US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 4202

Authority to increase definitional threshold amounts: major defense acquisition programs; major systems

(a)

Adjustments to Thresholds for Major Defense Acquisition Programs.—

(1)

Authority .—

section 4201(a)(2) of this titleThe Secretary of Defense may adjust the amounts (and the base fiscal year) provided in on the basis of Department of Defense escalation rates.
(2)

Matters to be considered .—

section 4201(a)(2) of this titleFor purposes of , the Secretary shall consider, as applicable, the following:
(A)
section 181 of this title The estimated level of resources required to fulfill the relevant joint military requirement, as determined by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council pursuant to .
(B)
section 4251(a)(6) of this title The cost estimate referred to in .
(C)
section 4252(a)(1)(C) of this title The cost estimate referred to in .
(D)
section 4214 of this title The cost estimate within a baseline description as required by .
(b)

Adjustment Authority for Major Systems.—

(1)

Authority .—

section 3041(c)(1) of this titleThe Secretary of Defense may adjust the amounts and the base fiscal year provided in on the basis of Department of Defense escalation rates.
(2)

Rounding .—

An amount, as adjusted under paragraph (1), that is not evenly divisible by $5,000,000 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000,000. In the case of an amount that is evenly divisible by $2,500,000 but not evenly divisible by $5,000,000, the amount shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of $5,000,000.
(c)

Notification to Congressional Committees .—

An adjustment under subsection (a) or (b) shall be effective after the Secretary transmits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a written notification of the adjustment.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1846(b)134 Stat. 4248 (Added and amended , (d), (e), , , 4249.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2430 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(1)Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 817(b)(3)106 Stat. 2455 Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(1)110 Stat. 502 Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1)113 Stat. 774 Pub. L. 111–23, title II, § 206(b)(2)123 Stat. 1728 Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(18)128 Stat. 3511 Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(38)131 Stat. 1596 The text of subsecs. (b) and (c) of , which was transferred to this section, redesignated as pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a), respectively, and amended by , (2)(A), was based on , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .

section 2302d of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1846(e)(1)Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VIII, § 805(a)(2)110 Stat. 2605 Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1)113 Stat. 774 The text of subsec. (c) of , which was transferred to this section and redesignated as subsecs. (b) and (c) by , was based on , , ; , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(2)(A)section 4201(a)(2) of this title2021—Subsec. (a). , (B), inserted subsec. heading and par. (1) designation and heading before “The Secretary” and substituted “in ” for “in subsection (a)(1)(B)”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(1)section 2430 of this title, transferred subsecs. (b) and (c) of to this section, redesignated subsec. (b) and subsec. (c) and its pars. (1) to (4) as subsec. (a) and subsec. (a)(2) and its subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, realigned margin of subsec. (a)(2), and struck out second sentence of subsec. (a)(1) as redesignated which read as follows: “An adjustment under this subsection shall be effective after the Secretary transmits a written notification of the adjustment to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.”

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(2)(C)(i)section 4201(a)(2) of this titleSubsec. (a)(2). , (ii), inserted par. heading before “For purposes of” and substituted “” for “subsection (a)(1)(B)”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(2)(C)(iii)Subsec. (a)(2)(B). , substituted “section 4251(a)(6)” for “section 2366a(a)(6)”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(2)(C)(iv)Subsec. (a)(2)(C). , substituted “section 4252(a)(1)(C)” for “section 2366b(a)(1)(C)”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(d)(2)(C)(v)Subsec. (a)(2)(D). , substituted “section 4214” for “section 2435”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(e)(2)section 3041(c)(1) of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “Adjustment Authority for Major Systems” for “Adjustment Authority” in subsec. heading, inserted par. headings, substituted “” for “subsection (a)” in par. (1), and realigned margins of par. (2).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(e)(1)section 2302d of this title, transferred subsec. (c) of to subsec. (b) of this section and redesignated par. (3) as subsec. (c).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(e)(3)Subsec. (c). , inserted heading and substituted “under subsection (a) or (b)” for “under this subsection” in text.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1846(e)(1)(B), redesignated par. (3) of subsec. (b) as subsec. (c).

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 .