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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part V · Chapter 221 — Planning and Solicitation Generally

§ 3201. Full and open competition

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title and except in the case of procurement procedures otherwise expressly authorized by statute, the head of an agency in conducting a procurement for property or services—

(1)

shall obtain full and open competition through the use of competitive procedures in accordance with the requirements of this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901, 4501, and 4502 of this title and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and

(2)

shall use the competitive procedure or combination of competitive procedures that is best suited under the circumstances of the procurement.

(b)

Determination of Appropriate Competitive Procedures.—

In determining the competitive procedure appropriate under the circumstances, the head of an agency—

(1)

shall solicit sealed bids if—

(A)

time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids;

(B)

the award will be made on the basis of price and other price-related factors;

(C)

it is not necessary to conduct discussions with the responding sources about their bids; and

(D)

there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one sealed bid; and

(2)

shall request competitive proposals if sealed bids are not appropriate under paragraph (1).

(c)

Efficient Fulfillment of Government Requirements.—

The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall ensure that the requirement to obtain full and open competition is implemented in a manner that is consistent with the need to efficiently fulfill the Government’s requirements.

(d)

Certain Purchases or Contracts to Be Treated as if Made With Sealed-bid Procedures.—

For the purposes of the following, purchases or contracts awarded after using procedures other than sealed-bid procedures shall be treated as if they were made with sealed-bid procedures:

(1)

Chapter 65 of title 41.

(2)

Sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.

(e)

New Contracts and Merit-based Selection Procedures.—

(1)

Congressional policy.—

It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in section 3063 of this title should not be required by legislation to award a new contract to a specific non-Federal Government entity. It is further the policy of Congress that any program, project, or technology identified in legislation be procured through merit-based selection procedures.

(2)

New contract described.—

For purposes of this subsection, a contract is a new contract unless the work provided for in the contract is a continuation of the work performed by the specified entity under a preceding contract.

(3)

Provision of law described.—

A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new contract to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law—

(A)

specifically refers to this subsection;

(B)

specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and

(C)

specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in paragraph (1).

(4)

Exception.—

This subsection shall not apply with respect to any contract that calls upon the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an agency named in section 3063 of this title and to report on such matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title XVIII § 1811(c) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201

    Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1811(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4165

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1811(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4165

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Section 2304 (partial).— (1) Section heading.— Chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding after the table of sections the following new section: “§ 3201. Full and open competition” . (2) Transfer of subsection (a) of section 2304.— Subsection (a) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 3201 of such title, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the section heading, and amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b); (B) by striking “(1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g),” and inserting “In General.—Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title,”; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (D) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901 4501, and 4502 of this title”; and (E) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting “Determination of Appropriate Competitive Procedures.—” before “In determining”; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and (iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking “clause (A)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”. (3) Transfer of subsection (j) of section 2304.— Subsection (j) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (b), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (2), redesignated as subsection (c), and amended by inserting “Efficient Fulfillment of Government Requirements.—” before “The Federal”. (4) Transfer of subsection (h) of section 2304.— Subsection (h) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (c), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (3), redesignated as subsection (d), and amended by inserting “Certain Purchases or Contracts to Be Treated as if Made With Sealed-bid Procedures.—” before “For the purposes”. (5) Transfer of subsection (k) of section 2304.— Subsection (k) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (d), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (4), redesignated as subsection (e), and amended— (A) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through “section 2303(a)” in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(e) New Contracts and Merit-based Selection Procedures.— “(1) Congressional policy.— It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in section 3063” ; (B) by moving paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) two ems to the right; (C) by switching paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating them accordingly; (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), by inserting “New contract described.—” before “For purposes of”; (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), by inserting “Provision of law described.—” before “A provision of”; and (F) in paragraph (4)— (i) by inserting “Exception.—” before “This subsection”; and (ii) by striking “section 2303(a)” and inserting “section 3063”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(2)(B) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(i)

