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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle A - GENERAL MILITARY LAWPart V - ACQUISITIONSubpart E - RESEARCH AND ENGINEERINGChapter 301 - RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GENERALLY
Subchapter II - AGREEMENTS
Section 4023 - Procurement for experimental purposes

10 U.S.C. § 4023

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 4023 - Procurement for experimental purposes
(a) AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space-flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense.
(b) PROCEDURES.-Purchases under this section may be made inside or outside the United States and by contract or otherwise. Chapter 1371 of this title applies only when such purchases are made in quantities greater than necessary for experimentation, technical evaluation, assessment of operational utility, or safety or to provide a residual operational capability.

1See References in Text note below.

10 U.S.C. § 4023

Added Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title VIII, §822(c)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1706, §2373; amended Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title X, §1070(g), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2859; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title VIII, §812, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 114-92, div. A, title VIII, §814, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §886, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1916; renumbered §4023, Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XVIII, §1841(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243; Pub. L. 117-81, div. A, title XVII, §1701(u)(2)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2151.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTChapter 137 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XVIII, §1881(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4293, effective Jan. 1, 2022, in conjunction with the transfer and reorganization of acquisition provisions in this title by Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XVIII, Jan. 1, 2022, 134 Stat. 4149. For definition of "chapter 137 legacy provisions", see section 3016 of this title.

PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 4023, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 233, related to employment of civilians in service club and library services, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87-651, title I, §116(1), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 513. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 4504 and 9504 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-160, §822(c)(2) .

AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-283, §1841(b)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 117-81, §1701(u)(2)(B), renumbered section 2373 of this title as this section.2018-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115-232 inserted "telecommunications," after "space-flight,". 2015-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-92, §814(a), inserted "transportation, energy, medical, space-flight," before "and aeronautical supplies".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-92, §814(b), substituted "only when such purchases are made in quantities greater than necessary for experimentation, technical evaluation, assessment of operational utility, or safety or to provide a residual operational capability" for "only when such purchases are made in quantity". 1996-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106 inserted "only" after "applies" in second sentence.1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-337 substituted "chemical activity, and aeronautical supplies," for "and chemical activity supplies,".

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 note below.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.

Secretary concerned
The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
military departments
The term "military departments" means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
supplies
The term "supplies" includes material, equipment, and stores of all kinds.