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10 U.S.C. § 4421 — Weapon system component or technology prototype projects: display of budget information
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**(a) Requirements for Budget Display.—** In the defense budget materials for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to advanced component development and prototype activities (within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget), set forth the amounts requested for each of the following:
(1) Acquisition programs of record.
(2) Development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies, including those based on commercial products and technologies, separate from acquisition programs of record.
(3) Other budget line items as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Additional Requirements.—** For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amounts requested for development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies shall be—
(1) structured into either capability, weapon system component, or technology portfolios that reflect the priority areas for prototype projects; and
(2) justified with general descriptions of the types of capability areas and technologies being funded or expected to be funded during the fiscal year concerned.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “budget” and “defense budget materials” have the meaning given those terms in [section 234 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section234&num=0&edition=prelim) and the term “commercial product” has the meaning given that term in [section 103 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Requirements for Budget Display.—** In the defense budget materials for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to advanced component development and prototype activities (within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget), set forth the amounts requested for each of the following:
(1) Acquisition programs of record.
(2) Development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies, including those based on commercial products and technologies, separate from acquisition programs of record.
(3) Other budget line items as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Additional Requirements.—** For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amounts requested for development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies shall be—
(1) structured into either capability, weapon system component, or technology portfolios that reflect the priority areas for prototype projects; and
(2) justified with general descriptions of the types of capability areas and technologies being funded or expected to be funded during the fiscal year concerned.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “budget” and “defense budget materials” have the meaning given those terms in [section 234 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section234&num=0&edition=prelim) and the term “commercial product” has the meaning given that term in [section 103 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this subtitle, the term “commercial product” means any of the following:
(1) A product, other than real property, that—
(A) is of a type customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes; and
(B) has been sold, leased, or licensed, or offered for sale, lease, or license, to the general public.
(2) A product that—
(A) evolved from a product described in paragraph (1) through advances in technology or performance; and
(B) is not yet available in the commercial marketplace but will be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Federal Government solicitation.
(3) A product that would satisfy the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2) were it not for—
(A) modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or
(B) minor modifications made to meet Federal Government requirements.
(4) Any combination of products meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public.
(5) A product, or combination of products, referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4), even though the product, or combination of products, is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor.
(6) A nondevelopmental item if the procuring agency determines, in accordance with conditions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that—
(A) the product was developed exclusively at private expense; and
(B) has been sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments.
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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) Federal cause of action**
(1) **In general** — There shall exist a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller. The substantive law for decision in any such action shall be derived from the law, including choice of law principles, of the State in which such acts of terrorism occurred, unless such law is inconsistent with or preempted by Federal law. Such Federal cause of action shall be brought only for claims for injuries that are proximately caused by sellers 11 So in original. Probably should be “Sellers”. that provide qualified anti-terrorism technology to Federal and non-Federal government 22 So in original. Probably should be “Government”. customers.
(2) **Jurisdiction** — Such appropriate district court of the United States shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all actions for any claim for loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller.
**(b) Special rules** In an action brought under this section for damages the following provisions apply:
(1) **Punitive damages** — No punitive damages intended to punish or deter, exemplary damages, or other damages not intended to compensate a plaintiff for actual losses may be awarded, nor shall any party be liable for interest prior to the judgment.
(2) **Noneconomic damages**
(A) *In general* — Noneconomic damages may be awarde
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**(a) Submission With Annual Budget Justification Documents.—** The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the defense budget materials for a fiscal year, a consolidated budget justification display, in classified and unclassified form, that covers all programs and activities of Department of Defense POW/MIA accounting and recovery organizations.
**(b) Requirements for Budget Display.—** The budget display under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall include for each such organization the following:
(1) A statement of what percentage of the requirements originally requested by the organization in the budget review process that the budget requests funds for.
(2) A summary of actual or estimated expenditures by that organization for the fiscal year during which the budget is submitted and for the fiscal year preceding that year.
(3) The amount in the budget for that organization.
(4) A detailed explanation of the shortfalls, if any, in the funding of any requirement shown pursuant to paragraph (1), when compared to the amount shown pursuant to paragraph (3).
