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10 U.S.C. 3671: Requirement for authorization by law of certain contracts relating to vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles

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 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · reported by committee · would change (b)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159 substituted "subsection if funds" for "subsection if—(A) funds" and period for semicolon at end and struck out former subpars. (B) and (C) which read as follows: (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1825(b), transferred subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 2401 of this title to this section. (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.