10 U.S.C. § 4201
Major defense acquisition programs: definition; exceptions
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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Except as provided under subsection (b), in this part, the term “major defense acquisition program” means a Department of Defense acquisition program that is not a highly sensitive classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and—
in the case of a program that is not a program for the acquisition of an automated information system (either a product or a service), that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require—
In this part, the term “major defense acquisition program” does not include the following:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally