10 USC § 2560 - Aircraft and vehicles: limitation on leasing to non-Federal agencies

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title: "10 USC § 2560 - Aircraft and vehicles: limitation on leasing to non-Federal agencies"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2560"
section_name: "Aircraft and vehicles: limitation on leasing to non-Federal agencies"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ISSUE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(g)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1707, § 2550; renumbered § 2560, Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1033(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–260.)"
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# § 2560. Aircraft and vehicles: limitation on leasing to non-Federal agencies

The Secretary of Defense (or Secretary of a military department) may not lease to a non-Federal agency in the United States any aircraft or vehicle owned or operated by the Department of Defense if suitable aircraft or vehicles are commercially available in the private sector. However, nothing in the preceding sentence shall affect authorized and established procedures for the sale of surplus aircraft or vehicles.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(g)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1707, § 2550; renumbered § 2560, Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1033(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–260.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , , , which was set out as a note under , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2000— renumbered  as this section.