10 U.S.C. § 2373 : US Code - Section 2373: Procurement for experimental purposes

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(a) Authority. - The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments may each buy ordnance, signal, chemical
activity, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and
accessories, and designs thereof, that the Secretary of Defense or
the Secretary concerned considers necessary for experimental or
test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are
needed for the national defense.
(b) Procedures. - Purchases under this section may be made inside
or outside the United States and by contract or otherwise. Chapter
137 of this title applies only when such purchases are made in
quantity.