# § 3573. Micro-purchase threshold
The micro-purchase threshold for the Department of Defense is $10,000.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2276, § 2338; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1853; renumbered § 3573, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1823(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4205.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Prior sections 3573 and 3574 were repealed by , title VII, § 701, , , 2955, effective .
Section 3573, , , specified the date of rank of an officer whose regular grade is brigadier general and the date of rank of an officer whose regular grade is major general and provided that the names of general officers of the Regular Army be carried on a seniority list in the order of seniority in both regular grade and date of rank. See .
Section 3574, acts , ; , , §§ 1(86), 33(a)(24), , 1565, provided for determination of rank of commissioned officers of the same grade in the Regular Army who are on the same promotion list, rank of commissioned officers of the same grade in the Regular Army who are not on the same promotion list or not on a promotion list, and rank among graduates of each class at the United States Military, Naval, or Air Force Academies who, upon graduation, are appointed to the Regular Army. See .
A prior section 3575 was renumbered .
Prior sections 3576 and 3578 were repealed by , , .
Section 3576, , , provided for command when different commands of the Army and Marine Corps joined or served together. See .
Section 3578, , , provided for command when two or more commissioned officers of the Army in the same grade were on duty at the same place. See .
A prior section 3579 was renumbered .
A prior section 3580, , , provided that the Secretary of the Army prescribe the military authority that commissioned officers of the Women’s Army Corps may exercise, prior to repeal by , , .
A prior section 3581 was renumbered .
A prior section 3582, , , provided that a retired officer has no right to command except when on active duty, prior to repeal by , title VII, § 701, , , 2955, effective . See .
A prior section 3583 was renumbered .
Prior sections 3611 and 3612 were repealed by , , .
Section 3611, , , provided that the President could prescribe the uniform of the Army.
Section 3612, , , provided for disposition of uniforms of enlisted members of Army who were discharged and for disposition of uniforms of and issuance of civilian clothing to enlisted members of Army who were discharged otherwise than honorably.
A prior section 3631, , , prohibited officers of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army and officers performing duties of officers of that branch from dealing in quartermaster supplies, prior to repeal by , , .
Prior sections 3632 and 3633 were repealed by , §§ 14c(6), (7), 15, , , 502, effective .
Section 3632, , , provided for forfeiture of pay during absence from duty due to disease from intemperate use of alcohol or drugs. See , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Section 3633, , , provided for forfeiture of pay of commissioned officers when dropped from rolls. See .
A prior section 3634, , ; , , , generally prohibited Army band from being paid for performance outside Army post, prior to repeal by , , . See .
A prior section 3635, , , set forth restrictions on civilian employment for enlisted members of Army on active duty, prior to repeal by , , .
A prior section 3636, , , provided that pay and allowances do not accrue to an enlisted member of Army who is in confinement under sentence of dishonorable discharge, while execution of sentence to discharge is suspended, prior to repeal by , §§ 14c(8), 15, , , 502, effective . See .
A prior section 3637, , , provided that an enlisted member of the Army who deserted forfeited all right to a pension, prior to repeal by , , .
A prior section 3638, , , required enlisted members to make up time lost, prior to repeal by , , . See .
A prior section 3639 was renumbered .
### Amendments
2021— renumbered as this section.
2018— substituted “The micro-purchase threshold for the Department of Defense is $10,000” for “Notwithstanding subsection (a) of , the micro-purchase threshold for the Department of Defense for purposes of such section is $5,000”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .