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10 U.S.C. § 3243

Encouragement of new competitors: qualification requirement

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 3243, Encouragement of new competitors: qualification requirement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/434665
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Except as provided in subsection (c), the head of the agency shall, before establishing a qualification requirement— If the number of qualified sources or qualified products available to compete actively for an anticipated future requirement is fewer than two actual manufacturers or the products of two actual manufacturers, respectively, the head of the agency concerned shall— In this section:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-525(H.R. 5167)1984-10-19
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-26(H.R. 1783)1987-04-21
    Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-136(H.R. 1588)2003-11-24
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
    House: 188–217Senate: 95–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-364(H.R. 5122)2006-10-17
    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
    House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 119-60(S. 1071)2025-12-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
    House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally