US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 3675

Capital lease or lease-purchase treated as an acquisition

(a)

In General .—

If a lease or charter covered by this chapter is a capital lease or a lease-purchase—
(1)
the lease or charter shall be treated as an acquisition and shall be subject to all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements for the acquisition of aircraft, naval vessels, or combat vehicles; and
(2)
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may not be obligated or expended for the lease or charter.
(b)

Definitions .—

In this section, the terms “capital lease” and “lease-purchase” have the meanings given those terms in Appendix B to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11, as in effect on .

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a)134 Stat. 4206(Added and amended , (g), , , 4208.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2401 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1825(g)Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VIII, § 815(c)(2)119 Stat. 3382Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(24)123 Stat. 2473The text of subsec. (f) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(g)(1)(A)section 2401 of this title2021—, transferred subsec. (f) of to this section, struck out subsec. (f) designation at beginning, and redesignated pars. (1) and (2) of such former subsec. (f) as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(g)(2)section 2401(f)(1) of this titleSubsec. (a). , after redesignation of as subsec. (a) of this section, inserted heading, substituted “this chapter” for “this section” in introductory provisions, and redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1825(g)(3)section 2401(d)(2) of this titleSubsec. (b). , after redesignation of as subsec. (b) of this section, inserted heading and substituted “In this section” for “In this subsection”.

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 .