US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 3001

Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

(a)

Defense Acquisition System .—

In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1)
the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2)
the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3)
the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
(b)

Element of the Defense Acquisition System .—

In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1)
employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2)
carries out acquisition functions; and
(3)
focuses primarily on acquisition.
(c)

Acquisition .—

section 131 of title 41In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in .

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1)134 Stat. 4152 Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(1)135 Stat. 2132 Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(e)(2)139 Stat. 1225 (Added and amended –(4), , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2545 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2)Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 861(a)124 Stat. 4288 Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(11)128 Stat. 3505 The text of pars. (2), (3), and (1) of , which were transferred or copied to this section, redesignated as subsecs. (a), (b), and (c), respectively, and amended by –(4), was based on , , ; , , .

Section 2545 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2)section 3101 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1808(a)(2), which was transferred or copied in large part to this section by –(4), was also transferred to by .

Prior Provisions

section 7001 of this titleA prior section 3001 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–602025—Subsec. (c). substituted “this part” for “this section”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(2)section 2545 of this title2021—Subsec. (a). , redesignated par. (2) of as subsec. (a) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, and inserted dash after “means”, par. (1) designation before “the workforce”, par. (2) designation before “the management”, and par. (3) designation before “the statutory,”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(3)section 2545 of this titleSubsec. (b). , redesignated par. (3) of as subsec. (b) of this section, inserted heading and realigned margin, substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”, “workforce;” for “workforce,”, and “functions;” for “functions,”, and inserted dash after “organization that”, par. (1) designation before “employs”, par. (2) designation before “carries out”, and par. (3) designation before “focuses”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(4)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(1)section 2545 of this titleSubsec. (c). , as amended by , added subsec. (c) consisting of text of par. (1) of , inserted heading, and substituted “In this section, the term” for “The term”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

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

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283Section and amendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding this section.