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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part V · Chapter 257 — Contracts for Long-Term Lease or Charter of Vessels, Aircraft, and Combat Vehicles

§ 3676. Guidelines

Statutory text

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly issue guidelines for determining under what circumstances the Department of Defense may use lease or charter arrangements for aircraft, naval vessels, and combat vehicles rather than directly procuring such aircraft, vessels, and combat vehicles.

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 § 1825(a) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 3676

    (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4206, 4208.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4206, 4208.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) New Chapters.— Part V of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 801 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is amended by inserting after chapter 255 the following new chapters: “CHAPTER 257— CONTRACTS FOR LONG-TERM LEASE OR CHARTER OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, AND COMBAT VEHICLES “Sec. “3671. Requirement for authorization by law of certain contracts relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles. “3672. Requirement of specific authorization by law for appropriation, and for obligation and expenditure, of funds for certain contracts relating to aircraft, naval vessels, and combat vehicles. “3673. Limitation on indemnification. “3674. Long-term lease or charter defined; substantial termination liability. “3675. Capital lease or lease-purchase treated as an acquisition. “3676. Guidelines. “3677. Contracts for lease or use of vessels for a term of greater than two years but less than five years: prior notice to congressional committees. “3678. Contracts with terms of 18 months or more: limitation. “§ 3671. Requirement for authorization by law of certain contracts relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles “§ 3672. Requirement of specific authorization by law for appropriation, and for obligation and expenditure, of funds for certain contracts relating to aircraft, naval vessels, and combat vehicles “§ 3673. Limitation on indemnification “§ 3674. Long-term lease or charter defined; substantial termination liability “§ 3675. Capital lease or lease-purchase treated as an acquisition “§ 3676. Guidelines “§ 3677. Contracts for lease or use of vessels for a term of greater than two years but less than five years: prior notice to congressional committees “§ 3678. Contracts with terms of 18 months or more: limitation “CHAPTER 258— OTHER TYPES OF CONTRACTS USED FOR PROCUREMENTS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES “Sec. “3681. Leasing of commercial vehicles and equipment. “§ 3681. Leasing of commercial vehicles and equipment” .

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

    Pub. L. 116–283 § 1825(h) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 3676

    Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(h), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2401 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (g) designation at beginning

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(h), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2401 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (g) designation at beginning.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (h) Transfer of Subsection (g) of Section 2401.— Subsection (g) of section 2401 of such title is transferred to section 3676 of such title, as added by subsection (a), inserted after the section heading, and amended by striking the subsection designation.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification
Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(h), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2401 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (g) designation at beginning.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Credits

(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a), (h), , 134 Stat. 4206, 4208.)

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