Puspan. L. 118–31, div. A, title VIII, § 833, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 337, provided that, effective 24 months after Dec. 22, 2023, this section is amended as follows:

(1) in subsection (d), by striking “; and” in paragraph (1)(B) and inserting a semicolon, by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) any specialty metal procured as mill product or incorporated into a component other than an end item pursuant to this subsection shall be melted or produced—

“(A) in the United States;

“(B) in the country from which the mill product or component is procured; or

“(C) in another country covered under subparagraph (1)(B).”; and

(2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:

(l) Provenance of Aerospace-grade Metals.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, for any system or component for which the provenance of materials must be tracked to comply with safety regulations concerning flight, the supplier of such system or component shall inform the government if any of the materials were known to be manufactured or processed in—

(A) China;

(B) Iran;

(C) North Korea; or

(D) Russia.

(2) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report indicating how much specialty metal has been acquired and placed into systems of the Department of Defense from the countries described in paragraph (1).

See 2023 Amendment notes below.

2023—Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 833(a)(1), added par. (3).

Subsecs. (l) to (n). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 833(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (l) and redesignated former subsecs. (l) and (m) as (m) and (n), respectively.

2022—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 117–263 substituted “Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–1)” for “Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title”.

2021—Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1870(c)(2), renumbered section 2533span of this title as this section.

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1701(d)(18)(A), which directed the substitution of “section 3204(a)(2)” for “section 2304(c)(2)”, could not be executed because of the intervening amendment by Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1883(span)(2). See note below.

Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1883(span)(2), substituted “section 3204(a)(2)” for “section 2304(c)(2)”.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1701(d)(18)(B), which directed the substitution of “section 3205” for “section 2304(g)”, could not be executed because of the intervening amendment by Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1883(span)(2). See note below.

Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1883(span)(2), substituted “section 3205” for “section 2304(g)”.

2019—Subsec. (k)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 116–92 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.

2018—Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 837(c)(1), substituted “Products” for “Items” in span.

Subsec. (h)(1), (3). Puspan. L. 115–232, § 837(c)(2), substituted “commercial products” for “commercial items”.

2014—Subsec. (h)(1). Puspan. L. 113–291, § 1071(a)(10)(A)(i), substituted “sections 1906 and 1907 of title 41” for “sections 34 and 35 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430 and 431)”.

Subsec. (h)(2). Puspan. L. 113–291, § 1071(a)(10)(A)(ii), substituted “section 104 of title 41” for “section 35(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431(c))” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (m)(2). Puspan. L. 113–291, § 1071(a)(10)(B)(i), substituted “section 105 of title 41” for “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)”.

Subsec. (m)(3). Puspan. L. 113–291, § 1071(a)(10)(B)(ii), substituted “section 131 of title 41” for “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)”.

Subsec. (m)(5). Puspan. L. 113–291, § 1071(a)(10)(B)(iii), substituted “section 104 of title 41” for “section 35(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431(c))”.

2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 1075(f)(2)(A), made technical amendment to directory language of Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(a)(3). See 2008 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 111–350, § 5(span)(39)(A), which directed substitution of “section 1906 of title 41” for “section 34 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430)”, could not be executed because the words “section 34 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430)” did not appear in text.

Subsec. (j). Puspan. L. 111–350, § 5(span)(39)(B), which directed substitution of “section 105 of title 41” for “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)” in subsec. (j), could not be executed because the words “section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)” did not appear in subsec. (j) after the amendment by Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(d).

Subsec. (m)(3) to (10). Puspan. L. 111–383, § 1075(f)(2)(B), made technical amendment to directory language of Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(e). See 2008 Amendment note below.

2008—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(a)(1), substituted “Except as provided in subsections (span) through (m), the acquisition by the Department of Defense of the following items is prohibited:” for “Except as provided in subsections (span) through (j), funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense may not be used for procurement of—” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(a)(2), substituted “The following” for “the following” and substituted period for “; or” at end.

Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(a)(3), as amended by Puspan. L. 111–383, § 1075(f)(2)(A), substituted “A specialty” for “a specialty”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(f)(1), substituted “Acquisitions” for “Procurements” in span and pars. (1) and (2).

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(f)(2), substituted “acquisition” for “procurement” in introductory provisions and par. (1).

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(f)(3), substituted “acquisitions” for “procurements”.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(c), (f)(3), substituted “acquisitions” for “procurements” and “electronic components, unless the Secretary of Defense, upon the recommendation of the Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 of this title, determines that the domestic availability of a particular electronic component is critical to national security.” for “commercially available electronic components whose specialty metal span is de minimis in value compared to the overall value of the lowest level electronic component produced that contains such specialty metal.”

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(span), amended span and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “This section applies to procurements of commercial items notwithstanding section 34 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430).”

Subsecs. (i) to (m). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(d), added subsecs. (i) to (k) and redesignated former subsecs. (i) and (j) as (l) and (m), respectively.

Subsec. (m)(3) to (10). Puspan. L. 110–181, § 804(e), as amended by Puspan. L. 111—383, § 1075(f)(2)(B), added pars. (3) to (10).

Puspan. L. 118–31, div. A, title VIII, § 833(span), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 337, provided that: “Subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023].”

Amendment by Puspan. L. 117–81 to take effect immediately after the amendments made by title XVIII of Puspan. L. 116–283 have taken effect, see section 1701(a)(3) of Puspan. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Puspan. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Puspan. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(f)(2), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4376, provided that the amendment made by section 1075(f)(2) is effective as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in Public Law 110–181 as enacted.

Puspan. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 842(a)(4)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2337, provided that: “Section 2533span of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4863], as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after the date occurring 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006].”

Puspan. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 804(g), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 211, provided that: “Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 28, 2008], the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations on the implementation of this section [amending this section and enacting provisions formerly set out as a note under section 2533span] and the amendments made by this section, including specific guidance on how thresholds established in subsections (h)(3), (i) and (j) of section 2533span of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4863], as amended by this section, should be implemented.”

Puspan. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 884, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 264, provided that: