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10 U.S.C. § 3224 — Director: participation, concurrence, and approval in cost estimation
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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) 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 [section 3221(b)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3221/b/6&num=0&edition=prelim); 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.
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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) 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 [section 3221(b)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3221/b/6&num=0&edition=prelim); 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.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Whenever the authorized strength of a reserve component (other than the Coast Guard Reserve) is not prescribed by law, it shall be prescribed by the President.
**(b)** Subject to the authorized strength of the reserve component concerned, the authorized strength of each reserve component (other than the Coast Guard Reserve) in members in each grade is that which the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary to provide for mobilization requirements. The Secretary shall review these determinations at least once each year and revise them if he considers it necessary. However, a member of the reserve component concerned may not, as a result of such a determination, be reduced in the member’s reserve grade without the member’s consent.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 3224
out subsec. (c) designation and heading ‘‘Review of Cost
Estimates, Cost Analyses, and Records of the Military
Departments and Defense Agencies’’ at beginning.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted ‘‘under this chap-
ter’’ for ‘‘under this section’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 to take effect imme-
diately after the amendments made by title XVIII of
Pub. L. 116–283 have taken effect, see section 1701(a)(3)
of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section
3001 of this title and Effective Date note below.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective
Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed im-
plementation and applicability of existing law, see sec-
tion 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective
Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of
this title.
§ 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 dis-
crepancies between an independent cost esti-
mate and the cost estimate of a military de-
partment or Defense Agency for a major de-
fense acquisition program or major subpro-
gram of the Department of Defense;
(2) comment on deficiencies in the method-
ology or execution of any cost estimate or
cost analysis developed by a military depart-
ment or Defense Agency for a major defense
acquisition program or major subprogram;
(3) 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 section 3221(b)(6) of this
title;
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