US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 3154

Contingency contracting matters covered

(a)

In General .—

section 3151 of this titleThe joint policy for contingency contracting required by shall, at a minimum, provide for the following:
(1)
The designation of a senior commissioned officer or civilian member of the senior executive service in each military department with the responsibility for administering the policy.
(2)
The assignment of a senior commissioned officer with appropriate acquisition experience and qualifications to act as head of contingency contracting during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency operations, who shall report directly to the commander of the combatant command in whose area of responsibility the operations occur.
(3)
A sourcing approach to contingency contracting that is designed to ensure that each military department is prepared to conduct contingency contracting during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency operations, including stabilization and reconstruction operations involving interagency organizations, if required.
(4)
A requirement to provide training (including training under a program to be created by the Defense Acquisition University) to contingency contracting personnel in—
(A)
the use of law, regulations, policies, and directives related to contingency contracting operations;
(B)
15 U.S.C. 637(a) the appropriate use of rapid acquisition methods, including the use of exceptions to competition requirements under sections 3201 through 3205 of this title, sealed bidding, letter contracts, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task orders, set asides under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (), undefinitized contract actions, and other tools available to expedite the delivery of goods and services during combat operations or post-conflict operations;
(C)
the appropriate use of rapid acquisition authority, commanders’ emergency response program funds, and other tools unique to contingency contracting; and
(D)
instruction on the necessity for the prompt transition from the use of rapid acquisition authority to the use of full and open competition and other methods of contracting that maximize transparency in the acquisition process.
(5)
Appropriate steps to ensure that training is maintained for such personnel even when they are not deployed in a contingency operation.
(6)
Such steps as may be needed to ensure jointness and cross-service coordination in the area of contingency contracting.
(b)

Interagency Plans .—

section 3151 of this titlePublic Law 109–364120 Stat. 2388 To the extent practicable, the joint policy for contingency contracting required by should be taken into account in the development of interagency plans for stabilization and reconstruction operations, consistent with the report submitted by the President under section 1035 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (; ) on interagency operating procedures for the planning and conduct of stabilization and reconstruction operations.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1810(a)134 Stat. 4162–4164 (Added and amended , (b)(4), (c), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1035 of Pub. L. 109–364120 Stat. 2388 Section 1035 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, referred to in subsec. (b), is , div. A, title X, , , which is not classified to the Code.

Codification

section 2333 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(4)Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 854(a)(1)120 Stat. 2343 Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(23)(A)123 Stat. 2473 The text of subsec. (d) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , (c), was based on , , , (B), , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(4)(A)section 3151 of this title2021—Subsec. (a). , (C), (D), substituted “In General” for “Contingency Contracting Matters Covered” in heading and “” for “subsection (a)” in introductory provisions, struck out par. (1) designation at beginning, redesignated subpars. (A) to (F) as pars. (1) to (6), respectively, and, in par. (4), redesignated cls. (i) to (iv) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively. Former par. (2) redesignated subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(4)section 2333 of this title, redesignated subsec. (d) of as subsec. (a) of this section.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(c)Subsec. (a)(4)(B). , substituted “sections 3201 through 3205” for “section 2304”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1810(b)(4)(B)section 3151 of this titleSubsec. (b). , (C), redesignated par. (2) of subsec. (a) as subsec. (b), inserted heading, and substituted “” for “subsection (a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleSection 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 .