Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§2454 Supply Catalog: New or Obsolete Items

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 145 — CATALOGING AND STANDARDIZATION › § 2454

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only items in a released catalog part may be bought for recurring DoD use. New items a military department buys must be sent to the Secretary to add to the catalog and standardization program; obsolete items may be deleted anytime.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2454

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(a)After any part of the supply catalog described in section 2451 of this title is distributed, and with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part, only the items listed in it may be procured for recurrent use in the Department of Defense. However, a military department may acquire any new item that is necessary to carry out its mission. As soon as such an item is acquired, it shall be submitted to the Secretary for inclusion in the catalog and the standardization program.
(b)Obsolete items may be deleted from the catalog at any time.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2454(a) 2454(b)5:173e (less last 5 words of 1st proviso).5:173e (last 5 words of 1st proviso).
July 1, 1952, ch. 539, § 7, 66 Stat. 320; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 6, § 1(a) (as applicable to Defense Supply Management Agency), eff.
June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 638. In subsection (a), the words “After any part * * * is distributed” are substituted for the words “Following the publication and promulgation * * * or portions thereof”. The words “and with respect to the kinds of items covered by that part” are inserted for clarity. The word “recurrent” is substituted for the word “repetitive”. The words “the departments, bureaus, and services of” are omitted as surplusage. The second sentence of the revised subsection is substituted for 5:173e (1st proviso, less last 5 words; and 2d proviso). In subsection (b), the words “at any time” are inserted for clarity.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2454

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102