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10 U.S.C. 2465: Prohibition on contracts for performance of firefighting or security-guard functions

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-661. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (b)

How it got here

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–136 substituted "apply to the following contracts:" for "apply—" in introductory provisions, "A" for "to a" at beginning of pars. (1) to (3), period for semicolon at end of par. (1), and period for "; or" at end of par. (2), and added par. (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004) Law text · (b)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "under contract on September 24, 1983" for "under contract or September 24, 1983". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–370 renumbered section 2693 of this title as this section.

1987

  • Pub. L. 100–180 inserted "or security-guard" before "functions" in section catchline and subsec. (a), and substituted "a function" for "the function" in subsec. (b)(1).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.