2020 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement
Chapter 131 - Planning and Coordination
Sec. 2213 - Limitation on acquisition of excess supplies
| 10 U.S.C. § 2213 (2020) |
| §2213. Limitation on acquisition of excess supplies |
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(a) Two-Year Supply.—The Secretary of Defense may not incur any obligation against a stock fund of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of any item of supply if that acquisition is likely to result in an on-hand inventory (excluding war reserves) of that item of supply in excess of two years of operating stocks. (b) Exceptions.—The head of a procuring activity may authorize the acquisition of an item of supply in excess of the limitation contained in subsection (a) if that activity head determines in writing— (1) that the acquisition is necessary to achieve an economical order quantity and will not result in an on-hand inventory (excluding war reserves) in excess of three years of operating stocks and that the need for the item is unlikely to decline during the period for which the acquisition is made; or (2) that the acquisition is necessary for purposes of maintaining the industrial base or for other reasons of national security. |
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(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, §317(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1338.) |
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Transfer of Section
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§1801(d), 1807(g)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4159, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, this section is transferred to chapter 203 of this title, inserted after section 3069, and redesignated as section 3070 of this title. See Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note below. PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2213 was renumbered section 2350c of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENTAmendment 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. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
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| Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 131 - PLANNING AND COORDINATION Sec. 2213 - Limitation on acquisition of excess supplies |
| section 2213 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 105 Stat. 1338 134 Stat. 4151 |
| Public Law 102-190, Public Law 116-283 |
