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

10 U.S.C. § 3673

Limitation on indemnification

Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be used to indemnify any person under the terms of a contract entered into under this chapter—
(1)
for any amount paid or due by any person to the United States for any liability arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
(2)
to pay any attorneys’ fees in connection with such contract.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a)134 Stat. 4206(Added and amended , (c), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in par. (1), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Codification

section 2401 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1825(c)Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1232(a)(1)(C)98 Stat. 2600Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(c)(6)107 Stat. 98Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(a)(21)110 Stat. 512The text of par. (2) of subsec. (c) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , , ; , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(c)section 2401(c) of this title2021—, transferred par. (2) of to this section, struck out par. (2) designation at beginning, substituted “this chapter” for “this section” in introductory provisions, and redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) of such former par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleSection and amendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding .