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10 U.S.C. 3012: Competitive procedures

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 3905, 10 U.S.C. 4004, 41 U.S.C. 3302.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of the Army (3), Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283, §1806(b)(3), transferred par. (2) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (2) designation at beginning, substituted "In this part, the term" for "The term" in introductory provisions, redesignated subpars. (A) to (E) as pars. (1) to (5), res… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text

    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.