# § 3681. Leasing of commercial vehicles and equipment
The Secretary of Defense may use leasing in the acquisition of commercial vehicles and equipment whenever the Secretary determines that such leasing is practicable and efficient.
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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825(a), (k), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4206, 4208.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
The text of subsec. (a) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , , .
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 3681 was renumbered .
Another prior section 3681, , , related to service listed in the official Army Register, prior to repeal by , , . See .
A prior section 3682, , , provided that in computing length of service, no commissioned officer of the Army could be credited with service as a cadet at the Military Academy or as a midshipman at the Naval Academy, if he was appointed as a cadet or midshipman after , prior to repeal by , , . See .
A prior section 3683, acts , ; , , , related to service credit for certain service as a nurse, woman medical specialist, or civilian employee of Army Medical Department, prior to repeal by , , . , , , provided that such repeal would not apply in the case of a person who performed active service described in as that section was in effect on the day before .
A prior section 3684 was renumbered .
A prior section 3685, acts , ; , , , set forth restrictions on the consideration of a husband or child as the dependent of a female member of the Regular Army, Army National Guard of the United States or Army Reserve, prior to repeal by , , .
A prior section 3686, acts , ; , , ; , , , related to credit to members of Army National Guard of United States for service as members of Army National Guard, prior to repeal by , §§ 1662(g)(2), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .
A prior section 3687, acts , ; , , ; , , , related to compensation for members of Army other than of Regular Army, prior to repeal by , (g), , , 3878, applicable with respect to persons who, after , incur or aggravate an injury, illness, or disease or die.
A prior section 3688, , , related to payment of death gratuity to survivors of members of the Army, prior to repeal by , , . See section 1475 et seq. of this title.
A prior section 3689, acts , ; , , , related to assignments and allotments of pay, prior to repeal by , §§ 14c(9), 15, , , 502, effective . See , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
A prior section 3690, , , exempted enlisted members of the Army, while on active duty, from arrest for any debt, unless it was contracted before enlistment and amounted to at least $20 when first contracted, prior to repeal by , , .
Prior section 3691 was renumbered .
A prior section 3692, , , provided qualifications to receive a rating as a pilot in time of peace, prior to repeal by , , . See .
A prior section 3693, , , provided for replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate of discharge from Army, prior to repeal by , , . See .
### Amendments
2021—, transferred subsec. (a) of to this section and struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “Leasing of Commercial Vehicles and Equipment” at beginning.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section and amendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding .