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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 143 — Production by Military Agencies

§ 2424. Procurement of supplies and services from exchange stores outside the United States

Statutory text

(a)

Authority.—

The Secretary of Defense may authorize an element of the Department of Defense to enter into a contract (through the use of procedures other than competitive procedures) with an exchange store operated under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department outside the United States to procure supplies or services for use by the armed forces outside the United States.

(b)

Limitations.—

(1)

A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) in an amount in excess of $100,000.

(2)

Supplies provided under a contract entered into under subsection (a) shall be provided from the stocks of the exchange store on hand as of the date the contract is entered into with that exchange store.

(3)

A contract entered into with an exchange store under subsection (a) may not provide for the procurement of services not regularly provided by that exchange store.

(c)

Exception.—

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) do not apply to contracts for the procurement of soft drinks that are manufactured in the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the standards and procedures for determining whether a particular beverage is a soft drink and whether the beverage was manufactured in 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. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title III § 324(a) · 103 Stat. 1352

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2424

    Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 324(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1414

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 324(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1414

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 143 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2423 (as added by section 323) the following new section: “§ 2424. Procurement of supplies and services from exchange stores outside the United States “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of Defense may authorize an element of the Department of Defense to enter into a contract (through the use of procedures other than competitive procedures) with an exchange store operated under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department outside the United States to procure supplies or services for use by the armed forces outside the United States. “(b) Limitations.— (1) A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) in an amount in excess of $50,000. “(2) Supplies provided under a contract entered into under subsection (a) shall be provided from the stocks of the exchange store on hand as of the date the contract is entered into with that exchange store, “(3) A contract entered into with an exchange store under subsection (a) may not provide for the procurement of services not regularly provided by that exchange store.”.

  2. Pub. L. 103–355 title III § 3066 · 108 Stat. 3243

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2424(c)

    Pub. L. 103–355 added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–355 added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3066. SOFT DRINK SUPPLIES. Section 2424 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) do not apply to contracts for the procurement of soft drinks that are manufactured in the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the standards and procedures for determining whether a particular drink is a soft drink and whether the drink was manufactured in the United States.”.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 div. D title XLIII § 4321(b)(17) · 110 Stat. 186

    1. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2424(c)

      Pub. L. 104–106 inserted heading

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2424(c)

      Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “particular beverage” for “particular drink”

    3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2424(c)

      Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “beverage was” for “drink was”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106 inserted heading and substituted “particular beverage” for “particular drink” and “beverage was” for “drink was”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (17) Section 2424(c) is amended— (A) by inserting “Exception.—” after “(c)”; and (B) by striking out “drink” the first and third places it appears in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “beverage”.

    Effective date note
    For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 2220 of this title.

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

    Pub. L. 109–163 div. A title VI § 671 · 119 Stat. 3136

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2424(b)

    Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “$100,000” for “$50,000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “$100,000” for “$50,000”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 671. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED LEVEL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES PROCUREMENT FROM OVERSEAS EXCHANGE STORES.   Section 2424(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “$50,000” and inserting “$100,000”.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1994–2006 · 3 rounds

2006

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “$100,000” for “$50,000”.

1996

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106 inserted heading and substituted “particular beverage” for “particular drink” and “beverage was” for “drink was”.

1994

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–355 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 2220 of this title.

Operation of Stars and Stripes Bookstores Overseas by Military Exchanges

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, § 353, , 107 Stat. 1627, provided that:

“(a)

Requirement.—

The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the commencement, not later than , of the operation of Stars and Stripes bookstores outside of the United States by the military exchanges.

“(b)

Regulations.—

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection (a).”

Credits

1989–2006 · 4 acts
  1. 1989Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 324(a), , 103 Stat. 1414
  2. 1994amended Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3066, , 108 Stat. 3337
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(17), , 110 Stat. 673
  4. 2006Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 671, , 119 Stat. 3319.
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(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 324(a), , 103 Stat. 1414; amended Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3066, , 108 Stat. 3337; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(17), , 110 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 671, , 119 Stat. 3319.)

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