US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 3224

Director: participation, concurrence, and approval in cost estimation

The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation may—
(1)
participate in the discussion of any discrepancies between an independent cost estimate and the cost estimate of a military department or Defense Agency for a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram of the Department of Defense;
(2)
comment on deficiencies in the methodology or execution of any cost estimate or cost analysis developed by a military department or Defense Agency for a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram;
(3)
section 3221(b)(6) of this title concur in the choice of a cost estimate within the baseline description or any other cost estimate (including the discussion of risk for any such cost estimate) for use at any event specified in ; and
(4)
participate in the consideration of any decision to request authorization of a multiyear procurement contract for a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1812(a)134 Stat. 4174(Added and amended , (e), , , 4175.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2334 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1812(e)Pub. L. 111–23, title I, § 101(b)(1)123 Stat. 1706Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 842(a)(3)130 Stat. 2288–2290The text of subsec. (d) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , (5), (b)(3), (4), , .

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 177Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI108 Stat. 2988section 12001 of this titleA prior section 3224, , , related to authorized strength of Army National Guard of United States, prior to repeal by , §§ 1662(a)(3), 1691, , , 3026, effective . See .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1812(e)(1)section 2334 of this title2021—, (2)(A), transferred subsec. (d) of to this section and struck out subsec. (d) designation and heading “Participation, Concurrence, and Approval in Cost Estimation” at beginning.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1812(e)(2)(B)section 3221(b)(6) of this titlePar. (3). , substituted “” for “subsection (a)(6)”.

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 .