(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended for the purpose of entering into a contract for the performance of firefighting or security-guard functions at any military installation or facility.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to the following contracts:(1) A contract to be carried out at a location outside the United States (including its commonwealths, territories, and possessions) at which members of the armed forces would have to be used for the performance of a function described in subsection (a) at the expense of unit readiness.
(2) A contract to be carried out on a Government-owned but privately operated installation.
(3) A contract (or the renewal of a contract) for the performance of a function under contract on September 24, 1983.
(4) A contract for the performance of firefighting functions if the contract is—(A) for a period of one year or less; and
(B) covers only the performance of firefighting functions that, in the absence of the contract, would have to be performed by members of the armed forces who are not readily available to perform such functions by reason of a deployment.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 146— CONTRACTING FOR PERFORMANCE OF CIVILIAN COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS
§ 2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair
§ 2461. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor performance
§ 2464. Core logistics capabilities
§ 2465. Prohibition on contracts for performance of firefighting or security-guard functions
§ 2466. Limitations on the performance of depot-level maintenance of materiel
[§ 2471. Repealed. , title III, § 341(g)(1)], , , 1654A–64]
§ 2472. Prohibition on management of depot employees by end strength
§ 2473. Annual five-year plans on improvement of depot infrastructure
§ 2474. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: designation; public-private partnerships