5 USC § 7903 - Protective clothing and equipment

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title: "5 USC § 7903 - Protective clothing and equipment"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "7903"
section_name: "Protective clothing and equipment"
chapter_number: 79
chapter_name: "SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(a)(16), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063.)"
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# § 7903. Protective clothing and equipment

section 9104 of title 31

Appropriations available for the procurement of supplies and material or equipment are available for the purchase and maintenance of special clothing and equipment for the protection of personnel in the performance of their assigned tasks. For the purpose of this section, “appropriations” includes funds made available by statute under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(a)(16), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 118g. | Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 13, 60 Stat. 809. |

The definition of the word “appropriations” is added on authority of , .

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1982— substituted “section 9104” for “section 849”.