US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 2349

Overseas Workload Program

(a)

In General .—

A firm of any member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or of any major non-NATO ally shall be eligible to bid on any contract for the maintenance, repair, or overhaul of equipment of the Department of Defense located outside the United States to be awarded under competitive procedures as part of the program of the Department of Defense known as the Overseas Workload Program.
(b)

Site of Performance .—

A contract awarded to a firm described in subsection (a) may be performed in the theater in which the equipment is normally located or in the country in which the firm is located.
(c)

Exceptions .—

The Secretary of a military department may restrict the geographic region in which a contract referred to in subsection (a) may be performed if the Secretary determines that performance of the contract outside that specific region—
(1)
could adversely affect the military preparedness of the armed forces; or
(2)
would violate the terms of an international agreement to which the United States is a party.
(d)

Definition .—

section 2350a(i)(2) of this titleIn this section, the term “major non-NATO ally” has the meaning given that term in .

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIV, § 1431(a)(1)107 Stat. 1832Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(d)(18)118 Stat. 2062(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 96–323, § 2(a)94 Stat. 1018Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1304(a)(3)99 Stat. 741Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title IX, § 931(e)(1)103 Stat. 1535Pub. L. 101–510, § 1301(11)A prior section 2349, added , , , § 2330; renumbered § 2349, , , ; , , , directed Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress annually relating to agreements under this chapter, prior to repeal by .

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1465104 Stat. 1700section 2341 of this titlePub. L. 103–160, § 1431(b)(1)section 2341 of this titleProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in , , , as amended, which was set out as a note under , prior to repeal by . Other prior similar provisions, formerly set out under , were contained in the following authorization or appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9130106 Stat. 1935Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIV, § 1431(b)(2)107 Stat. 1833, , , as amended by , , .

Pub. L. 102–172, title VIII, § 8122105 Stat. 1205, , .

Pub. L. 101–511, title VIII, § 8003104 Stat. 1873, , .

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title X, § 1021101 Stat. 1143, , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–3752004—Subsec. (d). substituted “section 2350a(i)(2)” for “section 2350a(i)(3)”.