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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§995 Accountability for contractors using military working dogs

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - MISCELLANEOUS COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES › § 995

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires contractors on certain defense contracts to send a report each year to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) for as long as the contract runs. The report must state how many military working dogs the contractor has outside the continental United States that are supporting a military operation and the main location of those dogs. A "covered contract" means a contract the Secretary of Defense decides involves military working dogs.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §995

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)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)In this section the term “covered contract” means a contract that the Secretary of Defense determines involves military working dogs.

Legislative History

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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).”

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 995

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73