Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2453 Supply Catalog: Distribution and Use
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 145 — CATALOGING AND STANDARDIZATION › § 2453
Summary
Secretary of Defense must distribute finished catalog parts and replace old catalogs on schedules Secretary sets. After replacement, DoD must use the catalog's item names, numbers, and descriptions in all property reports.
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Title 10, §2453
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The Secretary of Defense shall distribute the parts of the supply catalog described in section 2451 of this title as they are completed. Existing catalogs shall be replaced according to schedules established by the Secretary. After replacement no other supply catalog may be used within the Department of Defense with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part. All property reports and records shall use the nomenclature, item numbers, and descriptive data of the supply catalog.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 24535:173d.
July 1, 1952, ch. 539, § 6, 66 Stat. 320; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 6, § 1(a) (as applicable to Defense Supply Management Agency), eff.
June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638. The words “and ready for use” and “all departments, bureaus, and services” are omitted as surplusage. The words “After replacement” are substituted for the word “Thereafter”. The words “with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part” are inserted for clarity.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 2453
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102