10 U.S.C. § 995

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 995 - Accountability for contractors using military working dogs

(a) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS.-Each covered contract shall specify that the contractor is required to submit to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), on an annual basis for the duration of the covered contract, a report containing an identification of-

(1) the number of military working dogs that are in the possession of the covered contractor and located outside of the continental United States in support of a military operation, if any; and

(2) the primary location of any such military working dogs.

(b) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.-In this section the term "covered contract" means a contract that the Secretary of Defense determines involves military working dogs.

10 U.S.C. § 995

Added Pub. L. 117-263, div. A, title III, §382(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 117-263, div. A, title III, §382(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543, provided that: "Section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022]."

DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE Pub. L. 117-263, div. A, title III, §382(d), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2543, provided that: "Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022], the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall issue the guidance on the annual reporting requirement under section 995 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)."