2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle B - Army
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 764 - Armaments Industrial Base
Sec. 7554 - Property management contracts and leases

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7554 (2018)
Section Name §7554. Property management contracts and leases
Section Text

(a) In General.—In the case of each eligible facility that is made available for the ARMS Initiative, the Secretary—

(1) shall make full use of facility use contracts, leases, and other such commercial contractual instruments as may be appropriate;

(2) shall evaluate, on the basis of efficiency, cost, emergency mobilization requirements, and the goals and purposes of the ARMS Initiative, the procurement of services from the property manager, including maintenance, operation, modification, infrastructure, environmental restoration and remediation, and disposal of ammunition manufacturing assets, and other services; and

(3) may, in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2)—

(A) enter into contracts, and provide for subcontracts, for terms up to 25 years, as the Secretary considers appropriate and consistent with the needs of the Department of the Army and the goals and purposes of the ARMS Initiative; and

(B) use procedures that are authorized to be used under section 2304(c)(5) of this title when the contractor or subcontractor is a source specified in law.


(b) Consideration for Use.—(1) To the extent provided in a contract entered into under this section for the use of property at an eligible facility that is accountable under the contract, the Secretary may accept consideration for such use that is, in whole or in part, in a form other than—

(A) rental payments; or

(B) revenue generated at the facility.


(2) Forms of consideration acceptable under paragraph (1) for a use of an eligible facility or any property at an eligible facility include the following:

(A) The improvement, maintenance, protection, repair, and restoration of the facility, the property, or any property within the boundaries of the installation where the facility is located.

(B) Reductions in overhead costs.

(C) Reductions in product cost.

(D) The demilitarization and storage of conventional ammunition.


(3) The authority under paragraph (1) may be exercised without regard to section 3302(b) of title 31 and any other provision of law.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title III, §344(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–69, §4554; amended Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title III, §323(b), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3194; renumbered §7554, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4554 of this title as this section.

2006—Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 109–163 added subpar. (D).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS AND LEASES UNDER THE ARMS INITIATIVE

Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title III, §343, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 794, as amended by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §809(b)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841, provided that: "Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to section 7554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or before the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 25, 2015] may include an option to extend the term of the contract or subcontract for an additional 25 years."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle B - Army
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 764 - ARMAMENTS INDUSTRIAL BASE
Sec. 7554 - Property management contracts and leases
Contains section 7554
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 1654
119 Stat. 3194
129 Stat. 794
132 Stat. 1839, 1841
Public Law References Public Law 106-398, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 114-92, Public Law 115-232
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