10 USC § 3807 - Vesting of title in the United States

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s3807"
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title: "10 USC § 3807 - Vesting of title in the United States"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3807"
section_name: "Vesting of title in the United States"
chapter_number: 277
chapter_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1834(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234, 4239; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(13), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2134.)"
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# § 3807. Vesting of title in the United States

section 3801(a) of this title

If a contract paid by a method authorized under  provides for title to property to vest in the United States, the title to the property shall vest in accordance with the terms of the contract, regardless of any security interest in the property that is asserted before or after the contract is entered into.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1834(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234, 4239; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(13), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2134.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of subsec. (h) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , .

### Amendments

2021—, as amended by , transferred subsec. (h) of  to this section, struck out subsec. (h) designation and heading “Vesting of Title in the United States” at beginning, and substituted “” for “subsection (a)(1)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of  as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding  and Effective Date note below.

### 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 .