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as inserted heading

    3. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as struck out par. (1) designation at beginning

    4. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as substituted “Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title” for “Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g)” in introductory provisions

    5. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively. Par. (2) subsequently redesignated subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(i), inserted heading, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning and substituted “Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title” for “Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g)” in introductory provisions, and redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively. Par. (2) subsequently redesignated subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking “(1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g),” and inserting “In General.—Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title,”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(2) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)

    Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2), transferred subsec. (a) of section 2304 of this title to this section

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2), transferred subsec. (a) of section 2304 of this title to this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Transfer of subsection (a) of section 2304.— Subsection (a) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 3201 of such title, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the section heading, and amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b); (B) by striking “(1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g),” and inserting “In General.—Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title,”; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (D) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901 4501, and 4502 of this title”; and (E) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting “Determination of Appropriate Competitive Procedures.—” before “In determining”; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and (iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking “clause (A)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(2)(D) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(D), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(ii)

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(D), as substituted “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901, 4501, and 4502 of this title” for “this chapter”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(D), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(ii), substituted “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901, 4501, and 4502 of this title” for “this chapter”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (D) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901 4501, and 4502 of this title”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(2)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(b)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), redesignated subsec. (a)(2) as (b)

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(b)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), inserted heading

    3. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(b)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), redesignated subpar. (A) and cls. (i) to (iv) as par. (1) and subpars. (A) to (D), respectively

    4. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(b)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), redesignated subpar. (B) as par. (2)

    5. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(b)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “clause (A)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), redesignated subsec. (a)(2) as (b) and inserted heading, redesignated subpar. (A) and cls. (i) to (iv) as par. (1) and subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, and redesignated subpar. (B) as par. (2) and substituted “paragraph (1)” for “clause (A)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b);

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(3) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(c)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (j) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (c) of this section

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(c)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(3), inserted heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (j) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (c) of this section and inserted heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Transfer of subsection (j) of section 2304.— Subsection (j) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (b), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (2), redesignated as subsection (c), and amended by inserting “Efficient Fulfillment of Government Requirements.—” before “The Federal”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(4) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(d)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(4), redesignated subsec. (h) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (d) of this section

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(d)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(4), inserted heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(4), redesignated subsec. (h) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (d) of this section and inserted heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Transfer of subsection (h) of section 2304.— Subsection (h) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (c), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (3), redesignated as subsection (d), and amended by inserting “Certain Purchases or Contracts to Be Treated as if Made With Sealed-bid Procedures.—” before “For the purposes”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1811(c)(5) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(e)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), redesignated subsec. (k) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (e) of this section

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(e)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), inserted subsec. and par. headings, switched order and designations of pars. (2) and (3), realigned margins of pars. (2) to (4)

    3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 3201(e)

      Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), substituted “section 3063” for “section 2303(a)” in pars. (1) and (4)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), redesignated subsec. (k) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (e) of this section, inserted subsec. and par. headings, switched order and designations of pars. (2) and (3), realigned margins of pars. (2) to (4), and substituted “section 3063” for “section 2303(a)” in pars. (1) and (4).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) Transfer of subsection (k) of section 2304.— Subsection (k) of such section 2304 is transferred to such section 3201, inserted after subsection (d), as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (4), redesignated as subsection (e), and amended— (A) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through “section 2303(a)” in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(e) New Contracts and Merit-based Selection Procedures.— “(1) Congressional policy.— It is the policy of Congress that an agency named in section 3063” ; (B) by moving paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) two ems to the right; (C) by switching paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating them accordingly; (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), by inserting “New contract described.—” before “For purposes of”; (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), by inserting “Provision of law described.—” before “A provision of”; and (F) in paragraph (4)— (i) by inserting “Exception.—” before “This subsection”; and (ii) by striking “section 2303(a)” and inserting “section 3063”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

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Editorial Notes

Codification

The text of subsec. (a) of section 2304 of this title, which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsecs. (a) and (b), and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2), was based on Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2723(a)(1)(C), , 98 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(13), , 99 Stat. 739; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(d)(3)(A), , 101 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1001(1), , 108 Stat. 3249.

