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10 U.S.C. § 2244a — Equipment scheduled for retirement or disposal: limitation on expenditures for modifications
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**(a) Prohibition.—** Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of a military department may not carry out a modification of an aircraft, weapon, vessel, or other item of equipment that the Secretary plans to retire or otherwise dispose of within five years after the date on which the modification, if carried out, would be completed.
**(b) Exceptions.—**
(1) **Exception for below-threshold modifications.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification for which the cost is less than $100,000.
(2) **Exception for transfer of reusable items of value.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification in a case in which—
(A) the reusable items of value, as determined by the Secretary, installed on the item of equipment as part of such modification will, upon the retirement or disposal of the item to be modified, be removed from such item of equipment, refurbished, and installed on another item of equipment; and
(B) the cost of such modification (including the cost of the removal and refurbishment of reusable items of value under subparagraph (A)) is less than $1,000,000.
(3) **Exception for safety modifications.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a safety modification.
**(c) Waiver Authority.—** The Secretary concerned may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) in the case of any modification otherwise subject to that subsection if the Secretary determines that carrying out the modification is in the national security interest of the United States. Whenever the Secretary issues such a waiver, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing.
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**(a) Prohibition.—** Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of a military department may not carry out a modification of an aircraft, weapon, vessel, or other item of equipment that the Secretary plans to retire or otherwise dispose of within five years after the date on which the modification, if carried out, would be completed.
**(b) Exceptions.—**
(1) **Exception for below-threshold modifications.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification for which the cost is less than $100,000.
(2) **Exception for transfer of reusable items of value.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a modification in a case in which—
(A) the reusable items of value, as determined by the Secretary, installed on the item of equipment as part of such modification will, upon the retirement or disposal of the item to be modified, be removed from such item of equipment, refurbished, and installed on another item of equipment; and
(B) the cost of such modification (including the cost of the removal and refurbishment of reusable items of value under subparagraph (A)) is less than $1,000,000.
(3) **Exception for safety modifications.—** — The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a safety modification.
**(c) Waiver Authority.—** The Secretary concerned may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) in the case of any modification otherwise subject to that subsection if the Secretary determines that carrying out the modification is in the national security interest of the United States. Whenever the Secretary issues such a waiver, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing.
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**(a) Operation and Maintenance Appropriations.—** Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance of the active forces may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Morale, welfare, and recreation.
(2) Modification of personal property.
(3) Design of vessels.
(4) Industrial mobilization.
(5) Military communications facilities on merchant vessels.
(6) Acquisition of services, special clothing, supplies, and equipment.
(7) Expenses for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and other units at educational institutions.
**(b) Necessary Expenses.—** Amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for all necessary expenses, at the seat of the Government or elsewhere, in connection with communication and other services and supplies that may be necessary for the national defense.
**(c) Activities of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.—** Amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, be used by the Secretary for official reception, representation, and advertising activities and materials of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to further employer commitments to their employees who are members of a reserve component.
**(d) Implementation of Vienna Document 2011.—** Amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance may be used by the Secretary of Defense for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for meetings and demonstrations hosted by the Department of Defense for the implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence and Security-Building Measures.
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “National Defense Sealift Fund”.
**(b) Administration of Fund.—** The Secretary of Defense shall administer the Fund consistent with the provisions of this section.
**(c) Fund Purposes.—**
(1) Funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund shall be available for obligation and expenditure only for the following purposes:
(A) Construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of Department of Defense sealift vessels.
(B) Operation, maintenance, and lease or charter of Department of Defense vessels for national defense purposes.
(C) Installation and maintenance of defense features for national defense purposes on privately owned and operated vessels that are constructed in the United States and documented under the laws of the United States.
(D) Expenses for maintaining the National Defense Reserve Fleet under [section 57100 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section57100&num=0&edition=prelim) and for the costs of acquisition of vessels for, and alteration and conversion of vessels in (or to be placed in), the fleet, but only for vessels built in United States shipyards.
(2) Funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund may be obligated or expended only in amounts authorized by law.
(3) Funds obligated and expended for a purpose set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) may be derived only from funds deposited in the National Defense Sealift Fund pursuant to subsection (d)(1).
**(d) Deposits.—** There shall be deposited in the Fund the following:
(1) All funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for—
(A) construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alterat
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2244
(d) OVERSEAS
MEAL
PROGRAM
DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘overseas meal program’’
means a program administered by the Secretary
of Defense to provide breakfasts or lunches to
students attending overseas defense dependents’
schools.
(e) OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘overseas
defense dependents’ school’’ means the fol-
lowing:
(1) A school established as part of the de-
fense dependents’ education system provided
for under the Defense Dependents’ Education
Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.).
(2) An elementary or secondary school estab-
lished pursuant to section 2164 of this title
that is located in a territory, commonwealth,
or possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 326(a),
Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1415; amended Pub. L.
106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(7), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat.
1169; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title V, § 573(a), (b)(1),
Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 830, 831.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978, re-
ferred to in subsec. (e)(1), is title XIV of Pub. L. 95–561,
Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2365, which is classified principally
to chapter 25A (§ 921 et seq.) of Title 20, Education. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 921 of Title 20
and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2015—Pub. L. 114–92, § 573(b)(1), substituted ‘‘Author-
ity to use appropriated funds to support student meal
programs in overseas defense dependents’ schools’’ for
‘‘Authority to use appropriated funds to support stu-
dent meal programs in overseas dependents’ schools’’ in
section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–92, § 573(a)(1), substituted
‘‘overseas defe
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