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10 U.S.C. 3204: Use of procedures other than competitive procedures

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Changed by 1 later law. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

22 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1501a, 10 U.S.C. 2484, 10 U.S.C. 2688, 10 U.S.C. 3203, 10 U.S.C. 3403.

This Congress

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

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(3)(A), inserted heading. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(3), redesignated subsec. (c) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (a) of this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(3)(B), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(4)(B), inserted dash after "in order" and reformatted subpars. (A) to (C) to add line breaks before each subpar. designation and substituted semicolons for commas. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(3)(C), substituted "section 3201(e) of this title" for "subsection (k)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(3)(D), inserted "(who may not delegate the authority under this paragraph)" after "the head of the agency" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(4)(A), (B), inserted heading, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning, and substituted "subsection (a)(1)" for "subsection (c)(1)" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (d) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (b) of this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(4)(C), struck out par. (2) which read as follows: "The authority of the head of an agency under subsection (c)(7) may not be delegated." (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(4)(D), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(4)(C), redesignated subsec. (b)(3) as (c) and inserted heading; redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, inserted headings, and realigned margins; in par. (1) as redesignated, substitut… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(5), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(4)(D), redesignated subsec. (e) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (d) of this section, inserted heading, and substituted "paragraph (2) or (6) of subsection (a)" for "subsection (c)(2) or (c)(6)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(4)(E)(i), inserted heading. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6), redesignated subsec. (f) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (e) of this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(A), (B), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(4)(E)(ii), inserted heading, substituted "Except as provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)" for "Except as provided in paragraph (2) and paragraph (6)", and realigned margins of subpars. (A) to (C). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(C), (D), (K), redesignated par. (3) as (2), inserted heading, and realigned margin. Former par. (2) redesignated (3). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(C), (E), (K), redesignated par. (2) as (3), inserted heading, substituted "subsection (a)(2)" for "subsection (c)(2)", and realigned margin. Former par. (3) redesignated (2). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(G), (K), designated second sentence of par. (3) as (4), inserted heading, realigned margin, and substituted "subsection (a)(7)" for "subsection (c)(7)" in subpar. (C) and "subsection (a)(4)" for "subsection (c)(4)" in subpar. (E). Former par. (4) redesig… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(F), (H), (K), redesignated par. (4) as (5), inserted heading, and realigned margin; inserted subpar. (A) designation before "In no case", redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and, in cl. (ii), substituted "chapter … (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(I), (K), redesignated par. (5) as (6), inserted heading, and realigned margin. Former par. (6) redesignated (7). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(6)(J), (K), redesignated par. (6) as (7), inserted heading, and realigned margin. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(7)(A), inserted heading. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(7), redesignated subsec. (l) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (f) of this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(7)(A)–(C), inserted par. and subpar. headings, substituted "subsection (a)" for "subsection (c)" and "subsection (e)(1)" for "subsection (f)(1)" in subpar. (A) and "subsection (a)(2)" for "subsection (c)(2)" in subpar. (B). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(7)(D)–(F), inserted headings and realigned margins. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (f), (3)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(8)(A), inserted heading. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(8), redesignated subsec. (i) of section 2304 of this title as subsec. (g) of this section. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(8)(B), struck out ", as defined in section 2302(2) of this title" before period at end. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1811(d)(8)(C), realigned margins. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (g), (3)

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