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10 U.S.C. § 4271 — Program cost, fielding, and performance goals in planning major defense acquisition programs

submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-328 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 176 words · no verdicts yet

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(a)Program Cost and Fielding Targets.—
(1)

Before funds are obligated for technology development, systems development, or production of a major defense acquisition program, the designated milestone decision authority for the program shall ensure, by establishing the goals described in paragraph (2), that the program will—

(A)

be affordable;

(B)

incorporate program planning that anticipates the evolution of capabilities to meet changing threats, technology insertion, and interoperability; and

(C)

be fielded when needed.

(2)

The goals described in this paragraph are goals for—

(A)

the procurement unit cost and sustainment cost (referred to in this section as the “program cost targets”);

(B)

the date for initial operational capability (referred to in this section as the “fielding target”); and

(C)

technology maturation, prototyping, and a modular open system approach to evolve system capabilities and improve interoperability.

(b)Definitions.—

In this section:

(1)

The term “procurement unit cost” has the meaning provided in section 4351(a)(2) of this title.

(2)

The term “initial capabilities document” has the meaning provided in section 4251(d)(1) of this title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2260, § 2448a; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 831(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1857; renumbered § 4271 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1847(e)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4256; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(o)(6)(C)(iv), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2260
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1857
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4256
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 2147

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 114-328 on 2016-12-23.

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