§2350 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key terms used in this subchapter. "Logistic support, supplies, and services" means many kinds of help and goods, including food, lodging, transport (including airlift), fuel and oils, clothing, communications, medical care, ammunition, base and construction support, storage and facility use, training, spare parts, repairs and calibration, and port services; it also covers short-term use of general-purpose vehicles and other nonlethal military items not listed as significant military equipment on the U.S. Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization subsidiary bodies" means organizations covered by the 1951 Ottawa Status treaty (TIAS 2992; 5 UST 1087) or by the 1952 Paris Protocol on international military headquarters (TIAS 2978; 5 UST 870). "Military region" means the area a unified combatant command commander is responsible for, excluding Europe and adjacent waters. "Transfer" means selling (for money, replacement-in-kind, or by swap), leasing, loaning, or otherwise temporarily providing the logistic support, supplies, and services under a cross‑servicing agreement.

Title 10, §2350

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “logistic support, supplies, and services” means food, billeting, transportation (including airlift), petroleum, oils, lubricants, clothing, communications services, medical services, ammunition, base operations support (and construction incident to base operations support), storage services, use of facilities, training services, spare parts and components, repair and maintenance services, calibration services, and port services. Such term includes temporary use of general purpose vehicles and other nonlethal items of military equipment which are not designated as significant military equipment on the United States Munitions List promulgated pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act.

(2)The term “North Atlantic Treaty Organization subsidiary bodies” means—

(A)any organization within the meaning of the term “subsidiary bodies” in article I of the multilateral treaty on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff, signed at Ottawa on September 20, 1951 (TIAS 2992; 5 UST 1087); and

(B)any international military headquarters or organization to which the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Paris on August 28, 1952 (TIAS 2978; 5 UST 870), applies.

(3)The term “military region” means the geographical area of responsibility assigned to the commander of a unified combatant command (excluding Europe and adjacent waters).

(4)The term “transfer” means selling (whether for payment in currency, replacement-in-kind, or exchange of supplies or services of equal value), leasing, loaning, or otherwise temporarily providing logistic support, supplies, and services under the terms of a cross-servicing agreement.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, referred to in par. (1), is classified to section 2778(a)(1) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Amendments

1997—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–85, in second sentence, substituted “other nonlethal items of military equipment which are not designated as significant military equipment on the United States Munitions List promulgated” for “other items of military equipment not designated as part of the United States Munitions List”. 1994—Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1317(h)(1), inserted “(including airlift)” after “transportation”, “calibration services,” after “maintenance services,”, and “Such term includes temporary use of general purpose vehicles and other items of military equipment not designated as part of the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act.” at end. Par. (4). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1317(h)(2), added par. (4). 1989—Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “this subchapter” for “this chapter” in introductory provisions. 1987—Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in pars. (1) and (3) and substituted lowercase letter. 1986—Par. (3). Pub. L. 99–661 added par. (3). 1985—Pub. L. 99–145 renumbered section 2331 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 applicable with regard to any acquisition or transfer of logistic support, supplies, and services under authority of this subchapter that is initiated after Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1317(j) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 2341 of this title.

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