The 180-day statutory deadline for DFARS implementation of 10 U.S.C. 4865 fell on June 16, 2026. One month past that date, no public artifact enables a contracting officer to verify Section 4865 battery compliance for any defense cell or battery.
The DoD open DFARS cases list (May 15, 2026) confirms 4865 is a tracked rulemaking. It has not produced a published rule. The most recent DFARS publication, July 2, 2026, covered printed circuit boards under Sections 841 and 851. No battery entry. Federal Register API checks through July 17 returned nothing responsive to Section 4865 or Pub. L. 119-60 Section 842.
The Blue List endpoint carries 69 UAV rows as of July 17. Fields exposed: platform ID, manufacturer, select badge. No field for battery supplier, cell chemistry, component cost origin, or 4865 status. USAspending returned no award rows naming Section 4865 in bounded searches through July 17. DLA ASSIST lists MIL-PRF-32565 and QPL-32565 as active documents; no qualified supplier rows were visible in checked public metadata.
This is a public-visibility finding, not proof of zero internal work. The rulemaking is tracked. It has not reached the public record.
DFARS clause: Open case confirmed on DoD tracking list (May 15, 2026). No interim rule, proposed rule, or final rule published. 180-day deadline lapsed June 16.
Federal Register: No notice found for "10 U.S.C. 4865," "Section 4865," or "Pub. L. 119-60 Section 842" through July 17, 2026.
Blue List (DCMA): 69 UAV rows, 21 marked select, latest add date July 8. Zero battery-provenance fields. Section 848 scope enumerates radios, cameras, flight controllers — not batteries.
USAspending: Searches for "Section 4865," "MIL-PRF-32565," "6T lithium," "UUV battery" returned no award rows (July 10–17 window).
DLA ASSIST: MIL-PRF-32565 active (dated Aug 4, 2022; review due Aug 3, 2027). QPL-32565 listed. No named qualified suppliers visible in public metadata. No 4865 compliance field.
Next infrastructure checkpoint: Section 836 requires a DoD compliance repository by January 1, 2027. Not yet public.
Phase-in deadlines: New contracts Jan 1, 2028 · Standard batteries Jan 1, 2029 · Existing programs Jan 30, 2031