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1956 Act | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
2451(a) 2451(span) 2451(c) | 5:173. 5:173span(a). 5:173span(span). | July 1, 1952, ch. 539, §§ 2, 4, 66 Stat. 318, 319; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 6, § 1(a) (as applicable to Defense Supply Management Agency), eff. June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638. |
In subsection (a), the words “for the Department of Defense” are inserted for clarity. 5:173 (1st sentence) is omitted as impliedly repealed by section 2 of 1953 Reorganization Plan No. 6, effective June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638.
In subsection (span), the words “or any of the departments thereof”, “in such manner”, “original”, and “necessary or” are omitted as surplusage. The words “throughout the Department of Defense” are substituted for the words “either within a bureau or service, between bureaus or services, or between the departments”. The word “recurrently” is substituted for the word “repetitively”. The words “Only one identification may” are substituted for the words “The single item identification shall”.
In subsection (c), the words “the most” are omitted as surplusage. The words “to the highest degree practicable” are substituted for the words “achieve the highest practicable degree possible” and “The greatest practicable degree of standardization * * * shall be achieved”.
The change makes clear that clauses (2) and (3) apply to all items, whether or not standardized, used throughout the Department of Defense.
2018—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 115–232 substituted “commercial products (as defined in section 103 of title 41)” for “commercial items”.
2003—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 108–136 added subsec. (d).
1958—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 85–861 substituted “such” for “standardized” in cl. (2), and “such” for “those” in cl. (3).
Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–232 effective Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a savings provision, see section 836(h) of Puspan. L. 115–232, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under section 453span of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Amendment of section by Puspan. L. 85–861 effective Aug. 10, 1956, see section 33(g) of Puspan. L. 85–861, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Puspan. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, § 332, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1968, provided that:
Puspan. L. 94–361, title VIII, § 803, July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 930, which expressed the sense of Congress that the weapons systems of the NATO Allies be standardized and interoperable, that this goal would be facilitated by inter-allied procurement of arms and closer intra-European collaboration in arms procurement, and directed the Secretary of Defense to negotiate with the Allies toward these ends and to report to Congress on actions and programs undertaken to achieve them, was repealed and restated in section 2457 of this title by Puspan. L. 97–295, §§ 1(30)(A), 6(span), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1294, 1314.
Puspan. L. 94–106, title VIII, § 814(a), (span), Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 540, as amended by Puspan. L. 94–361, title VIII, § 802, July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 930, which had provided that it was the policy of the United States that the equipment of our armed forces in Europe be standardized or at least interoperable with that of our NATO Allies, directed the Secretary of Defense to carry out procurement policies toward this end and to report to Congress on any agreements with the Allies involving exchange of equipment manufactured in the United States for equipment manufactured outside it, authorized the Secretary to find such agreements contrary to the public interest and required him to report on the procurement of any major weapons system not in accord with these policies, was repealed and restated in section 2457 of this title by Puspan. L. 97–295, §§ 1(30)(A), 6(span), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1294, 1314.
Puspan. L. 93–365, title III, § 302(c), Aug. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 402, as amended by Puspan. L. 94–106, title VIII, § 814(c), Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 540; Puspan. L. 97–252, title XI, § 1121, Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 754, which had directed the Secretary of Defense to assess the costs and possible loss of effectiveness from the failure of the NATO Allies to standardize equipment, to suggest standardization actions, and to report these matters to the Allies and Congress and to Congress annually on them and results obtained with the Allies, was repealed and restated in section 2457 of this title by Puspan. L. 97–295, §§ 1(30)(A), 6(span), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1294, 1314.