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10 U.S.C. § 4004 — Contract authority for development and demonstration of initial or additional prototype units

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10 U.S.C. § 4004 — Contract authority for development and demonstration of initial or additional prototype units

**(a) Authority.—** A contract initially awarded from the competitive selection of a proposal resulting from a general solicitation referred to in [section 3012(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3012/2&num=0&edition=prelim) may contain a contract line item or contract option for— (1) the development and demonstration or initial production of technology developed under the contract; or (2) the delivery of initial or additional items if the item or a prototype thereof is created as the result of work performed under the contract. **(b) Limitations.—** (1) **Minimal amount.—** — A contract line item or contract option described in subsection (a)(2) shall require the delivery of the minimal amount of initial or additional items to allow for the timely competitive solicitation and award of a follow-on development or production contract for those items. (2) **Term.—** — A contract line item or contract option described in subsection (a) shall be for a term of not more than 2 years. (3) **Dollar value of work.—** — The dollar value of the work to be performed pursuant to a contract line item or contract option described in subsection (a) may not exceed $100,000,000, in fiscal year 2017 constant dollars. (4) **Applicability.—** — The authority provided in subsection (a) applies only to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. **(c) Procedures.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to collect and analyze information on the use and benefits of the authority under this section and related impacts on performance, affordability, and capability delivery.

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10 U.S.C. § 2302e — Renumbered § 4004]

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10 U.S.C. § 3001 — Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 3345 — Omitted]

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1818(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4188, initially transferred [section 2302e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2302e&num=0&edition=prelim) to this section, to become effective Jan. 1, 2022. Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(v)(1)(A), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2154, repealed section 1818(c) of Pub. L. 116–283, effective as if included therein, which eliminated that transfer, thereby omitting this section before it took effect. Another amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 resulted in the transfer of section 2302e to [section 4004 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4004&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 4061 — Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program

**(a) Program Established.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a competitive, merit-based program to enable and assist small businesses to accelerate the commercialization of various technologies, including critical technologies developed pursuant to phase II Small Business Innovation Research Program projects, phase II Small Business Technology Transfer Program projects, technologies developed by the defense laboratories, capabilities developed through competitively awarded prototype agreements and other innovative technologies (including dual use technologies). (2) The purpose of this program is to stimulate innovative technologies and reduce acquisition or lifecycle costs, address technical risks, improve the timeliness and thoroughness of test and evaluation outcomes, support the integration of such products, and rapidly insert such products directly in support of primarily major defense acquisition programs, but also other defense acquisition programs that meet critical national security needs. **(b) Guidelines.—** The Secretary shall issue guidelines for the operation of the program. At a minimum such guidance shall provide for the following: (1) The issuance of one or more broad agency announcements or the use of any other competitive or merit-based processes by the Department of Defense for candidate proposals in support of primarily major defense acquisition programs, but also other defense acquisition programs as described in subsection (a). (2) The review of candidate proposals by the Department of Defense and by each Office of Small Business Programs of each military department and the merit-based selection of the most promising cost-effective proposals for funding through contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions for the pur

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10 U.S.C. § 4502 — Procurement of contract services: senior officials responsible for management of acquisition of contract services

**(a) Senior Officials.—** The management structure implemented pursuant to [section 4501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4501&num=0&edition=prelim) shall provide for the following: (1) The service acquisition executive of each military department shall be the senior official responsible for the management of acquisition of contract services for or on behalf of the military department. (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall be the senior official responsible for the management of acquisition of contract services for or on behalf of the Defense Agencies and other components of the Department of Defense outside the military departments. **(b) Duties and Responsibilities of Senior Officials Responsible for the Management of Acquisition of Contract Services.—** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the senior officials responsible for the management of acquisition of contract services shall assign responsibility for the review and approval of procurements in each contract services acquisition category established under [section 4501(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4501/d&num=0&edition=prelim) to specific Department of Defense officials, subject to the direction, supervision, and oversight of such senior officials. (2) With respect to the acquisition of contract services by a component or command of the Department of Defense the primary mission of which is the acquisition of products and services, such acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with policies, procedures, and best practices guidelines developed and maintained by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment pursuant to [section 45

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10 U.S.C. § 4004 — Contract authority for development and

Page 2616 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§§ 4002, 4003 groups who are members of the Armed Forces may be waived by the Secretary of Defense with respect to a project of clinical research if the Secretary determines that the inclusion, as subjects in the project, of women and members of minority groups, respectively— ‘‘(1) is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects; ‘‘(2) is inappropriate with respect to the purpose of the research; or ‘‘(3) is inappropriate under such other cir- cumstances as the Secretary of Defense may des- ignate. ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT FOR ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH.—In the case of a project of clinical research in which women or members of minority groups will under sub- section (a) be included as subjects of the research, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the project is de- signed and carried out so as to provide for a valid anal- ysis of whether the variables being tested in the re- search affect women or members of minority groups, as the case may be, differently than other persons who are subjects of the research.’’ UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAM Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 802, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1701, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title II, § 275, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 241; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 263, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(c)(2)(E), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1950, provided that: ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Re- search and Engineering, may establish a University Re- search Initiative Support Program. ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—Under the program, the Assistant Secretary may award grants and contracts to eligible institutions of higher education to s

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