The text of subsec. (j) of section 2304 of this title, which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsec. (c), and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(3), was based on Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLI, § 4101(a)(2), , 110 Stat. 642.

The text of subsec. (h) of section 2304 of this title, which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsec. (d), and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(4), was based on act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 128; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(76), , 94 Stat. 2926; Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(24)(B), , 96 Stat. 1291; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, §§ 2723(a)(1)(B), 2727(b), , 98 Stat. 1187, 1194; Pub. L. 98–577, title V, § 504(b)(2), , 98 Stat. 3086; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(5), , 110 Stat. 672; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(3), , 116 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(12)(E), , 124 Stat. 3843.

The text of subsec. (k) of section 2304 of this title, which was transferred to this section, redesignated as subsec. (e), and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), was based on Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7203(a)(1)(B), , 108 Stat. 3379; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLI, § 4101(a)(1), , 110 Stat. 642.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3201 was renumbered section 7101 of this title.

Another prior section 3201, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 172; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(62), , 72 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 88–647, title III, § 301(4), , 78 Stat. 1071, prescribed the authorized strength of the Army in members on active duty, exclusive of certain categories, and the authorized daily average strength of the Army in members on active duty during the fiscal year, exclusive of certain categories, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 202, title VII, § 701, , 94 Stat. 2878, 2955, effective .

A prior section 3202, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 172; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(63), , 72 Stat. 1463; Pub. L. 90–228, § 1(1), (2), , 81 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 203(a), , 94 Stat. 2878, related to authorized strength of Army in general officers on active duty, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title IV, § 403(b)(1)(A), , 104 Stat. 1545.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(B), (C), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(i), inserted heading, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning and substituted “Except as provided in sections 3203, 3204(a), and 3205 of this title” for “Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g)” in introductory provisions, and redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively. Par. (2) subsequently redesignated subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2), transferred subsec. (a) of section 2304 of this title to this section.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(D), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(4)(A)(ii), substituted “this section and sections 3069, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3901, 4501, and 4502 of this title” for “this chapter”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(2)(A), (E), redesignated subsec. (a)(2) as (b) and inserted heading, redesignated subpar. (A) and cls. (i) to (iv) as par. (1) and subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, and redesignated subpar. (B) as par. (2) and substituted “paragraph (1)” for “clause (A)”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (j) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (c) of this section and inserted heading.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(4), redesignated subsec. (h) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (d) of this section and inserted heading.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1811(c)(5), redesignated subsec. (k) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (e) of this section, inserted subsec. and par. headings, switched order and designations of pars. (2) and (3), realigned margins of pars. (2) to (4), and substituted “section 3063” for “section 2303(a)” in pars. (1) and (4).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.

Effective Date

Section and 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 an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Competition for Procurement of Small Arms Supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan

Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 892, , 122 Stat. 270, which required the Secretary of Defense to ensure, consistent with the provisions of former section 2304 of this title, full and open competition for procurement of small arms supplied to Iraq and Afghanistan, was repealed by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(1)(B), , 138 Stat. 1979.

Competitive Award of Contracts for Reconstruction Activities in Iraq

Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, § 805(a), , 117 Stat. 1542, which required the Department of Defense to fully comply with former chapter 137 of this title for contracts awarded competitively for reconstruction activities of the Iraqi oil industry, was repealed by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(1)(A), , 138 Stat. 1979.

Credits

2021 · 2 acts
  1. 2021Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1811(c), , 134 Stat. 4165
  2. 2021Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(4)(A), , 135 Stat. 2132.
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(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1811(c), , 134 Stat. 4165; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(4)(A), , 135 Stat. 2132.)

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USLM identifier /us/usc/t10/s3201