Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§4653 Prohibition on Use of Funds to Relieve Economic Dislocations
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART V — ACQUISITION › Subpart H — Contract Management › CHAPTER 363 — PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES › § 4653
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Defense from using its appropriated money to pay extra contract amounts that are meant to ease economic disruptions. Congress did this to avoid spending defense funds in ways that don’t make economic sense.
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Title 10, §4653
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(a)In order to help avoid the uneconomic use of Department of Defense funds in the procurement of goods and services, the Congress finds that it is necessary to prohibit the use of such funds for certain purposes.
(b)No funds appropriated to or for the use of the Department of Defense may be used to pay, in connection with any contract awarded by the Department of Defense, a price differential for the purpose of relieving economic dislocations.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 4653 was renumbered section 7653 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2392 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2021 AmendmentAmendment 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. § 4653
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102