§2492 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§2492 Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities: Contracts with Other Agencies and Instrumentalities to Provide and Obtain Goods and Services

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 147— COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES › Subchapter III— MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES › § 2492

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

A Department of Defense agency that supports military exchanges or morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) programs may make contracts or agreements with other DoD units or other federal agencies. Those contracts can buy or provide goods and services to help run the exchanges or MWR programs, including food services for dining facilities that serve members of the armed forces.

Title 10, §2492

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An agency or instrumentality of the Department of Defense that supports the operation of the exchange system, or the operation of a morale, welfare, and recreation system, of the Department of Defense may enter into a contract or other agreement with another element of the Department of Defense or with another Federal department, agency, or instrumentality—

(1)to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and recreation system; or

(2)to provide or obtain food services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the dining facilities on military installations offering food services to members of the armed forces.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2492 was renumbered section 2489 of this title.

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “Federal department, agency, or instrumentality—” for “Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and recreation system.” and added pars. (1) and (2). 2004—Pub. L. 108–375 renumbered section 2482a of this title as this section.