Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§3551 Multiyear Procurement Authority: Purchase of Dinitrogen Tetroxide, Hydrazine, and Hydrazine-related Products
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART V — ACQUISITION › Subpart C — Contracting Methods and Contract Types › CHAPTER 249 — MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS › SUBCHAPTER III — OTHER AUTHORITIES RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS › § 3551
Summary
The Secretary of Defense can sign contracts lasting up to 10 years to buy dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and related products for national security or space programs; extensions in the contract cannot make the total exceed 10 years.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §3551
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Ten-Year Contract Period.—
The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period of up to 10 years for the purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products for the support of a United States national security program or a United States space program.
(b)Extensions.—
A contract entered into for more than one year under the authority of subsection (a) may be extended for a total of not more than 10 years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the contract.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2410o of this title as this section.
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Effective Date
of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below. Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 3551
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110