---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 273.1"
title: "32"
number: "273.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/273.1"
---

# §273.1. Purpose.

- (a) **This part is composed of several subparts, each containing its own purpose.** In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.12, “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness (ASD(L&MR))” (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/513412p.pdf); DoD Instruction 4140.01, “Supply Chain Materiel Management Policy” (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/414001p.pdf); and DoD Instruction 4160.28, “DoD Demilitarization (DEMIL) Program” (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/416028p.pdf), this part:
  - (1) **Prescribes uniform procedures for the disposition of DoD personal property.**
  - (2) **Establishes the sequence of processes for disposition of personal property of the DoD Components.**
- (b) **This subpart—**
  - (1) Implements the statutory authority and regulations under which DoD personal property disposal takes place, as well as the scope and applicability for the program.
  - (2) Defines the responsibilities of personnel and agencies involved in the Defense Materiel Disposition Program.
  - (3) **Provides procedures for disposal of excess property and scrap.**
  - (4) **Provides procedures for property donations, loans, and exchanges.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2194, 2208, 2557, 2572, 2576, 2576a, 2576b, 2577, 4683, 7306, 7545; 15 U.S.C. 3710(i); 22 U.S.C. 2151, 2321b, 2321j, 2751, and 2778 et seq.; 40 U.S.C. subtitle I and sections 101, 541 et seq., and 701; 42 U.S.C. 3015 and 3020; and 42 U.S.C. Chapter 68.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 68159, Nov. 3, 2015, unless otherwise noted.