U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024
§ 3551.
Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products
(a)
Ten-Year Contract Period.—
The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period of up to 10 years for the purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products for the support of a United States national security program or a United States space program.
(b)
Extensions.—
A contract entered into for more than one year under the authority of subsection (a) may be extended for a total of not more than 10 years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the contract.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VIII, § 826(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2617, § 2410o; renumbered § 3551, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1822(e)(2), formerly § 1822(t)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4205, renumbered Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(k)(4), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2144.)
cite as: 10 USC 3551