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title: "41 U.S.C. § 104"
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# 41 U.S.C. § 104 - Commercially available off-the-shelf item
## Text
In this subtitle, the term “commercially available off-the-shelf item”—
(1) means an item that—
(A) is a commercial product (as described in section 103(1) of this title);
(B) is sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and
(C) is offered to the Federal Government, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; but
(2) does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 40102(4) of title 46, such as agricultural products and petroleum products.
(Pub. L. 111350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3679; Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(a)(2)(B), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1860; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title X, § 1081(d)(4)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3874.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10441:431(c).Pub. L. 93400, § 35(c), as added Pub. L. 104106, title XLII, § 4203(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 655. In paragraph (2), the words “section 40102(4) of title 46” are substituted for “section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” because of section 18(c) of Public Law 109304 (46 U.S.C. note prec. 101).
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 116283, § 1081(d)(4)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 115232, § 836(a)(2)(B). See 2018 Amendment note below. 2018—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 115232, as amended by Pub. L. 116283, § 1081(d)(4)(A), substituted “commercial product” for “commercial item”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 AmendmentPub. L. 116283, div. A, title X, § 1081(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3873, provided that the amendment made by section 1081(d)(4)(A) to section 836(a)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 115232, which amended this section, is effective as of Aug. 13, 2018, and as if included in Pub. L. 115232.
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115232 effective Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a savings provision, see section 836(h) of Pub. L. 115232, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under section 453b of Title 6, Domestic Security.