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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle A - GENERAL MILITARY LAWPart V - ACQUISITIONSubpart F - MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENTChapter 322 - MAJOR SYSTEMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS GENERALLY
Subchapter IV - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE SPECIFICALLY TO MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
Section 4272 - Independent technical risk assessments

10 U.S.C. § 4272

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Current through P.L. 118-65 (published on www.congress.gov on 06/17/2024)
Section 4272 - Independent technical risk assessments
(a) IN GENERAL.-With respect to a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct or approve independent technical risk assessments-
(1) before any decision to grant Milestone A approval for the program pursuant to section 4251 of this title, that identifies critical technologies and manufacturing processes that need to be matured; and
(2) before any decision to grant Milestone B approval for the program pursuant to section 4252 of this title, any decision to enter into low-rate initial production or full-rate production, or at any other time considered appropriate by the Secretary, that includes the identification of any critical technologies or manufacturing processes that have not been successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment.
(b) GUIDANCE.-The Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for the conduct, execution, and approval of independent technical risk assessments.

10 U.S.C. § 4272

Added Pub. L. 114-328, div. A, title VIII, §807(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2261, §2448b; amended Pub. L. 116-92, div. A, title IX, §902(73), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1552; renumbered §4272 and amended Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XVIII, §1847(e)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4256.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-283, §1847(e)(2), renumbered section 2448b of this title as this section.Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116-283, §1847(e)(2)(A), substituted "section 4251" for "section 2366a". Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116-283, §1847(e)(2)(B), substituted "section 4252" for "section 2366b". 2019- Pub. L. 116-92 added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:"(a) IN GENERAL.-With respect to a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an independent technical risk assessment is conducted-"(1) before any decision to grant Milestone A approval for the program pursuant to section 2366a of this title, that identifies critical technologies and manufacturing processes that need to be matured; and"(2) before any decision to grant Milestone B approval for the program pursuant to section 2366b of this title, any decision to enter into low-rate initial production or full-rate production, or at any other time considered appropriate by the Secretary, that includes the identification of any critical technologies or manufacturing processes that have not been successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. "(b) CATEGORIZATION OF TECHNICAL RISK LEVELS.-The Secretary shall issue guidance and a framework for categorizing the degree of technical and manufacturing risk in a major defense acquisition program."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116-283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116-283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable with respect to major defense acquisition programs that reach Milestone A after Oct. 1, 2017, see section 807(a)(2) of Pub. L. 114-328, set out as a note under section 4271 of this title.

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