Us Code § 3612 - Availability of appropriations
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§ 3612. Availability of appropriations
Funds appropriated to an entity of the Federal Government other than an element of the Department of Defense that have been specifically appropriated for the purchase of cryptologic equipment, materials, or services with respect to which the National Security Agency has been designated as the central source of procurement for the Government shall remain available for a period of three fiscal years.
(Pub. L. 86–36, §14, as added Pub. L. 97–89, title VI, §603, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1158.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 806 of Pub. L. 97–89, set out as a note under section 1621 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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