10 USC § 236 - Personal protection equipment procurement: display of budget information

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s236"
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title: "10 USC § 236 - Personal protection equipment procurement: display of budget information"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "236"
section_name: "Personal protection equipment procurement: display of budget information"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "DEFENSE BUDGET MATTERS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title I, § 141(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 696.)"
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# § 236. Personal protection equipment procurement: display of budget information

**(a)** **Budget Justification Display.—** The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the defense budget materials for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, a consolidated budget justification display that covers all programs and activities associated with the procurement of personal protection equipment during the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted in that fiscal year under section 221.

**(b)** **Requirements for Budget Display.—** The consolidated budget justification display under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall include the following:

**(1)** The amount for personal protection equipment included in both the base budget of the President and any overseas contingency operations budget of the President.

**(2)** A brief description of each category of personal protection equipment for each military department planned to be procured and developed.

**(3)** For each category planned to be procured using funds made available for operation and maintenance (whether under the base budget or any overseas contingency operations budget)—

**(A)** the relevant appropriations account, budget activity, and subactivity group for the category; and

**(B)** the funding profile for the fiscal year as requested, including cost and quantities, and an estimate of projected investments or procurements for each of the subsequent five fiscal years.

**(4)** For each category planned to be developed using funds made available for research, development, test, and evaluation (whether under the base budget or any overseas contingency operations budget)—

**(A)** the relevant appropriations account, program, project or activity; program element number, and line number; and

**(B)** the funding profile for the fiscal year as requested and an estimate of projected investments for each of the subsequent five fiscal years.

**(c)** **Definitions.—** In this section:

**(1)** The terms “budget” and “defense budget materials” have the meaning given those terms in section 234 of this title.

**(2)** The term “category of personal protection equipment” means the following:

**(A)** Body armor components.

**(B)** Combat helmets.

**(C)** Combat protective eyewear.

**(D)** Other items as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title I, § 141(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 696.)