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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 131 — Planning and Coordination

§ 2215. Transfer of funds to other departments and agencies: limitation

Statutory text

Funds available for military functions of the Department of Defense may not be made available to any other department or agency of the Federal Government pursuant to a provision of law enacted after , unless, not less than 30 days before such funds are made available to such other department or agency, the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that making those funds available to such other department or agency is in the national security interest of the United States.

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. Pub. L. 103–160 div. A title XI § 1106(a)(1) · 107 Stat. 1547

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

    Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1750

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1750

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2214 the following new section: “§ 2215. Transfer of funds to other departments and agencies: limitation “Funds available for military functions of the Department of Defense may not be made available to any other department or agency of the Federal Government pursuant to a provision of law enacted after November 29, 1989, unless, not less than 30 days before such funds are made available to such other department or agency, the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a certification that making those funds available to such other department or agency is in the national security interest of the United States.”.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title XV § 1502(a)(14) · 110 Stat. 186

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 104–106 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 104–106 inserted heading

    3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b)” for “to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives”

    4. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 104–106 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–106 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b)” for “to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives”, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (14) Section 2215 is amended— (A) by inserting “(a) Certification Required.—” at the beginning of the text of the section; (B) by striking out “to the Committees” and all that follows through “House of Representatives” and inserting in lieu thereof “to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b)”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Congressional Committees.— The committees referred to in subsection (a) are— “(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and “(2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”

  3. Pub. L. 106–65 div. A title X § 1067(1) · 113 Stat. 512

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2215(b)(2)

    Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “Committee on Armed Services” for “Committee on National Security”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “Committee on Armed Services” for “Committee on National Security”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Title 10, United States Code.

  4. Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 div. A title X § 1084(b)(1) · 118 Stat. 1811

    1. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 108–375 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before “Funds available”

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “congressional defense committees” for “congressional committees specified in subsection (b)”

    3. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2215

      Pub. L. 108–375 struck out heading and text of subsec. (b). Text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The committees referred to in subsection (a) are—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–375 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before “Funds available”, substituted “congressional defense committees” for “congressional committees specified in subsection (b)”, and struck out heading and text of subsec. (b). Text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The committees referred to in subsection (a) are—

    “(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and “(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 2215 is amended— (A) by striking “(a) Certification Required.—”; (B) by striking “congressional committees specified in subsection (b)” and inserting “congressional defense committees”; and (C) by striking subsection (b).

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2215, added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1307(a)(1), , 100 Stat. 3980, related to reports on unobligated balances, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1301(7), , 104 Stat. 1668.

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1604, , 103 Stat. 1598, which was set out as a note under section 1531 of Title 31, Money and Finance, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, § 1106(b).

Amendments1996–2004 · 3 rounds

2004

Pub. L. 108–375 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before “Funds available”, substituted “congressional defense committees” for “congressional committees specified in subsection (b)”, and struck out heading and text of subsec. (b). Text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “The committees referred to in subsection (a) are—

“(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

“(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.”

1999

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “Committee on Armed Services” for “Committee on National Security”.

1996

Pub. L. 104–106 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “to the congressional committees specified in subsection (b)” for “to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives”, and added subsec. (b).

Credits

1993–2004 · 4 acts
  1. 1993Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), , 107 Stat. 1750
  2. 1996amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(14), , 110 Stat. 503
  3. 1999Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), , 113 Stat. 774
  4. 2004Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(b)(1), , 118 Stat. 2060.
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(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), , 107 Stat. 1750; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(14), , 110 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), , 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(b)(1), , 118 Stat. 2060.)

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