{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-3677","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 3677","heading":"Contracts for lease or use of vessels for a term of greater than two years but less than five years: prior notice to congressional committees","body":"The Secretary of a military department may make a contract for the lease of a vessel or for the provision of a service through use by a contractor of a vessel, the term of which is for a period of greater than two years, but less than five years, only if—(1) the Secretary has notified the congressional defense committees of the proposed contract and included in such notification—(A) a detailed description of the terms of the proposed contract and a justification for entering into the proposed contract rather than obtaining the capability provided for by the lease, charter, or services involved through purchase of the vessel; (B) a determination that entering into the proposed contract as a means of obtaining the vessel is the most cost-effective means of obtaining such vessel; and (C) a plan for meeting the requirement provided by the proposed contract upon completion of the term of the lease contract; and (2) a period of 60 days has expired following the date on which notice was received by such committees.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 257—CONTRACTS FOR LONG-TERM LEASE OR CHARTER OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, AND COMBAT VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"63ae18ab2cf93cd082de34cbacb1b5da90ed618b8e97a08e751346686bee6122","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-3676","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-3678"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}