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10 U.S.C. § 1724

Contracting positions: qualification requirements

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1724, Contracting positions: qualification requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433570
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The Secretary of Defense shall require that, in order to qualify to serve in an acquisition position as a contracting officer with authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above the simplified acquisition threshold referred to in section 3205 of this title, an employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) must, except as provided in subsections (c) and (d)— The qualification requirements imposed by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to an employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces who— The Secretary of Defense may—

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