stat. 4157.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 120; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1202, , 101 Stat. 1153; Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3061(a), , 108 Stat. 3336; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1807(b)(2), , 134 Stat. 4157.)

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