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text: U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART V - ACQUISITION Subpart D - General Contracting Provisions CHAPTER 279 - CONTRACTOR AUDITS AND ACCOUNTING Sec. 3845 - Contractor inventory accounting systems: standards From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §3845. Contractor inventory accounting systems: standards (a) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations— (1) standards for inventory accounting systems used by contractors under contract with the Department of Defense; and (2) appropriate enforcement requirements with respect to such standards. (b) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract that is for an amount not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold. (c) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract for the purchase of commercial products. (Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, §834(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2024, §2410b; amended Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, §4102(h), title VIII, §8105(i), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3341, 3393; Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, §4301(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, §1074(b)(3), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2660; Pub. L. 111–350, §5(b)(28), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3845; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §836(e)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1870; renumbered §3845 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1835(c), (d)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4240.) Editorial Notes Prior Provisions A prior section 3845, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1484; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059, related to transfer or discharge of certain officers of Army National Guard of United States who are 64 years of age, prior to repeal Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, 3026, effective Oct. 1, 1996. See section 14512(a) of this title. Amendments 2021 —Pub. L. 116–283, §1835(c), renumbered section 2410b of this title as this section. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, §1835(d)(2), struck out "(as defined in section 103 of title 41)" after "commercial products". 2018 —Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "commercial products" for "commercial items". 2011 —Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–350 substituted "section 103 of title 41)" for "section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)))". 1996 —Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–106, as amended by Pub. L. 104–201, struck out "certification and" after "appropriate". 1994 —Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–355, §4102(h), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–355, §8105(i), added subsec. (c). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2021 Amendment 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. Effective Date of 2018 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a savings provision, see section 836(h) of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under section 453b of Title 6, Domestic Security. Effective Date of 1996 Amendment For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 2220 of this title. Effective Date of 1994 Amendment For effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 103–355, see section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355, set out as a note under section 8752 of this title. Regulations Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, §834(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2025, provided that: "(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the regulations required by paragraph (1) of section 2410b of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 3845(a)(1)], as added by subsection (a), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 29, 1988]. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the regulations required by paragraph (2) of section 2410b of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 3845(a)(2)], as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act."