US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 1706

Government performance of certain acquisition functions

(a)

Goal .—

section 4201 of this titlesection 4201(a)(2) of this titleIt shall be the goal of the Department of Defense and each of the military departments to ensure that, for each major defense acquisition program (as defined in ), each acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure greater than the amount described in , and any other acquisition program identified by the Secretary, each of the following positions is performed by a properly qualified member of the armed forces or full-time employee of the Department of Defense:
(1)
Portfolio acquisition executive.
(2)
Deputy portfolio acquisition executive.
(3)
Program manager.
(4)
Deputy program manager.
(5)
Senior contracting official.
(6)
Chief developmental tester.
(7)
Program lead product support manager.
(8)
Program lead systems engineer.
(9)
Program lead cost estimator.
(10)
Program lead contracting officer.
(11)
Program lead business financial manager.
(12)
Program lead production, quality, and manufacturing.
(13)
Program lead information technology.
(14)
Program lead software.
(b)

Plan of Action .—

The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan of action for recruiting, training, and ensuring appropriate career development of military and civilian personnel to achieve the objective established in subsection (a).

Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(1)126 Stat. 1832Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 812134 Stat. 3749Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1846(j)Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(15)(C)135 Stat. 2134Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(15)(B)135 Stat. 2134Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1)(A)139 Stat. 1227(Added , , ; amended , title XVIII, § 1846(i)(3), , , 4252; , as added , , ; , , ; , (B), , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a)104 Stat. 1639Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, § 831(a)117 Stat. 1549A prior section 1706, added , , , which related to acquisition career program boards, was repealed by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–60, § 1802(b)(1)(B)2025—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “Portfolio acquisition executive” for “Program executive officer”.

Pub. L. 119–60, § 1802(b)(1)(A)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “portfolio acquisition executive” for “program executive officer”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(j)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(15)(C)2021—Subsec. (a). , as added by , substituted “section 4201(a)(2)” for “section 2430(a)(1)(B)” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(i)(3)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(15)(B), as amended by , substituted “section 4201” for “section 2430” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 812(1)(A)section 2430 of this titlesection 2430(a)(1)(B) of this title, substituted “(as defined in ), each acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure greater than the amount described in , and any other acquisition program identified by the Secretary” for “and each major automated information system program” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 812(1)(B)Subsec. (a)(14). , added par. (14).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 812(2)Subsec. (c). , struck out subsec. (c) which defined “major defense acquisition program” and “major automated information system program”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81Pub. L. 116–283section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81section 3001 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and note below.

section 1846(i)(3) of Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .

Similar Provisions

section 820 of Pub. L. 109–364section 1701 of this titlePub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 824(b)126 Stat. 1833Provisions similar to this section were contained in , which was set out as a note under prior to repeal by , , .