10 U.S.C. § 2453 — Supply catalog: distribution and use

Page 1932 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2453 REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF ACQUISITION OF SPARE PARTS Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1216, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 688, directed Secretary of Defense to submit to Con- gress, by June 1, 1984, a comprehensive report on man- agement by Department of Defense of acquisition of initial and replenishment spare parts and on status of efforts within Department (including particularly the Defense Logistics Agency and the military depart- ments) to correct problems associated with increased costs of such parts, directed Secretary, not later than Dec. 1, 1983, to submit to Congress an interim report stating briefly the actions being taken by the Depart- ment to improve acquisition and management of spare parts, and directed Secretary to put into effect at the earliest practicable date policies and procedures to achieve a long-term solution to problems relating to excessive costs of, and long lead times in the acquisi- tion of, initial and replenishment spare parts. § 2453. Supply catalog: distribution and use The Secretary of Defense shall distribute the parts of the supply catalog described in section 2451 of this title as they are completed. Existing catalogs shall be replaced according to schedules established by the Secretary. After replacement no other supply catalog may be used within the Department of Defense with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part. All property re- ports and records shall use the nomenclature, item numbers, and descriptive data of the sup- ply catalog. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 139.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 2453 ......... 5:173d. July 1, 1952, ch. 539, § 6, 66 Stat. 320; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 6, § 1(a) (as ap- plicable to Defense Supply Management Agency), eff. June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638. The words ‘‘and ready for use’’ and ‘‘all departments, bureaus, and services’’ are omitted as surplusage. The words ‘‘After replacement’’ are substituted for the word ‘‘Thereafter’’. The words ‘‘with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part’’ are inserted for clarity. § 2454. Supply catalog: new or obsolete items (a) After any part of the supply catalog de- scribed in section 2451 of this title is distributed, and with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part, only the items listed in it may be procured for recurrent use in the Department of Defense. However, a military department may acquire any new item that is necessary to carry out its mission. As soon as such an item is ac- quired, it shall be submitted to the Secretary for inclusion in the catalog and the standardiza- tion program. (b) Obsolete items may be deleted from the catalog at any time. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 140.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 2454(a) ..... 2454(b) ..... 5:173e (less last 5 words of 1st proviso). 5:173e (last 5 words of 1st proviso). July 1, 1952, ch. 539, § 7, 66 Stat. 320; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 6, § 1(a) (as ap- plicable to Defense Supply Management Agency), eff. June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘After any part * * * is distributed’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘Following the publication and promulgation * * * or portions thereof’’. The words ‘‘and with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part’’ are inserted for clarity. The word ‘‘recurrent’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘re- petitive’’. The words ‘‘the departments, bureaus, and services of’’ are omitted as surplusage. The second sen- tence of the revised subsection is substituted for 5:173e (1st proviso, less last 5 words; and 2d proviso). In subsection (b), the words ‘‘at any time’’ are in- serted for clarity. [§ 2455. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1322(a)(9), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1671] Section, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 140; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93–608, § 2(2), 88 Stat. 1971; Dec. 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 203(c), 96 Stat. 1823, related to reports on cataloging supplies for Department of De- fense. § 2456. Coordination with General Services Ad- ministration To avoid unnecessary duplication, the Admin- istrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate the cataloging and standardization activities of the General Serv- ices Administration and the Department of De- fense. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 140.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 2456 ......... 5:173i. July 1, 1952, ch. 539, § 11, 66 Stat. 320. § 2457. Standardization of equipment with North Atlantic Treaty Organization members (a) It is the policy of the United States to standardize equipment, including weapons sys- tems, ammunition, and fuel, procured for the use of the armed forces of the United States sta- tioned in Europe under the North Atlantic Trea- ty or at least to make that equipment interoper- able with equipment of other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. To carry out this policy, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) assess the costs and possible loss of non- nuclear combat effectiveness of the military forces of the members of the Organization caused by the failure of the members to stand- ardize equipment; (2) maintain a list of actions to be taken, in- cluding an evaluation of the priority and ef- fect of the action, to standardize equipment that may improve the overall nonnuclear de- fense capability of the Organization or save re- sources for the Organization; and (3) initiate and carry out, to the maximum extent feasible, procurement procedures to ac- quire standardized or interoperable equip-