10 USC § 4952 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s4952"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 4952 - Purposes"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "4952"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 388
chapter_name: "PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
positive_law: true
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, § 1872(a)(1)(B), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4287, 4288; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(m)(1)(B), (3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2144, 2145; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 861(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 988.)"
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# § 4952. Purposes

The purposes of the program authorized by this chapter are—

**(1)** to increase assistance by the Department of Defense to eligible entities furnishing procurement technical assistance to business entities;

**(2)** to assist eligible entities in the payment of the costs of establishing and carrying out new procurement technical assistance programs and maintaining existing procurement technical assistance programs; and

**(3)** to foster innovation for the defense industrial base and to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1872(a)(1)(B), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4287, 4288; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(m)(1)(B), (3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2144, 2145; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 861(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 988.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of , which was transferred to this section by , was based on , , ; , , .

, (m)(2)(A), , , 2144, amended , which had originally transferred  to this section and made an amendment in the text. After amendment by ,  instead transferred section 2413 to  and consequently amended the text of that section.

### Amendments

2025—Par. (3).  added par. (3).

2021—, which directed amendment of section “1872(a)(B)” of , was executed as if it had referred to section “1872(a)(1)(B)” of , which enacted this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

, as amended by , transferred the text of  to this section.

## 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 .