In buying fuel, the Secretary of the Navy may, in any manner he considers proper, buy the kind of fuel that is best adapted to the purpose for which it is to be used.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 448Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7229; renumbered § 8629, , , .)
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
7229 | R.S. 3728. | |
§ 2 of the Act of Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 21241 U.S.C. 10aThe first sentence is omitted as covered by (). The words “for the Navy, or for naval stations and yards” are omitted, since R.S. 3728 has been interpreted as authorizing the Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency to negotiate contracts for the purchase of fuel, not only when acting as a procuring activity for the Navy, but also when filling the consolidated fuel requirements of the armed forces. The word “may” is substituted for the words “shall have the power to” for uniformity. The words “discriminate and” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232section 7229 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .