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§ 3845. Contractor inventory accounting systems: standards
(a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations—
(1) standards for inventory accounting systems used by contractors under contract with the Department of Defense; and
(2) appropriate enforcement requirements with respect to such standards.
(b) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract that is for an amount not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
(c) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract for the purchase of commercial products.
(Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, § 834(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2024, § 2410b; amended Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, § 4102(h), title VIII, § 8105(i), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3341, 3393; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4301(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1074(b)(3), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2660; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(28), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3845; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(e)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1870; renumbered § 3845 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1835(c), (d)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4240.)