US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 4372

Unit cost reports: quarterly report from program manager to service acquisition executive

(a)

Required Reports.—

(1)

Requirement .—

section 4351(b)(3) of this titleThe program manager for a major defense acquisition program (other than a program not required to be included in the Selected Acquisition Report for that quarter under ) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the service acquisition executive designated by the Secretary concerned a written report on the unit costs of the program (or of each designated major subprogram under the program).
(2)

Time for submittal .—

Each report shall be submitted not more than 30 calendar days after the end of that quarter.
(b)

Matter to Be Included in Unit Cost Reports .—

The program manager shall include in each such unit cost report the following information with respect to the program (as of the last day of the quarter for which the report is made):
(1)
The program acquisition unit cost for the program (or for each designated major subprogram under the program).
(2)
In the case of a procurement program, the procurement unit cost for the program (or for each designated major subprogram under the program).
(3)
Any cost variance or schedule variance in a major contract under the program since the contract was entered into.
(4)
section 4214 of this title Any changes from program schedule milestones or program performances reflected in the baseline description established under that are known, expected, or anticipated by the program manager.
(5)
Any significant changes in the total program cost for development and procurement of the software component of the program or subprogram, schedule milestones for the software component of the program or subprogram, or expected performance for the software component of the program or subprogram that are known, expected, or anticipated by the program manager.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1850(a)134 Stat. 4265Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(18)o135 Stat. 2135(Added and amended , (e), , , 4266; , ()(6)(E)(iii), , , 2148.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2433 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(1)Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, § 1107(a)(1)96 Stat. 741Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1242(b)(2)98 Stat. 2607Pub. L. 99–433, title I100 Stat. 995Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 961(b)(1)]100 Stat. 1783–82Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 961(b)(1)]100 Stat. 3341–82Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX100 Stat. 3956Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5)101 Stat. 273Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XIII, § 1314(a)(1)101 Stat. 1175Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(2)103 Stat. 1490Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 817(d)(2)106 Stat. 2456Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3003(b)108 Stat. 3329Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 801(a)118 Stat. 2004Pub. L. 110–417122 Stat. 4522The text of subsec. (b) of , which was transferred to this section and redesignated as subsec. (a) by , was based on , , , § 139b; , , ; renumbered § 2433 and amended , §§ 101(a)(5), 110(g)(8)(B), , , 1004; , , , 1783–176, and , , , 3341–176; , formerly title IV, § 961(b)(1), , , renumbered title IX, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , [div. A], title VIII, § 811(c)(2), , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(3)2021—Subsec. (a). , designated first and second sentences as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and inserted subsec. and par. headings.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(2)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(18), as amended by , designated third sentence of subsec. (a) as (b).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(1)section 2433 of this title, transferred subsec. (b) of to this section and redesignated it as subsec. (a).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(4)(A)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701oSubsec. (a)(1). , as amended by ()(6)(E)(iii), substituted “section 4351(b)(3)” for “section 2432(b)(3)”.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(2)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(18)Subsec. (b). , as amended by , designated third sentence of subsec. (a) as (b) and inserted heading.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1850(e)(4)(B)Subsec. (b)(4). , substituted “section 4214” for “section 2435”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81Pub. L. 116–283section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81section 3001 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and Effective Date note below.

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 .