10 U.S.C. § 3845
Section 3845 · Contractor inventory accounting systems: standards
Amended 7 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 419 F. Supp. 79 - Jones v. Hoffman (1976)
Most recently applied in 419 F. Supp. 79 - Jones v. Hoffman (September 1976)
(a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations—
(1) standards for inventory accounting systems used by contractors under contract with the Department of Defense; and
(2) appropriate enforcement requirements with respect to such standards.
(b) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract that is for an amount not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
(c) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract for the purchase of commercial products.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3845, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1484; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059, related to transfer or discharge of certain officers of Army National Guard of United States who are 64 years of age, prior to repeal Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, 3026, effective Oct. 1, 1996. See section 14512(a) of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1835(c), renumbered section 2410b of this title as this section.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, §1835(d)(2), struck out "(as defined in section 103 of title 41)" after "commercial products".
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.