Amendments
2019—Subsec. (a)(3). [Pub. L. 116–92, § 314], added par. (3).
Subsec. (c). [Pub. L. 116–92, § 313], substituted “$10,000,000” for “$2,000,000”.
2002—Subsec. (a)(2). [Pub. L. 107–217] substituted “sections 541–555 of title 40” for “section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484)”.
1984—Subsec. (a)(1). [Pub. L. 98–525] substituted “purposes” for “puposes”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see [section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214], set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.
Policy To Increase Disposition of Spent Advanced Batteries Through Recycling
[Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title III, § 325], Dec. 23, 2022, [136 Stat. 2518], provided that:“(a)
Policy Required.—
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022], the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a policy to increase the disposition of spent advanced batteries of the Department of Defense through recycling (including by updating the Department of Defense Manual 4160.21, titled ‘Defense Material Disposition: Disposal Guidance and Procedures’, or such successor document, accordingly), for the purpose of supporting the reclamation and return of precious metals, rare earth metals, and elements of strategic importance (such as cobalt and lithium) into the supply chain or strategic reserves of the United States.
“(b)
Considerations.—
In developing the policy under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following recycling methods:
“(3)
Direct cathode recycling, relithiation, and upcycling.”