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41 U.S.C. 108: Item and item of supplyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 41-PUBLIC CONTRACTSCHAPTER 1-DEFINITIONS

§108. Item and item of supply

In this subtitle, the terms “item” and “item of supply”⁠—

(1)  mean an individual part, component, subassembly, assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other property which may be replaced during the service life of the system, including spare parts and replenishment spare parts; but

(2)  do not include packaging or labeling associated with shipment or identification of an item.

( Pub. L. 111–350, § 3 , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3680 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

108

41:259(c)(8), (9).

June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 309(c)(8), (9), as added Pub. L. 98–369, title VII, § 2711(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 98–577, title V, § 504(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3086; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1551, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3299.

 

41:403(10) (“item”, “item of supply”).

Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(10) (“item”, “item of supply”), formerly § 4(11), as added Pub. L. 98–577, title I, § 102(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3067; redesignated as § 4(10), Pub. L. 100–679, § 3(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4056; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1), (2), (4), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386.