10 U.S.C. § 3848 | Defense audit agencies: Small Business Ombudsmen

(a)

Small Business Ombudsman .—

The Secretary of Defense shall designate within each defense audit agency an official as the Small Business Ombudsman to have the duties described in subsection (b) and such other responsibilities as may be determined by the Secretary.

(b)

Duties .—

The Small Business Ombudsman of a defense audit agency shall—

(1)

advise the Director of the defense audit agency on policy issues related to small business concerns;

(2)

serve as the defense audit agency’s primary point of contact and source of information for small business concerns;

(3)

collect and monitor relevant data regarding the defense audit agency’s conduct of audits of small business concerns, including—

(A)

data regarding the timeliness of audit closeouts for small business concerns; and

(B)

data regarding the responsiveness of the defense audit agency to issues or other matters raised by small business concerns; and

(4)

make recommendations to the Director regarding policies, processes, and procedures related to the timeliness of audits of small business concerns and the responsiveness of the defense audit agency to issues or other matters raised by small business concerns.

(c)

Audit Independence .—

The Small Business Ombudsman of a defense audit agency shall be segregated from ongoing audits in the field and shall not engage in activities with regard to particular audits that could compromise the independence of the defense audit agency or undermine compliance with applicable audit standards.

(d)

Defense Audit Agency Defined .—

In this section, the term “defense audit agency” means the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Contract Management Agency.

Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1612(a)Jan. 2, 2013126 Stat. 2064 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1835(c)Jan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 4240 (Added , , , § 204; renumbered § 3848 and amended , (d)(4), , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1485 Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(26)June 30, 196074 Stat. 272 Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(12)(B)Nov. 8, 196781 Stat. 376 Pub. L. 90–486, § 9(1)Aug. 13, 196882 Stat. 760 Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 820(h)Oct. 20, 197892 Stat. 1627 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(8)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2929 Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 522(a)(1)Nov. 8, 198599 Stat. 631 Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)Sept. 29, 1988102 Stat. 2059 Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVIOct. 5, 1994108 Stat. 2963 Oct. 1, 1996A prior section 3848, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), , , 739; , , , related to transfer or discharge of reserve first lieutenants, captains, majors, and lieutenant colonels with 28 years of service, prior to repeal by , §§ 1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective . See section 14501 et seq. of this title.

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1485 Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(27)June 30, 196074 Stat. 272 A prior section 3849, added , , , related to separation or transfer to retired reserve of officers in the reserve grade of lieutenant colonel assigned to the Women’s Army Corps upon completion of 28 years of service, prior to repeal by , , .

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVIOct. 5, 1994108 Stat. 2963 Oct. 1, 1996Prior sections 3850 to 3855 were repealed by , §§ 1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective .

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1485 Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)(25)Feb. 10, 1996110 Stat. 499 Section 3850, added , , ; amended , , , related to transfer or discharge of excessive reserve commissioned officers in active status with thirty or more years of service. See sections 14514 and 14704 of this title.

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1486 Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(28)June 30, 196074 Stat. 272 Pub. L. 90–486, § 9(1)Aug. 13, 196882 Stat. 760 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(8)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2929 Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 513Oct. 19, 198498 Stat. 2522 Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 522(a)(2)Nov. 8, 198599 Stat. 631 Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1342(g)Nov. 14, 1986100 Stat. 3992 Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)Sept. 29, 1988102 Stat. 2059 Section 3851, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), , , 739; , , ; , , , related to transfer or discharge of reserve colonels and brigadier generals with 30 years of service or five years in grade. See section 14508(a), (e) of this title.

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1486 Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(29)June 30, 196074 Stat. 272 Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 523Nov. 8, 198599 Stat. 632 Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)Sept. 29, 1988102 Stat. 2059 Section 3852, added , , ; amended , , ; , title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), , , 739; , , , related to transfer or discharge of reserve major generals with 35 years of service or five years in grade. See section 14508(b), (f) of this title.

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1486 Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(30)June 30, 196074 Stat. 273 Pub. L. 86–651, title I, § 115Sept. 7, 196276 Stat. 513 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(9)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2929 Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1016(a)Sept. 24, 198397 Stat. 668 Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1635(a)Oct. 5, 1994108 Stat. 2968 section 14706 of this titleSection 3853, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to computation of years of service. See .

Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1486 Section 3854, added , , , authorized Secretary of the Army to prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.

Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(31)June 30, 196074 Stat. 273 Pub. L. 96–107, title IV, § 403(a)Nov. 9, 197993 Stat. 808 Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 215(a)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2885 Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 717(a)Dec. 4, 1987101 Stat. 1113 Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIINov. 29, 1989103 Stat. 1476 Section 3855, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , (d)(1)(A), , , 1114; , §§ 710(a), 711(a), , , 1477, related to retention in active status of certain reserve officers. See section 14703(a)(1), (b) of this title.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283 section 204 of this title2021— renumbered as this section and substituted “Defense audit agencies: Small Business Ombudsmen” for “Small Business Ombudsman for defense audit agencies” in section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–283Jan. 1, 2022section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283 section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .