Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§2389 Ensuring Safety Regarding Insensitive Munitions
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 141— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROPERTY › § 2389
Summary
Defense Secretary must, as much as possible, make sure insensitive munitions being developed or bought are safe. They must stay safe during development and when fielded if they face unexpected events.
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Title 10, §2389
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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that insensitive munitions under development or procurement are safe throughout development and fielding when subject to unplanned stimuli.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 2389, added Pub. L. 89–696, § 1(1), Oct. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 1056; amended Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(h)(1), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 847, related to purchases from Commodity Credit Corporation and price adjustments for contracts for procurement of milk, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a)(4), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1704.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Report Requirement Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 834(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1191, directed the Secretary of Defense to submit to committees of Congress a report on insensitive munitions at the same time that the budgets for fiscal years 2003 through 2005 were submitted.
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10 U.S.C. § 2389
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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