(5) The budget estimate for that organization for the five fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.
**(c) Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting and Recovery Organizations.—** In this section, the term “Department of Defense POW/MIA accounting and recovery organization” means any of the following (and any successor organization):
(1) The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO).
(2) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC).
(3) The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL).
(4) The Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory (LSEL) of the Air Force.
(5) Any other element of the Department of Defense the mission of which (as designated by
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of each military department shall establish an oversight board or identify a similar existing group of senior advisors for managing prototype projects for weapon system components and other technologies and subsystems, including the use of funds for such projects, within the military department concerned.
**(b) Membership.—** Each oversight board shall be comprised of senior officials with—
(1) expertise in requirements; research, development, test, and evaluation; acquisition; sustainment; or other relevant areas within the military department concerned;
(2) awareness of technology development activities and opportunities in the Department of Defense, industry, and other sources; and
(3) awareness of the component capability requirements of major weapon systems, including scheduling and fielding goals for such component capabilities.
**(c) Functions.—** The functions of each oversight board are as follows:
(1) To issue a strategic plan every three years that prioritizes the capability and weapon system component portfolio areas for conducting prototype projects, based on assessments of—
(A) high priority warfighter needs;
(B) capability gaps or readiness issues with major weapon systems;
(C) opportunities to incrementally integrate new components into major weapon systems based on commercial technology or science and technology efforts that are expected to be sufficiently mature to prototype within three years; and
(D) opportunities to reduce operation and support costs of major weapon systems.
(2) To annually recommend funding levels for weapon system component or technology development and prototype projects across capability or weapon system component portfolios.
(3) To annually recommend to the service acqui
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**(a) Selection of Prototype Project for Production and Rapid Fielding.—** A weapon system component or technology prototype project may be selected by the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned for a follow-on production contract or other transaction without the use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the requirements of sections 3201 through 3205 of this title, if—
(1) the follow-on production project addresses a high priority warfighter need or reduces the costs of a weapon system;
(2) competitive procedures were used for the selection of parties for participation in the original prototype project;
(3) the participants in the original prototype project successfully completed the requirements of the project; and
(4) a prototype of the system to be procured was demonstrated in a relevant environment.
**(b) Special Transfer Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary of a military department may, as specified in advance by appropriations Acts, transfer funds that remain available for obligation in procurement appropriation accounts of the military department to fund the low-rate initial production of the rapid fielding project until required funding for full-rate production can be submitted and approved through the regular budget process of the Department of Defense.
(2) The funds transferred under this subsection to fund the low-rate initial production of a rapid fielding project shall be for a period not to exceed two years, the amount for such period may not exceed $50,000,000, and the special transfer authority provided in this subsection may not be used more than once to fund procurement of a particular new or upgraded system.
(3) The special transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority
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In this subchapter, the term “weapon system component” has the meaning given the term “major system component” in [section 4401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4401&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4421
Sec.
4422.
Weapon system component or technology pro-
totype projects: oversight.
4423.
Requirements and limitations for weapon sys-
tem component or technology prototype
projects.
4424.
Mechanisms to speed deployment of success-
ful weapon system component or tech-
nology prototypes.
4425.
Definition of weapon system component.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF REENTRY
VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS
Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1645, Dec. 22, 2023,
137 Stat. 598, as amended by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title
XVI, § 1625, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2173, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army, the
Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air
Force, acting jointly or separately, may carry out a
pilot program, to be known as the ‘Reentry Vehicle
Flight Test Bed Program’, to assess the feasibility of
providing regular flight test opportunities that support
the development of reentry vehicles and reentry sys-
tems to—
‘‘(1) facilitate technology upgrades tested in a real-
istic flight environment;
‘‘(2)
expand
the
availability
of
operationally
qualifiable vendors within the defense industrial
base;
‘‘(3) provide an enduring, high-cadence test bed to
mature technologies for planned reentry vehicles and
reentry systems; and
‘‘(4) transition technologies developed under other
programs and projects relating to long-range ballistic
or hypersonic strike missiles from the research and
development or prototyping phases into operational
use.
‘‘(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out a pilot program
under this section, each Secretary may, subject to
paragraph (2), award grants and enter into contract
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