Section 5142 of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization Act is struck
To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, section 10, Sec. 10.
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Section 5142 of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization Act is struck
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 10 in the PDF
What the document says
“The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) is amended by striking section 5142 (15 U.S.C. 638a).”
Subsection (l) strikes section 5142 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81), carried at 15 U.S.C. 638a. The heading this Act gives the subsection is Government Accountability Office Mandate Sunset. What that section required is not recorded here, because the 2012 Act is not indexed on this site.
What the document actually says
“The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) is amended by striking section 5142 (15 U.S.C. 638a).”
That sentence, in plain words
One whole part of a defense law from 2012 is taken out. It is section 5142.
What this is about
The heading calls it a sunset. That means a duty is ending. This law does not say what the duty was.
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Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 10, 140 Stat. 768 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm
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“Section 5142 of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization Act is struck,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 10, Sec. 10. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/proposal/sec10-gao-mandate-repeal/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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