10 U.S.C. § 18231
Section 18231 · Purpose
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 160 F. Supp. 3d 919 - Columbia Gas Transmission LLC v. United States (2016)
Most recently applied in 160 F. Supp. 3d 919 - Columbia Gas Transmission LLC v. United States (February 2016)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for—
(1) the acquisition, by purchase, lease, transfer, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion of facilities necessary for the proper development, training, operation, and maintenance of the reserve components of the armed forces, including troop housing and messing facilities;
(2) the joint use of those facilities by units of two or more of those reserve components, to the greatest practicable extent for efficiency and economy;
(3) the use of those facilities, in time of war or national emergency, by those units and other units of the armed forces, to the greatest practicable extent for efficiency and economy; and
(4) any other use of those facilities by the United States, in time of war or national emergency, to the greatest practicable extent for efficiency and economy.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
In clause (1), the words “units of” are omitted as surplusage.
In clause (4), the words “United States” are substituted for the words “Federal Government”.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2231 of this title as this section.
1957—Par. (1). Pub. L. 85–215 included troop housing and messing facilities.