United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part IV. SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT |
Chapter 153. EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY |
§ 2571. Interchange of supplies and services
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(a) If either of the Secretaries concerned requests it and the other approves, supplies may be transferred, without compensation, from one armed force to another. (b) If its head approves, a department or organization within the Department of Defense may, upon request, perform work and services for, or furnish supplies to, any other of those departments or organizations, without reimbursement or transfer of funds. (c) If military or civilian personnel of a department or organization within the Department of Defense are assigned or detailed to another of those departments or organizations, and if the head of the department or organization to which they are transferred approves, their pay and allowances and the cost of transporting their dependents and household goods may be charged to an appropriation that is otherwise available for those purposes to that department or organization. (d) No agency or official of the executive branch of the Federal Government may establish any regulation, program, or policy or take any other action which precludes, directly or indirectly, the Secretaries concerned from exercising the authority provided in this section.
Historical And Revision
Historical and Revision Notes | ||
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1956 Act | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
2571(a) [now (b)] | 5:171t (less clause (2)). | |
2571(b) [now (c)] | 5:171t (clause 2)). |
In subsection (a), the words “After
In subsection (b), the words “on a reimbursable or other basis as authorized by law”, “to duty”, and “naval” are omitted as surplusage.
1958 Act | ||
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
2571(a) | 14:640. |
In subsection (a), the first 12 words are substituted for 14:640 (last 20 words). The words “may be transferred” are substituted for the words “The interchange . . . is authorized”, since the words “without compensation” authorize a simple one-way transfer, while the word “interchange” normally means a mutual exchange. The words “military stores . . . and equipment of every character” are omitted as covered by the word “supplies” as defined in section 101(26) of this title. The words “armed force” are substituted for the enumeration of the armed forces.
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 2825(d)(1)(A), substituted “supplies” for “property” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364, § 2825(c)(1), struck out “and real estate” after “supplies”.
1985—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–167 added subsec. (d).
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(49)(A), substituted “property” for “supplies” in section catchline.
Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(49)(B), (C), added subsec. (a) and redesignated former subsecs. (a) and (b) as (b) and (c), respectively.
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 110–329, div. C, title VIII, § 8075,