10 U.S.C. § 3451
Section 3451 · 3451, 3452. Repealed. Pub. L. 96513, title II, 207, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2884]
Amended 6 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 146 Ct. Cl. 211 - Darby v. United States (1959)
Most recently applied in 146 Ct. Cl. 211 - Darby v. United States (June 1959)
In this chapter:
(1) The terms "commercial product", "commercial service", "nondevelopmental item", "component", and "commercial component" have the meanings provided in sections 103, 103a, 110, 105, and 102, respectively, of title 41.
(2) The term "head of an agency" means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) The term "agency" means the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 3451, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 197, provided that an officer who is promoted to a temporary grade is considered to have accepted his promotion on the date of the order announcing it, unless he expressly declines the promotion, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, §207, title VII, §701, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2884, 2955, effective Sept. 15, 1981.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1821(b)(1)(A), transferred this section so as to precede section 3452 and appear at the beginning of this chapter.
Pub. L. 116–283, §1821(a)(2), renumbered section 2376 of this title as this section.
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.