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10 U.S.C. § 1721 — Designation of acquisition positions and acquisition workforce career fields
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**(a) Designation.—** The Secretary of Defense shall designate in regulations those positions in the Department of Defense that are acquisition positions for purposes of this chapter. The Secretary shall also designate in regulations those career fields in the Department of Defense that are acquisition workforce career fields for purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Required Positions.—** In designating the positions under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, all acquisition-related positions in the following areas:
(1) Program management.
(2) Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing.
(3) Procurement, including contracting.
(4) Industrial property management.
(5) Logistics.
(6) Quality control and assurance.
(7) Manufacturing and production.
(8) Business, cost estimating, financial management, and auditing.
(9) Education, training, and career development.
(10) Construction.
(11) Security cooperation.
(12) Intellectual property.
(13) Other positions, as necessary.
**(c) Management Headquarters Activities.—** The Secretary also shall designate as acquisition positions under subsection (a) those acquisition-related positions which are in management headquarters activities and in management headquarters support activities. For purposes of this subsection, the terms “management headquarters activities” and “management headquarters support activities” have the meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled “Department of Defense Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities”, dated November 12, 1996.
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**(a) Designation.—** The Secretary of Defense shall designate in regulations those positions in the Department of Defense that are acquisition positions for purposes of this chapter. The Secretary shall also designate in regulations those career fields in the Department of Defense that are acquisition workforce career fields for purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Required Positions.—** In designating the positions under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, all acquisition-related positions in the following areas:
(1) Program management.
(2) Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing.
(3) Procurement, including contracting.
(4) Industrial property management.
(5) Logistics.
(6) Quality control and assurance.
(7) Manufacturing and production.
(8) Business, cost estimating, financial management, and auditing.
(9) Education, training, and career development.
(10) Construction.
(11) Security cooperation.
(12) Intellectual property.
(13) Other positions, as necessary.
**(c) Management Headquarters Activities.—** The Secretary also shall designate as acquisition positions under subsection (a) those acquisition-related positions which are in management headquarters activities and in management headquarters support activities. For purposes of this subsection, the terms “management headquarters activities” and “management headquarters support activities” have the meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled “Department of Defense Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities”, dated November 12, 1996.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish an account to be known as the “Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account” (in this section referred to as the “Account”) to provide funds, in addition to other funds that may be available, for the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisition personnel of the Department of Defense.
**(b) Purpose.—** The purpose of the Account is to ensure that the Department of Defense acquisition workforce has the capacity, in both personnel and skills, needed to properly perform its mission, provide appropriate oversight of contractor performance, and ensure that the Department receives the best value for the expenditure of public resources.
**(c) Management.—** The Account shall be managed by a senior official of the Department of Defense designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for that purpose, from among persons with an extensive background in management relating to acquisition and personnel.
**(d) Elements.—** The Account shall consist of amounts appropriated to the Account by law.
**(e) Availability of Funds.—**
(1) **In general.—**
(A) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, amounts in the Account shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for expenditure, or for transfer to a military department or Defense Agency, for the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisition personnel of the Department of Defense for the purpose of the Account, including for the provision of training and retention incentives to the acquisition workforce of the Department and to develop acquisition tools and methodologies, and undertake research and development activities, leading to acquisition policies and practices that will improve the efficiency a
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1722
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2019—Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(f)(2)(B),
(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1518, substituted ‘‘ACQUI-
SITION POSITIONS AND ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
CAREER FIELDS’’ for ‘‘DEFENSE ACQUISITION PO-
SITIONS’’ in heading for subchapter II and ‘‘Designa-
tion of acquisition positions and acquisition workforce
career fields’’ for ‘‘Designation of acquisition posi-
tions’’ in item 1721.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 866(a)(2), Dec.
23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2306, added item 1725.
2011—Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 873(a)(2), Jan.
7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4303, added item 1722b.
2009—Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)(6), Oct. 28,
2009, 123 Stat. 2474, amended Pub. L. 110–417, § 834(a)(2).
See 2008 Amendment note below.
2008—Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, § 834(a)(2),
Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4537, as amended by Pub. L.
111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)(6), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat.
2474, added item 1722a.
2003—Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, § 836(2), Nov.
24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1551, struck out item 1725 ‘‘Office of
Personnel Management approval’’.
§ 1721. Designation of acquisition positions and
acquisition workforce career fields
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense
shall designate in regulations those positions in
the Department of Defense that are acquisition
positions for purposes of this chapter. The Sec-
retary shall also designate in regulations those
career fields in the Department of Defense that
are acquisition workforce career fields for pur-
poses of this chapter.
(b) REQUIRED POSITIONS.—In designating the
positions under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall include, at a minimum, all acquisition-re-
lated positions in the fol
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