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

Summary

Secretary of Defense must write rules to carry out this subchapter. Rules must follow it and name which parts of the Department may run commercial activities, require personal approval by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense for sensitive activities, identify officials who can grant waivers under section 433(b) or approve activities, pick one DoD office to oversee them, require legal review before approval, and provide internal audits.

Title 10, §436

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The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement the authority provided in this subchapter. Such regulations shall be consistent with this subchapter and shall at a minimum—

(1)specify all elements of the Department of Defense who are authorized to engage in commercial activities pursuant to this subchapter;

(2)require the personal approval of the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense for all sensitive activities to be authorized pursuant to this subchapter;

(3)specify all officials who are authorized to grant waivers of laws or regulations pursuant to section 433(b) of this title, or to approve the establishment or conduct of commercial activities pursuant to this subchapter;

(4)designate a single office within the Department of Defense to be responsible for the oversight of all activities authorized under this subchapter;

(5)require that each commercial activity proposed to be authorized under this subchapter be subject to appropriate legal review before the activity is authorized; and

(6)provide for appropriate internal audit controls and oversight for such activities.

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Amendments

2013—Par. (4). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted “Department of Defense” for “Defense Intelligence Agency” and “oversight” for “management and supervision”.

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Title 10, §436

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